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Academic Support & Policies
Graduate Fellowship
Research Findings
Professional Development
Data & Research Resources
Research Projects
Research Publications
- Admissions
- Academic Support & Policies
- Graduate Fellowship
- Research Findings
- Professional Development
- Data & Research Resources
- Research Projects
- Research Publications
Postgraduate Diploma in Computer Forensics
This Programme focuses on identifying data breaches, phishing, or other cybersecurity threats to a company or government agency. Students learn to identify potential risks, address the underlying problems, and prevent future attacks through appropriate software and forensic tools. Further, Uganda does not have any University currently offering this program and yet there are so many cases of computer related crimes being reported in media with the lack of qualified professionals who can aid the police in collecting evidence of these crimes.
Overview
| Code: | PCF |
| Duration: | 1 YR |
| Study Time: | Day |
| Faculty: | Faculty of Engineering and Technology (Busitema) |
| Department: | Department of Informatics and Computer Engineering |
Entry Requirements
- 1st degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Information Technology, Information Systems, Software Engineering, Network Engineering, Communications Engineering, Telecommunication Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Physics, Mathematics and Law with at least a Second Class Honors (Lower Division)
Fees Structure
| Tuition Fees per Semester (East African) | Tuition Fees per Semester (International Students) |
| Ugx 1,800,000 | Ugx 2,700,000 |
| Functional Fees | Optional | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Accreditation Status
Accredited
| Date of Accreditation | Date Due for review | Comment |
| 13th/June/2022 | June 2027 | Up to date |
Target Group
The programme targets students with either legal or computer background who are passionate about acquiring skills and knowledge to conduct high technology investigations for acquiring digital evidence and reporting findings.
Contacts
- Dr. Gilbert Ocen @ +256-700-76759
Course Details
LH Lecture Hours CH Contact Hours TH Tutorial Hours CU Credit Units
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Year 1, Semester I Courses |
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| S/N | CODE | COURSE TITLE | LH | PH | TH | FH | CH | CU |
| 1 | PCF 7101 | Cybercrime and Digital Forensic | 30 | 30 | 45 | 3 | ||
| 2 | PCF 7102 | Cryptographic and Authentication Systems | 30 | 30 | 45 | 3 | ||
| 3 | PCF 7103 | Criminal Law | 35 | - | 30 | 45 | 3 | |
| 4 | PCF 7104 | Data Mining and Big Data Analysis | 30 | 30 | 45 | 3 | ||
| 5 | PCF 7105 | Information &Network Security | 30 | 30 | 45 | 3 | ||
| 6 | PCF 7106 | Operating systems Forensics | 30 | 30 | 45 | 3 | ||
| 7 | PCF 7107 | Information Technology Project Management | 45 | 45 | 3 | |||
| Total Credit Units This Semester | 21 | |||||||
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Year 1, Semester II Courses |
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| S/N | CODE | COURSE TITLE | LH | PH | TH | FH | CH | CU |
| 1 | PCF 7201 | Computers and the Law | 30 | 30 | 45 | 3 | ||
| 2 | PCF 7202 | Cloud and IoT forensics | 45 | 45 | 3 | |||
| 3 | PCF 7203 | File Systems Forensic Analysis | 43 | 30 | 45 | 3 | ||
| 4 | PCF 7204 | Digital Image processing | 45 | 45 | 3 | |||
| 5 | PCF 7205 | Information technology Audit | 30 | 30 | 45 | 3 | ||
| 6 | PCF 7206 | Research Project | 30 | 30 | 45 | 3 | ||
| Elective courses(select at least one) | ||||||||
| 1 | PCF 7207 | Cyber incident Analysis and Response | 30 | 30 | 45 | 3 | ||
| 2 | PCF 7208 | Wireless and mobile computing | 45 | 45 | 3 | |||
| Total Credit Units This Semester | 21 | |||||||