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Digital Forensics and Cyber Investigation at Teesside University at Main

With a clear focus on forensics and industry practices, this course equips students with the knowledge and skills to become a professional digital or cyber analyst, or investigator.

Digital forensics is a key part of the studies, alongside aspects of computer science. Students apply core computer science principles within the context of a cyber investigation, considering how they can be used to collect, examine and interpret digital evidence. There is a strong emphasis on interpreting raw digital data and developing reverse engineering skills. In practical sessions, students use industry-standard software and practices, understanding the intelligence aspects of evidence and intelligence acquired from examining material.

Teesside's dedicated digital forensics lab gives students access to forensic software used worldwide by industry practitioners to investigate digital devices, including forms of mobile device (mobile phones, tablets, drones). Students also use the vehicle lab to examine Sat Nav and wifi-connected cars. And they use Teesside's crime scene house for digital investigations on devices such as smart speakers and smart video doorbells. The regulatory landscape within digital forensics is changing. Working with current professionals within the digital and forensic industries, this course addresses the key competencies you need in the digital forensics industry and exposes students to the range of careers available. 

Level Masters
Discipline Sciences
Duration 16 months
Intakes Jan, Sep
Application Fees GBP 0
Tuition Fees GBP 15000
Campus Main
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Admission Requirements
Language proficiency (minimum)
IELTS 6.5
TOEFL 80
PTE 62
Duolingo Not Accepted
Exam proficiency (minimum)
SAT Not Required / Waiver
ACT Not Required / Waiver
GRE Not Required / Waiver
GMAT Not Required / Waiver
Requirements

Minimum GPA - 60%

Rankings
QS Ranking --
Times Higher Education 1001-1200
ARWU --
Webometrics 1138
QS Ranking

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THE Ranking

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Shanghai Ranking

The Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU) was first published in June 2003 by the Center for World-Class Universities (CWCU), Graduate School of Education (formerly the Institute of Higher Education) of Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China, and updated on an annual basis

Webometrics Ranking

The "Webometrics Ranking of World Universities" is an initiative of the Cybermetrics Lab, a research group belonging to the Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), the largest public research body in Spain. CSIC is among the first basic research organizations in Europe. The CSIC consisted in 2006 of 126 centers and institutes distributed throughout Spain.

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