Program Overview

Cybercriminology - B.S.

Overview

Dive into the thrilling world of cybercriminology and become a mastermind in the fight against digital threats! In Kent State's bachelor's degree, you'll unlock the secrets of cybercrime investigation, digital forensics and cyber law enforcement. Harness the power of technology to outsmart hackers, track down cyber criminals and safeguard the digital realm. With hands-on training, expert faculty and real-world simulations, you'll emerge ready to defend against the ever-evolving landscape of cyber threats.

Contact Information

• Shelley Marshall | |
• Hedi Nasheri | |

Program Delivery

• Delivery: Fully online, Mostly online
• Location: Ashtabula Campus, East Liverpool Campus, Geauga Campus, Kent Campus, Salem Campus, Stark Campus, Trumbull Campus, Tuscarawas Campus, Twinsburg Academic Center

Examples of Possible Careers and Salaries

• Computer and information systems managers: 10.4% much faster than the average, 461,000 number of jobs, $151,150 potential earnings
• Computer network support specialists: 6.4% faster than the average, 195,100 number of jobs, $65,450 potential earnings
• Database administrators and architects: 9.7% much faster than the average, 132,500 number of jobs, $98,860 potential earnings
• Detectives and criminal investigators: 1.1% slower than the average, 113,500 number of jobs, $86,940 potential earnings
• Information security analysts: 31.2% much faster than the average, 131,000 number of jobs, $103,590 potential earnings
• Network and computer systems administrators: 4.3% about as fast as the average, 373,900 number of jobs, $84,810 potential earnings
• Additional careers: Computer forensic analysts, Cybercrime investigators, Digital forensic investigators, District attorney’s office investigators, Forensic analysts, Incident managers, Law enforcement agency (local, state, federal), Malware analysts, Penetration testers, Security architects, State department

Admission Requirements

The university affirmatively strives to provide educational opportunities and access to students with varied backgrounds, those with special talents and adult students.

• First-Year Students on the Kent Campus: First-year admission policy on the Kent Campus is selective. Admission decisions are based upon cumulative grade point average, strength of high school college preparatory curriculum and grade trends. Students not admissible to the Kent Campus may be administratively referred to one of the seven regional campuses to begin their college coursework.
• First-Year Students on the Regional Campuses: First-year admission to Kent State’s campuses at Ashtabula, East Liverpool, Geauga, Salem, Stark, Trumbull and Tuscarawas, as well as the Twinsburg Academic Center, is open to anyone with a high school diploma or its equivalent.
• International Students: All international students must provide proof of proficiency of the English language (unless they meet specific exceptions) through the submission of an English language proficiency test score or by completing English language classes at Kent State’s English as a Second Language Center before entering their program.
• Former Students: Former Kent State students who have not attended another institution since Kent State and were not academically dismissed will complete the re-enrollment process through the Financial, Billing and Enrollment Center. Former students who attended another college or university since leaving Kent State must apply for admissions as a transfer or post-undergraduate student.
• Transfer Students: Students who attended an educational institution after graduating from high school or earning their GED must apply as transfer students.

