Objectives

Students acquire the theoretical and practical knowledge and skills to excel as computer security professionals. The program will enable you to: 

  • Build a comprehensive understanding of the theory and practice of essential computer science principles.
  • Gain a familiarity with the central role that computer systems play in today’s businesses, government agencies and cultural institutions.
  • Develop an awareness of the challenges that sophisticated hackers and criminal organizations currently and potentially pose to the world’s computer systems.
  • Gain expertise in the theory and techniques of combating criminal threats to databases, computer records and the Internet.
  • Acquire a familiarity with criminal justice and law enforcement principles pertaining to technology.