Cybercrime and Digital Investigation (Master's) at Michigan State University

Programme overview

An online Master of Science from MSU's School of Criminal Justice for students with technical or non-technical backgrounds who want to investigate or respond to cybercrime in law enforcement, government or private industry. It covers offenders, victims and response communities, cyberterrorism and cyberwarfare, and legal frameworks for prosecution, with hands-on practice collecting and analyzing complex data with intelligence software. The degree is 30 credit hours across 10 courses.

What you will study

Ten courses (30 credits) including Cybercrime, Deviance and Virtual Society; Cyber Terror and Cyberwarfare; and Legislative and Policy Responses to Cybercrime.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited institution with a cumulative undergraduate GPA of at least 3.0 on a 4.0 scale; official transcripts from all previous undergraduate and graduate institutions; personal statement. No letters of recommendation, no prior work experience and no GRE required. Applications are reviewed multiple times a year for fall, spring and summer.

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Graduate applicants can start in fall (late August), spring (January) or summer (May) in the MPH programme; intake terms for other graduate programmes are set by each department or program.

The graduate application fee is $75 for domestic and international applicants, with one fee per application; applicants may submit up to two applications to different graduate majors per semester. Applications are reviewed by the department or program, which sets its own deadlines.

MPH application deadlines (SOPHAS completion): fall May 18, spring October 18, summer February 15; MSU supplemental application: fall June 1, spring November 1, summer March 1.

Apply through the official page: https://admissions.msu.edu/apply/graduate-students

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