Masters Area of Specialization

Prerequisites

For admission into the AOS, it is desirable but not mandatory for candidates to have completed either an undergraduate major in computer or information technology or an equivalent. Recognizing, however, that the interest as well as practical experience in cyber forensics may emerge from a wide variety of undergraduate backgrounds, the AOS will have a reasonably flexible policy concerning preparation required for admission, namely, that candidates lacking some of the prerequisites but otherwise well qualified may be admitted on the condition that they take certain additional prerequisite courses.

Curriculum

Students will complete a total of 33 credit hours comprised from the following:

6 Credit hours of core curriculum
15 Credit hours of specialization courses
6 Credit hours of electives
6 Credit hours for a Thesis (note no directed project option)

Core Curriculum (6hrs)

IT 507 Measurement and Evaluation in Industry and Technology
or STAT 501, STAT 511, or PSYC 600 (3 credit hours)
TECH 646 Analysis of Research in Industry and Technology (3 credit hours)

Specialization (15 hrs)

CIT 556: Basic Cyber Forensics (3 credit hours)
CIT 557: Advanced Research Topics in Cyber Forensics (3 Credit hours)
CIT 5XX (499d): Small Scale Digital Device Forensics (3 Credit hours)
CIT 581V: Current Topics (3 Credit hours)
CIT 5XX (499c): File System Forensics (3 Credit hours)
CIT 5XX: Expert Witness Testimony (3 Credit hours)
CIT 5XX (499e): Hardware Essentials (1 Credit hour)
Electives (6hrs)

Any other graduate level courses offered in the COT or other graduate departments at Purdue with approval of the student’s advisory committee.

For further information please contact:
Dr. Marc Rogers (rogersmk@purdue.edu)
(765) 494-2560