BA/BS in IT-Forensik/Cybercrime

The Bachelor programme in General and Digital Forensics combines classic criminal investigation methods with modern IT forensics. Students learn to analyse and interpret digital and digitised traces so that the findings can stand up in court. The degree is taught in the Faculty of Applied Computer and Biosciences and links knowledge of software and hardware with forensic practice, a combination the programme presents as unique in Germany. Throughout the course, students build programming, database, network, IT security and encryption skills. Each semester also keeps traditional forensics in view, from securing evidence to forming forensic hypotheses. The aim is to work across the boundary between computer science, natural sciences and law when investigating crime. Research staff in Mittweida develop evidence analysis and software tools for investigators, which gives students close contact with applied forensic work.