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Crime Scene Investigation
Undergraduate CertificateThese program requirements are for students who enroll in the 2022-2023 academic year.
Contribute to public safety and build skills in forensic science with an online undergraduate certificate in crime scene investigation from University of Maryland Global Campus. Connect with a network of professionals and experienced faculty members as you prepare to make a critical impact in the fields of criminal justice and law enforcement. With convenient online courses, multiple start dates, access to lifetime career services, and a generous transfer credit policy, UMGC provides the flexibility and support you need. Start your journey today.
Program Highlights
- Learn best practices: Identify the proper procedures for processing a crime scene in accordance with best practices.
- Understand the impact: Analyze the relationship between proper crime scene investigations and criminal prosecutions.
- Apply legal standards: Illustrate the impact of substantive law, procedural law, and the rules of evidence.
- Analyze fingerprints: Apply best practices to the analysis of impression evidence and the classification of fingerprints.
Required Courses
- (3 Credits, CCJS 101)
- (3 Credits, CCJS 234)
- (3 Credits, CCJS 320)
- (3 Credits, CCJS 342)
- (3 Credits, CCJS 420)
- (3 Credits, CCJS 440)
Career Preparation
This program is designed to help you to succeed in a range of professional environments within both the public and private sectors, including law enforcement agencies, forensic laboratories, government entities, legal firms, and more. Graduates might pursue careers as crime scene investigators, forensic science technicians, evidence technicians, forensic analysts, court liaisons, or members of emergency and disaster response teams.
Experience Recommended for Success in the Program
No previous experience is needed.
Total Program Credits
18
Transfer Credits
Up to 9
Format
- All courses available online
- Select hybrid courses available
Tuition Per Credit
- $ per credit hour
(Europe & Downrange)
See our Tuition Rates page for details.
Admission Requirements
This program follows standard UMGC admission requirements.
Military-Specific Details
This program does not have military restrictions. It is available to all eligible civilian and military-affiliated students.
State-Specific Details
This program does not have state-specific restrictions.
Cyber Threat Hunting
Undergraduate CertificateThese program requirements are for students who enroll in the 2022-2023 academic year.
Organizations today must continuously hunt for cyber threats, because the threat scenario is constantly shifting and no software environment is secure from all threats. This certificate program at University of Maryland Global Campus provides an introduction to the concept of cyber threat hunting. In this program, you’ll learn fundamental techniques and methods for uncovering threats. Courses in this program can help prepare you for the following industry certification exams: CompTIA Network+, Security+, CySA+, PenTest+; and EC-Council Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH).
Program Highlights
- Gain hands-on experience: Participate in team and project-based experiences.
- Gain skills: Learn the fundamental techniques and methods for uncovering threats.
- Advance your skills: Learn about the concepts and skills necessary to perform penetration testing and red teaming.
- Build knowledge: Learn about the technologies that provide the foundation for data-centric organizations.
- Delve into data: Study and analyze data as it relates to threat and vulnerability management.
- Study networking: Study networking technology in local area networks, wide area networks, and wireless networks.
Required Courses
Six Required Courses:
The courses should be taken in the order listed to ensure that all prerequisite requirements are fulfilled prior to enrollment in subsequent courses.
- (3 Credits, CMIT 265)
- (3 Credits, CMIT 291)
- (3 Credits, CMIT 320)
- (3 Credits, CMIT 321)
- (3 Credits, CMIT 386)
- (3 Credits, CMIT 421)
Note: This information is for students who enroll in the 2025-2026 academic year. For prior year requirements for this program or to review UMGC's complete program requirements for a specific academic year, visit our program catalog archive
Career Preparation
This program is designed to help you sharpen your cyber threat hunting skills by participating in team- and project-based experiences.
Experience Recommended for Success in the Program
No previous experience is needed.
Total Program Credits
18
Transfer Credits
Up to 9
Format
- All courses available online
- Select hybrid courses available
Tuition Per Credit
- $250 per credit hour
(Europe & Downrange)
See our Tuition Rates page for details.
Admission Requirements
This program follows standard UMGC admission requirements.
Military-Specific Details
This program does not have military restrictions. It is available to all eligible civilian and military-affiliated students.
State-Specific Details
This program does not have state-specific restrictions.
Criminal Justice
Bachelor of ScienceThese program requirements are for students who enroll in the 2022-2023 academic year.
Develop critical thinking and effective decision-making skills and gain an in-depth understanding of the criminal justice system in the online bachelor’s degree program in criminal justice at University of Maryland Global Campus Europe. Connect with a diverse network of peers and learn from esteemed faculty members with experience in the industry.
In this 120-credit criminal justice degree program, you’ll take courses that may help equip you with knowledge in several areas of criminal justice, law enforcement, crime prevention, ethics, social science, and interagency collaboration. The curriculum is designed to help you gain professional skills such as critical and analytical thinking, problem-solving, effective writing, and decision-making. The program concludes with a comprehensive capstone course designed to allow students to apply principles of
Program Highlights
- Apply critical-thinking skills and logic to analyze and solve a variety of complex problems in the criminal justice environment
- Manage and evaluate organizational efforts to ensure effective cooperation with stakeholders to prevent, control, and manage crime to ensure public safety
- Use an ethical framework and an understanding of legal constraints to make decisions as a criminal justice professional
- Develop specialized technical knowledge and skills relevant to subspecialities in the field of criminal justice to ensure public safety
- Use interpersonal and leadership skills to work both independently and cooperatively as a member of a criminal justice team
Required Courses
Required Major Core Courses
- (3 Credits, CCJS 100)
- (3 Credits, CCJS 230)
- (3 Credits, CCJS 340)
- (3 Credits, CCJS 345)
- (3 Credits, CCJS 350) or any upper-level CCJS course
- (3 Credits, CCJS 360) or any upper-level CCJS course
- (3 Credits, CCJS 380)
- (3 Credits, CCJS 341)
- (3 Credits, CCJS 352) or any upper-level CCJS course
- (3 Credits, CCJS 497)
Required Major Capstone Course
- (3 Credits, CCJS 495)
Career Preparation
This program is designed to help prepare you to move into a command position in law enforcement or meet the degree requirement for federal law enforcement. The content of the degree program is applicable to positions in the public and private sectors. Graduates may find positions throughout the criminal justice system.
Experience Recommended for Success in the Program
No previous experience is needed.
Total Program Credits
120
Transfer Credits
Up to 90
Format
- All courses are available online
- Select on-site and hybrid courses available
Tuition Per Credit
- $250 per credit hour
(Europe & Downrange)
See our Tuition Rates page for details.
Admission Requirements
This program follows standard UMGC admission requirements.
Military-Specific Details
This program does not have military restrictions. It is available to all eligible civilian and military-affiliated students.
State-Specific Details
This program does not have state-specific restrictions.