Program Requirements

Major Requirements

• CRIM 12000: INTRODUCTION TO JUSTICE STUDIES (3)
• CRIM 13000: CRIME AND TECHNOLOGY (3)
• CRIM 33200: CRIMINAL LAW (3)
• CRIM 34200: CRIMINAL PROCEDURES AND EVIDENCE (3)
• CRIM 36702: CRIMINOLOGY (3)
• CRIM 46800: INTELLIGENCE AND NATIONAL SECURITY (3)
• CRIM 46801: HOMELAND SECURITY (3)
• CRIM 46802: TERRORISM AND COUNTERTERRORISM (3)
• CRIM 46803: INFORMATION AND CYBER SECURITY (3)
• IT 11005: INTRODUCTION TO OPERATING SYSTEMS AND NETWORKING TECHNOLOGY (3)
• IT 11009: COMPUTER ASSEMBLY AND CONFIGURATION (3)
• IT 13000: APPLIED SECURITY ESSENTIALS (3)
• IT 15000: FUNDAMENTALS OF PROGRAMMING FOR INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (3)
• IT 21002: NETWORK SETUP AND CONFIGURATION (3)
• IT 21006: DATABASE PROGRAMMING (3)
• IT 21100: LOCAL AREA NETWORK TROUBLESHOOTING (3)
• IT 21110: NETWORK ROUTING AND SWITCHING (3)
• IT 30000: PYTHON PROGRAMMING IN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (3)
• IT 36320: COMPUTER FORENSICS (3)
• IT 36321: NETWORK FORENSICS (3)
• IT 36322: SOCIAL MEDIA AND MOBILE DEVICE FORENSICS (3)
• IT 36330: NETWORK SECURITY FUNDAMENTALS (3)
• IT 36331: ADVANCED ROUTING AND SWITCHING (3)
• IT 36355: COMMAND LINE UTILITIES (3)
• IT 46320: CLOUD FORENSICS (3)
• IT 46331: NETWORK SECURITY AND FIREWALLS (3)
• SOC 32210: RESEARCHING SOCIETY (ELR) (WIC) (3)
• TAS 47999: TECHNICAL AND APPLIED STUDIES CAPSTONE (ELR) (WIC) (3)
• Additional Requirements (courses do not count in major GPA)
  • SOC 12050: INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY (DIVD) (KSS) (3)
  • UC 10001: FLASHES 101 (1)
  • Kent Core Composition (6)
  • Kent Core Mathematics and Critical Reasoning (3)
  • Kent Core Humanities and Fine Arts (minimum one course from each) (9)
  • Kent Core Social Sciences (must be from two disciplines) (6)
  • Kent Core Basic Sciences (must include one laboratory) (6-7)
  • Kent Core Additional (6)
  • General Elective (total credit hours depends on earning 120 credit hours, including 39 upper-division credit hours) (2)

Graduation Requirements

• Minimum Major GPA: 2.000
• Minimum Overall GPA: 2.000

Roadmap

This roadmap is a recommended semester-by-semester plan of study for this program. Students will work with their advisor to develop a sequence based on their academic goals and history. Courses designated as critical (!) must be completed in the semester listed to ensure a timely graduation.

• Semester One:
  • CRIM 12000: INTRODUCTION TO JUSTICE STUDIES (3)
  • IT 11005: INTRODUCTION TO OPERATING SYSTEMS AND NETWORKING TECHNOLOGY (3)
  • SOC 12050: INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY (DIVD) (KSS) (3)
  • UC 10001: FLASHES 101 (1)
  • Kent Core Requirement (3)
  • Kent Core Requirement (3)
• Semester Two:
  • CRIM 13000: CRIME AND TECHNOLOGY (3)
  • IT 11009: COMPUTER ASSEMBLY AND CONFIGURATION (3)
  • IT 13000: APPLIED SECURITY ESSENTIALS (3)
  • Kent Core Requirement (3)
  • Kent Core Requirement (3)
• Semester Three:
  • CRIM 33200: CRIMINAL LAW (3)
  • IT 21002: NETWORK SETUP AND CONFIGURATION (3)
  • Kent Core Requirement (3)
  • Kent Core Requirement (3)
  • Kent Core Requirement (3)
• Semester Four:
  • CRIM 34200: CRIMINAL PROCEDURES AND EVIDENCE (3)
  • CRIM 36702: CRIMINOLOGY (3)
  • IT 15000: FUNDAMENTALS OF PROGRAMMING FOR INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (3)
  • IT 21110: NETWORK ROUTING AND SWITCHING (3)
  • IT 36320: COMPUTER FORENSICS (3)
• Semester Five:
  • CRIM 46800: INTELLIGENCE AND NATIONAL SECURITY (3)
  • IT 21006: DATABASE PROGRAMMING (3)
  • IT 21100: LOCAL AREA NETWORK TROUBLESHOOTING (3)
  • IT 30000: PYTHON PROGRAMMING IN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (3)
  • SOC 32210: RESEARCHING SOCIETY (ELR) (WIC) (3)
• Semester Six:
  • CRIM 46801: HOMELAND SECURITY (3)
  • IT 36321: NETWORK FORENSICS (3)
  • IT 36330: NETWORK SECURITY FUNDAMENTALS (3)
  • IT 36331: ADVANCED ROUTING AND SWITCHING (3)
  • IT 36355: COMMAND LINE UTILITIES (3)
• Semester Seven:
  • CRIM 46802: TERRORISM AND COUNTERTERRORISM (3)
  • IT 36322: SOCIAL MEDIA AND MOBILE DEVICE FORENSICS (3)
  • IT 46320: CLOUD FORENSICS (3)
  • IT 46331: NETWORK SECURITY AND FIREWALLS (3)
  • Kent Core Requirement (3)
  • Kent Core Requirement (3)
• Semester Eight:
  • CRIM 46803: INFORMATION AND CYBER SECURITY (3)
  • TAS 47999: TECHNICAL AND APPLIED STUDIES CAPSTONE (ELR) (WIC) (3)
  • Kent Core Requirement (3)
  • Kent Core Requirement (3)
  • General Elective (2)

