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Crime Scene Investigation
Undergraduate CertificateThese program requirements are for students who enroll in the 2024-2025 academic year.
Program Highlights
- Learn best practices: Identify the proper procedures for processing a crime scene in accordance with best practices.Â
- Understand the impact: Analyze the relationship between proper crime scene investigations and criminal prosecutions.Â
- Apply legal standards: Illustrate the impact of substantive law, procedural law, and the rules of evidence.Â
- Investigate deaths: Evaluate the components of a death investigation and identification of unknown dead bodies.Â
- Analyze fingerprints; Apply best practices to the analysis of impression evidence and the classification of fingerprints.Â
Required Courses
- (3 Credits, CCJS 101)
- (3 Credits, CCJS 234)Â
- (3 Credits, CCJS 320)Â
- (3 Credits, CCJS 342)Â
- (3 Credits, CCJS 420)Â
- (3 Credits, CCJS 440)Â
Career Preparation
This program is designed to help you to succeed in a range of professional environments within both the public and private sectors, including law enforcement agencies, forensic laboratories, government entities, legal firms, and more. Graduates might pursue careers as crime scene investigators, forensic science technicians, evidence technicians, forensic analysts, court liaisons, or members of emergency and disaster response teams.Â
Experience Recommended for Success in the Program
No previous experience is needed.
Total Program Credits
18
Transfer Credits
Up to 9
Format
- All courses available online
- Select hybrid courses available
Tuition Per Credit
- $324 per credit (in-state)
- $499 per credit (out-of-state)
- $250 per credit (military)
- Other fees may apply
Admission Requirements
This program follows standard ÐÒ¸£±¦µ¼º½ admission requirements.
Military-Specific Details
This program does not have military restrictions. It is available to all eligible civilian and military-affiliated students.
State-Specific Details
This program does not have state-specific restrictions.
Cyber Threat Hunting
Undergraduate CertificateThese program requirements are for students who enroll in the 2024-2025 academic year.
Organizations today must continuously hunt for cyber threats, because the threat scenario is constantly shifting and no software environment is secure from all threats. This online certificate program at University of Maryland Global Campus provides an introduction to the concept of cyber threat hunting. In this program, you’ll learn fundamental techniques and methods for uncovering threats. Courses in this program can help prepare you for the following industry certification exams: CompTIA Network+, Security+, CySA+, PenTest+; and EC-Council Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH). Â
Program Highlights
- Gain hands-on experience: Participate in team and project-based experiences.
- Gain skills: Learn the fundamental techniques and methods for uncovering threats.
- Advance your skills: Learn about the concepts and skills necessary to perform penetration testing and red teaming.
- Build knowledge: Learn about the technologies that provide the foundation for data-centric organizations.
- Delve into data: Study and analyze data as it relates to threat and vulnerability management.
- Study networking: Study networking technology in local area networks, wide area networks, and wireless networks.
Required Courses
- (3 Credits, CMIT 202)
- (3 Credits, CMIT 265)
- (3 Credits, CMIT 320)
- (3 Credits, CMIT 321)
- (3 Credits, CMIT 386)
- (3 Credits, CMIT 421)
Career Preparation
This program is designed to help you sharpen your cyber threat hunting skills by participating in team- and project-based experiences.
Experience Recommended for Success in the Program
No previous experience is needed.
Total Program Credits
18
Transfer Credits
Up to 9
Format
- All courses available online
- Select hybrid courses available
Tuition Per Credit
- $324 per credit (in-state)
- $499 per credit (out-of-state)
- $250 per credit (military)
- Other fees may apply
Admission Requirements
This program follows standard ÐÒ¸£±¦µ¼º½ admission requirements.
Military-Specific Details
This program does not have military restrictions. It is available to all eligible civilian and military-affiliated students.
State-Specific Details
This program does not have state-specific restrictions.
Criminal Justice
Bachelor of ScienceThese program requirements are for students who enroll in the 2024-2025 academic year.
Program Highlights
- Understand the system: Understand the roles and responsibilities of police, courts, and corrections within the American criminal justice system. Â
- Evaluate policies: Develop an understanding of criminal justice policies and procedures and explore how they affect diverse social groups. Â
- Develop knowledge: Develop high-level ethical reasoning, analytical skills, research skills, and professional knowledge. Â
- Analyze law: Understand substantive, procedural, and evidentiary law in theory and in practice.Â
Required Courses
- (3 Credits, CCJS 100)
- (3 Credits, CCJS 230)
- (3 Credits, CCJS 340)
- (3 Credits, CCJS 345)
- (3 Credits, CCJS 350) or any upper-level CCJS course
- (3 Credits, CCJS 360) or any upper-level CCJS course
- (3 Credits, CCJS 380)
- (3 Credits, CCJS 341)
- (3 Credits, CCJS 352) or any upper-level CCJS course
- (3 Credits, CCJS 497)
- (3 Credits, CCJS 495)
Career Preparation
This program is designed to help you obtain the skills you need to succeed in local/state law enforcement, federal law enforcement, criminal justice administration, or private safety and security roles. For example, graduates might take on positions such as police officer, criminal investigator, forensic investigator, crime intelligence analyst, case manager, correctional officer, and more. Please note that many law enforcement roles require successful graduation from a police academy.Â
Experience Recommended for Success in the Program
No previous experience is needed.
Total Program Credits
120
Transfer Credits
Up to 90
Format
- All courses available online
- Select hybrid courses available
Tuition Per Credit
- $324 per credit (in-state)
- $499 per credit (out-of-state)
- $250 per credit (military)
- Other fees may apply
Admission Requirements
This program follows standard ÐÒ¸£±¦µ¼º½ admission requirements.
Military-Specific Details
This program does not have military restrictions. It is available to all eligible civilian and military-affiliated students.
State-Specific Details
This program does not have state-specific restrictions.