The digital forensics option focuses on the skills necessary for students interested in computer forensics to develop specific knowledge, skills and aptitudes to work on the proliferation of devices storing digital data. Students will develop skills in identifying, preserving, duplicating, validating and analyzing the material on a wide variety of devices. Students graduating from Stark State College with the Digital Forensics Option will have the skills to investigate incidents, gather information using publicly available sources of information, interview witnesses and suspects and perform an analysis of digital devices collected during the investigation.

Suggested Course Sequence

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First Semester		Credit Hours	Prerequisite
ENG124	College Composition	3	ENG101 or Test
ECA127	Programming Logic and Problem Solving	3	-
ECA145	PC Upgrading and Maintenance	3	-
ECA146	Introduction to Computer Networking	3	-
MTH125	College Algebra	4	MTH101 - Test
		16
Second Semester
HLS1xx	White Collar Crimes	3	-
ECA137	Computer Crime and Investigation	3	ECA145
MTH126	Pre-Calculus	4	MTH125
ACC236	Cyberlaw and Ethics	3	Co-ECA137
COM121/123	Effective Speaking or Inter-group Communications	4	ENG124
		16
Summer Semester
ENG224	Composition & Literature	3	ENG124
HLS1xx	Online Investigative Resources	3	ECA137
		6
Third Semester
ECA129	Cryptography	3	ECA127
ECA257	File Systems Analysis	3	ACC236, ECA137
ECA277	UNIX/LINUX Operating Environment	3	ECA127
HLS2xx	Forensic Interviewing and Interrogation	3	COM 121/123
HLS2xx	Digital Media Forensics	3	ECA137
	Physical Science	3/4	Co-MTH125
		18/19
Fourth Semester
ACC235	Forensic Accounting and Fraud Investigation	3	ECA137, ACC236
ECA258	Cyber Forensics & Data Recovery	3	ECA257
ECA275	Ethical Hacking	3	ECA131 or ECA277
HLS2xx	Advanced Digital Media Forensics	3	ECA2xx
ECA286	UNIX/LINUX Forensics	3	ECA277
		15
	TOTAL CREDITS	71/72