About This Program

The Computer Forensics and Security minor is designed to complement a wide range of majors. Curriculum focuses on vulnerabilities, forensics and network security. Electives provide flexibility to tailor the minor to each student's interests and career goals. For example, a student might choose a more in-depth course in hardware, mobile applications, command line tools, networking or firewalls.

Contact Information

• Lead Faculty: Shelley Marshall | skmarsha@kent.edu | 440-964-4348
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Program Delivery

• Delivery:
  • Fully online

Admission Requirements

Admission to a minor is open to students declared in a bachelor’s degree, the A.A.B. or A.A.S. degree or the A.T.S. degree (not Individualized Program major). Students declared only in the A.A. or A.S. degree or the A.T.S. degree in Individualized Program may not declare a minor. Students may not pursue a minor and a major in the same discipline.

Program Requirements

Minor Requirements

Course List

Code	Title	Credit Hours
Minor Requirements
IT 11005	INTRODUCTION TO OPERATING SYSTEMS AND NETWORKING TECHNOLOGY	3
IT 11009	COMPUTER ASSEMBLY AND CONFIGURATION	4
IT 21002	NETWORK SETUP AND CONFIGURATION	3
IT 21200	ETHICAL HACKING	3
IT 36320	COMPUTER FORENSICS	3
IT 36321	NETWORK FORENSICS	3
IT 36330	NETWORK SECURITY FUNDAMENTALS	3
Minimum Total Credit Hours:		22

Graduation Requirements

Graduation Requirements Summary - Minors

Minimum Minor GPA	Minimum Overall GPA
2.000	2.000

• Minimum 6 credit hours in the minor must be upper-division coursework (30000 and 40000 level).
• Minimum 6 credit hours in the minor must be outside of the course requirements for any major or other minor the student is pursuing.
• Minimum 50 percent of the total credit hours for the minor must be taken at Kent State (in residence).