{"id":3024,"date":"2026-08-14T19:33:22","date_gmt":"2026-08-14T19:33:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/criminal-justice\/?page_id=3024"},"modified":"2026-08-15T16:05:06","modified_gmt":"2026-08-15T16:05:06","slug":"certificate-in-cyber-security","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/criminal-justice\/certificate-in-cyber-security\/","title":{"rendered":"Certificate in Cyber Security"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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\n\t\t\t\tDepartment of Criminal Justice\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\n\t\t\t\tCertificate in Cyber Security\n\t\t\t<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

\n\t\t\t\tBuild an interdisciplinary foundation in cybercrime, digital evidence, computer forensics, ethical hacking, network defense, and global cybersecurity while adding a focused 15-hour certificate to your undergraduate degree.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\t\tAsk About the Certificate\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Five courses connecting criminal justice, cybercrime, technology, and information security.
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Overview<\/a>      Why Cybersecurity?<\/a>      Skills You Build<\/a>      Curriculum<\/a>      Career Applications<\/a>      Featured Faculty<\/a>      Declaire the Certificate<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\n\t\t\tConnect Criminal Justice and Cybersecurity\n\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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\n\t\t\t\t\tTechnology has transformed how crime is committed, investigated, documented, and prosecuted. Digital devices, networks, online communication, and electronically stored evidence are now central to many criminal investigations.\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\n\t\t\t\t\tThe Certificate in Cyber Security brings together criminal justice and computer information systems coursework to help students understand both the technical and legal dimensions of contemporary cyber threats.\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\n\t\t\t\t\tStudents examine digital evidence, computer forensics, ethical hacking, network and systems security, information warfare, cybercrime techniques, cyber-terrorism, and the policy implications of cybersecurity for law enforcement.\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\t\tLaw + Technology + Security\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

\n\t\t\t\t\t\tStudy cybersecurity through technical, investigative, legal, and global perspectives.\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\n\t\t\tWhy Cybersecurity Matters in Criminal Justice\n\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

\n\t\t\tCybercrime increasingly overlaps with traditional criminal activity. Investigators, analysts, administrators, and security professionals must understand how digital evidence is created, protected, recovered, interpreted, and presented within the justice system.\n\t\t<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\tDigital Evidence\n\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

\n\t\t\t\t\tUnderstand how technology affects evidence collection, preservation, analysis, and courtroom procedures.\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\tEvolving Threats\n\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

\n\t\t\t\t\tExplore cybercrime techniques, hacking, network vulnerabilities, cyber-terrorism, and information warfare.\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\tCross-Disciplinary Knowledge\n\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

\n\t\t\t\t\tCombine criminal justice, legal procedure, information technology, and cybersecurity perspectives.\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\n\t\t\tSkills You Can Build\n\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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\n\t\t\t\t\t\tDigital Evidence\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

\n\t\t\t\t\t\tUnderstand evidentiary rules and the role of electronically stored information in criminal investigations.\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\t\tComputer Forensics\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

\n\t\t\t\t\t\tDevelop familiarity with methods used to identify and examine digital information relevant to investigations.\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\t\tNetwork Defense\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

\n\t\t\t\t\t\tExplore network vulnerabilities, security practices, defensive strategies, and ethical approaches to hacking.\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\t\tGlobal Cybersecurity\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

\n\t\t\t\t\t\tExamine cybercrime, cyber-terrorism, information warfare, security policy, and global security challenges.\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\n\t\t\tCertificate Curriculum\n\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

\n\t\t\tComplete five required three-credit-hour courses for a total of 15 semester credit hours.\n\t\t<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\t\tCRIJ 3315\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\n\t\t\t\t\t\tRules of Criminal Evidence\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\t\tBCIS 4320\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\n\t\t\t\t\t\tComputer Forensics\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\t\tBCIS 4342\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\n\t\t\t\t\t\tEthical Hacking & Network Defense\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\t\tBCIS 4345\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\n\t\t\t\t\t\tNetwork and Systems Security\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\t\tCRIJ 4353\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\n\t\t\t\t\t\tGlobal Cyber-Security\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

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\n\t\t\t\tInterdisciplinary by design:<\/strong> The certificate combines Criminal Justice courses with Computer Information Systems coursework, allowing students to examine cybersecurity from both justice-system and technical perspectives.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\n\t\t\tWhere Can Cybersecurity Knowledge Be Used?\n\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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\n\t\t\t\t\t\tLaw Enforcement\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

\n\t\t\t\t\t\tCybercrime investigations, digital evidence, intelligence, financial crime, and technology-assisted investigations.\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\t\tDigital Forensics\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

\n\t\t\t\t\t\tTechnology investigations, forensic examination, incident documentation, and digital-evidence support.\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\t\tPublic & Private Security\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

\n\t\t\t\t\t\tSecurity operations, risk assessment, compliance, information protection, and organizational security.\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\t\tIntelligence & Analysis\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

\n\t\t\t\t\t\tCyber-threat intelligence, investigative analysis, information sharing, and security-focused analytical work.\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\n\t\t\tFeatured Faculty\n\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

\n\t\t\tLearn from faculty whose teaching and research connects cybercrime, information technology, policing, comparative justice, and contemporary criminal justice challenges.\n\t\t<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\t\tDr. Shun-Yung Kevin Wang\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

\n\t\t\t\t\t\tAssociate Professor of Criminal Justice\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\n\t\t\t\t\t\tDr. Wang teaches in the Cyber Security certificate and brings expertise in cybercrime, information technology in criminal justice, policing, and comparative justice. His scholarship has examined cybercrime investigations, collaboration among law-enforcement agencies, online fraud, hacking, and technology-related criminal behavior.\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\n\t\t\t\t\t\tHis work helps connect the technical dimensions of cybercrime with the organizational, investigative, and policy challenges faced by contemporary criminal justice agencies.\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Email:<\/strong> kwang@tarleton.edu<\/a>
Phone:<\/strong> 817-484-4426<\/a>
Office:<\/strong> CAB, Fort Worth, Room 335<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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How to Declare the Certificate<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Declaring the certificate starts with the Undergraduate Certificate Plan Acknowledgement and Responsibility Form. Complete the form, sign it with your advisor or department head, and send it to the Office of the Registrar so the certificate plan is officially documented under your catalog year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Fill out the certificate form.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Get the required signatures.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Submit the completed form toemail.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Meet with the advisor <\/a>if you have questions.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Important:<\/strong> Once requirements are completed, the student\u2019s transcript is noted with the certificate award date and a hard copy certificate is issued after grades are posted for the completion term.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Need More Information?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

\n\t\t\t\t\tMeet with an academic advisor to review how the Certificate in Cyber Security can fit with your major, electives, transfer credit, and anticipated graduation timeline.\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\n\t\t\t\t\tBecause the certificate combines Criminal Justice and Computer Information Systems courses, early planning can help you sequence the required coursework efficiently.\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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advising@tarleton.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\n\t\t\t\tAdd Cybersecurity Expertise to Your Degree\n\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

\n\t\t\t\tCombine criminal justice knowledge with digital forensics, ethical hacking, network security, and global cybersecurity through a focused 15-hour undergraduate certificate.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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