Masters in Forensics,Forensics in USA

Is crime-solving your calling? Our MS in Forensic Science prepares you for a career in one of the fastest growing fields in the country. The program’s science-based curriculum provides the education and professional experience you’ll need to play a pivotal role in today’s criminal justice system and for a successful future in forensic science.

Learn to lead in the dynamic and evolving area of fraud management with a MBA degree in Fraud and Forensics. The urgency of fraud prevention and management has led to a growing need for business leaders who understand how to protect their organizations as well as their organizations’ customers and partners.

In the MBA fraud management degree program, you will learn the latest ways to prevent, investigate and solve fraud in the workplace, and how to use your knowledge and skills in ethical leadership and forensics to become an in-demand anti-fraud professional.

The MFA is sought by students interested in the study of forensics. Forensics is a co-curricular speech and debate program offered at many high schools, colleges, and universities. Students interested in the MFA typically want to pursue teaching/coaching positions in an academic environment or want to pursue professional careers involving public speaking, training and development, or public service skills. 

An understanding of psychology prepares you to solve problems in courtrooms, prisons, police departments and beyond. The M.S. in Forensic Psychology will arm you with:

A solid foundation in psychological principles and theories.

Specific forensic-relevant knowledge and experience.

Exceptional skills in analysis, communication and evaluation.

An in-depth understanding of our legal system.

You'll get real-world experience through fieldwork and produce a thesis based on independent, original research. And you'll graduate as an expert in the field, ready to make your mark at the intersection of law and psychology.

Digital forensics is a discipline addressing the collection, processing, and analysis of digital data for the purpose of verifying/validating the existence of an event of investigative, intelligence, cyber, or business interest.  The data can be from physical media, a mobile device, real-time network traffic, the Internet of Things (IoT), unknown code, memory, the cloud, and many other sources. Digital forensics is interdisciplinary by nature and our program includes computer engineering, computer science, information technology, law, and ethics.  Digital forensics is a key component in criminal, corporate, civil, cyber defense, incident response, intelligence, and counter-terrorism matters. In the last several years, with a proliferation of digital storage, transmission, and processing of sensitive information, there has been an increase in the aberrant use of digital devices. This aberrant behavior includes but is not limited to digital extortion, intrusions, economic espionage, child exploitation, cybercrime, fraud, terrorism, and identity theft.  In response to this, digital forensics has become an important profession serving both public and private sectors.  The MS in Digital Forensics will prepare graduates for a wide variety of careers to include law enforcement, various other branches of government, incident response, and all facets of cyber security by combining academic education with real world practical techniques and by offering advanced training in analyzing digital evidence, intrusion forensics, reverse engineering, network analysis, legal, and ethical matters.

Our curriculum is unique in that it covers a variety of specialties, unlike other graduate programs that require a commitment to a single field of study, making for more wellrounded forensic practitioners. The curriculum involves classroom and laboratory exposure to the field of criminalistics including forensic biology, chemistry and trace analysis as well as forensic toxicology. Coursework emphasizing the development of problemsolving abilities is designed to encourage a concentration in these forensic science specialty areas and expose students to both relevant laboratory techniques and relevant medico-legal developments. 

The Master of Science in Forensic Science (MSFS) program is a two-year graduate program leading to the Master of Science degree. Students in this program will gain theoretical and practical expertise in various aspects of forensic investigation. Graduates from the MSFS program will be prepared to work as analysts in forensic laboratories or in the biotech and pharmaceutical industry and gain a foundation for additional degrees in science and healthcare.

The core curriculum, taken by all students, provides foundational skills in forensic chemistry, biology, criminalistics, statistics, and law. For enhanced study, students can further specialize through concentrations in Molecular Biology or Forensic Medicine, leveraging the areas of expertise within the College of Medicine. Students will also complete a thesis-quality mentored research project in an area of their interest within the different disciplines represented at the College.

The goal of this program is to prepare students to enter the field of economic crimein careers such as internal and external fraud auditors, criminal and economic crime investigators, litigation support analysts and anti-money laundering investigators. The program prepares individuals to detect, deter, and investigate instances of economic crime, misconduct, and abuse.