This online Digital Forensics module from The Open University UK will help you understand how to conduct investigations to correctly gather, analyse and present digital evidence to both business and legal audiences.
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- 6 monthsDuration
- Unknown (University site)Tuition Fee2025 GBP/fullTuition Fee2025 GBP/fullTuition Fee
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Overview
Digital evidence features in just about every part of our personal and business lives. Legal and business decisions hinge on having timely data about what people have actually done.
You will also learn how to find tools to locate and analyse digital evidence on a variety of devices, including mobile phones, and how to keep up to date with changing technologies, laws and regulations in digital forensics.
Vocational relevance
This Digital Forensics module from The Open University UK is appropriate if you are a computing student wanting to gain a further understanding of how digital forensics can be applied in both legal and business environments. It is appropriate if you want to enhance your career options in computer security or digital forensics.
Detailed Programme Facts
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- Programme intensity Part-time
- Average part-time duration 6 months
- Credits 30 alternative credits
- Languages
- English
- Delivery mode Online
Programme Structure
- This online module provides a broad and practical introduction to the fundamentals of digital forensics. It begins by setting the context of digital forensics in the wider discipline of traditional forensic science to show how many of the principles and techniques still apply, including investigation skills, evidence handling, note taking and reporting.
- You will then take a detailed look at some of the English civil and criminal laws particularly relevant to digital forensic investigations and learn how to find the law, both in England and Wales and other jurisdictions. Using written material and videos, you will learn the principles of legal report writing and giving oral testimony.
English Language Requirements
You need the following IELTS score:
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6The IELTS – or the International English Language Test System – tests your English-language abilities (writing, listening, speaking, and reading) on a scale of 1.00–9.00. The minimum IELTS score requirement refers to which Overall Band Score you received, which is your combined average score. Read more about IELTS.
General Requirements
- It is expected that you will hold a bachelors degree (or equivalent) in computing or a related discipline, or alternatively have at least three years relevant industry experience.
- Although the laws referred to in the module are those of England and Wales, the module also helps you develop the skills to find relevant laws both in the UK and other jurisdictions. We use specific exercises to ensure that you are exposed to cross-jurisdictional legal issues and can find relevant local laws and regulations. All of the other teaching is relevant worldwide.
Tuition Fee
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2025 GBP/fullTuition FeeBased on the original amount of 2025 GBP for the full programme and a duration of 6 months. -
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2025 GBP/fullTuition FeeBased on the original amount of 2025 GBP for the full programme and a duration of 6 months.
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Funding
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