Cybercrime, Investigation and Enforcement B.S.

The worlds of sleuthing and technology combine in this program to train students in the high-demand field of cybercrime. Bring your curiosity to courses in network security, forensic investigation and ethical hacking. If white hat work is where your passion lies, this new and exciting major is the program for you.

Four-year degree plan

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credits required for the Cybercrime, Investigation and Enforcement major

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of students who apply to WOU are selected for admission

student clubs and organizations are waiting to welcome you in

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of master's degree can be completed as an undergrad at WOU

Sample four-year degree plan

Learning outcomes

Gain knowledge and skills necessary to detect, investigate and enforce cybercrimes
Understand the issues, theories, ethics, policies, practices, and barriers to controlling cybercrime
Learn how traditional criminal justice theories, practices, and policies, and cybersecurity tools, techniques and technologies apply to the control of cybercrime

Career opportunities

Crime lab cybercrime specialist
Security analyst
Network safety specialist
Penetration tester
IT security engineer

Faculty

MIYUKI ARIMOTO

Associate Professor, Criminal Justice Sciences
503-838-8317 | arimotom@wou.edu | MA 205

OMAR MELCHOR-AYALA

PhD, Assistant Professor, Criminal Justice Sciences
503-838-9219 | ayalao@wou.edu | MA 217

MARI SAKIYAMA

Assistant Professor, Criminal Justice Sciences
503-751-4215 | sakiyamam@wou.edu | MA 211

TARYN VANDERPYL

Assistant Professor, Criminal Justice Sciences
503-838-8356 | vanderpylt@wou.edu | MA 215

MISTY WEITZEL

Graduate Programs Coordinator, Associate Professor, Criminal Justice Sciences
503-838-8520 | weitzelm@wou.edu | MA 203

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e-mail: djokotoev@wou.edu

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