University Requirements

All students in a bachelor's degree program at Kent State University must complete the following university requirements for graduation.

• Flashes 101 (UC 10001) (1 credit hour)
• Course is not required for students with 30+ transfer credits (excluding College Credit Plus) or age 21+ at time of admission.
• Diversity Domestic/Global (DIVD/DIVG) (2 courses)
  • Students must successfully complete one domestic and one global course, of which one must be from the Kent Core.
• Experiential Learning Requirement (ELR) (varies)
  • Students must successfully complete one course or approved experience.
• Kent Core (see table below) (36-37 credit hours)
• Writing-Intensive Course (WIC) (1 course)
  • Students must earn a minimum C grade in the course.
• Upper-Division Requirement (39 credit hours)
  • Students must successfully complete 39 upper-division (numbered 30000 to 49999) credit hours to graduate.

Kent Core Requirements

• Kent Core Composition (KCMP) (6)
• Kent Core Mathematics and Critical Reasoning (KMCR) (3)
• Kent Core Humanities and Fine Arts (KHUM/KFA) (minimum one course from each) (9)
• Kent Core Social Sciences (KSS) (must be from two disciplines) (6)
• Kent Core Basic Sciences (KBS/KLAB) (must include one laboratory) (6-7)
• Kent Core Additional (KADL) (6)
• Total Credit Hours: 36-37

Program Learning Outcomes

Graduates of this program will be able to:

1. Describe the scope of cyber threats and crimes.
2. Apply criminological theories to the commission of computer-related crimes.
3. Apply a solid foundational grounding with digital technologies to digital investigations to combat cybercrime or threats.
4. Compare and contrast digital and traditional evidence as it relates to investigation, processing and use in prosecution.
5. Define and apply policies that include privacy, regulatory, legal and ethical considerations as they relate to responding to and/or investigating cyber threats.

Mandatory Outcomes Assessment

In addition to the other General Requirements of the college, candidates for an undergraduate degree in the College of Arts and Sciences are required, as a condition of graduation, to participate in an outcomes assessment. These outcomes assessments are conducted by each undergraduate degree program in the College of Arts and Sciences.

Full Description

The Bachelor of Science degree in Cybercriminology incorporates the understanding of computer systems and networks with criminal behavior and processes in identifying, preventing and investigating cyber-related threats and crimes. Students are involved with project-based research and other experiential learning opportunities focused on technology and the legal, ethical and criminology aspects of modern crime, making them well prepared for work in a myriad of professional positions ranging from security/intelligence analysts and investigators to network and security administrators.

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