Criminal Justice, Digital Forensics Track (BA)

Required Courses

A track in criminal justice-digital forensics is available for students who wish to prepare for a future in law enforcement and cybercrime investigative techniques.

• CJ - 100 Cybercrime Credits: 3
• CJ - 109 Crime and Society: MOT/Social Science Credits: 3
• CJ - 160 Criminal Law Credits: 3
• CJ - 250 Criminology Credits: 3
• CJ - 260 Law Enforcement Credits: 3
• CJ - 270 Digital Forensics I Credits: 3
• CJ - 295 Ethics in Criminal Justice Credits: 3
• CJ - 320 Mobile Device Forensics Credits: 3
• CJ - 330 Digital Forensics II Credits: 3
• CJ - 349 Applied Data Analysis Credits: 3
• CJ - 350 Research Methods Credits: 3
• CJ - 365 Criminal Procedure Credits: 3
• CJ - 400 Digital Forensics Practicum Credits: 3
• CJ - 453 Senior Seminar Credits: 3
• CS - 115 Introduction to Python Credits: 4
• CS - 230 Computer Architecture and Hardware Support Credits: 3

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• One from the following;

• CJ - 375 White Collar Crime Credits: 3
• CS - 216 Cyber Security Credits: 3
• CS - 314 Operating Systems Credits: 3
• CS - 321 Communication and Networking Credits: 3
• CS - 416 Security Credits: 3
• PS - 295 Forensic Psychology Credits: 3

5 year BA/MCJ Degree Program

Students who major in criminal justice can earn both an undergraduate degree in criminal justice and a Master of Arts in Criminal Justice (MCJ) in the five-year Bachelor’s to Master’s in Criminal Justice degree program. Students in their junior year majoring in criminal justice, psychology, or homeland security and who have earned a cumulative GPA of 3.00 or higher, are eligible to apply for admittance in the Five-Year BA/MCJ degree program. Students begin taking graduate level courses during their senior year of undergraduate study. These three graduate courses will count both towards the completion of an undergraduate degree and a Masters of Arts in Criminal Justice degree. The graduate course descriptions offered in the MCJ program can be found in the DeSales University Graduate Catalog.