Master of Computer Forensics

Master of Computer Forensics

Programme Summery

Master of Computer Forensics 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.

Entry Requirements
  • 1st degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Information Technology, Information Systems, Software Engineering, Network Engineering Communication Engineering, Telecommunication Engineering, Electrical Engineering, physics, Mathematics and law with at least second class honors (lower division)
Course Details
Year 1, Semester I Courses
S/N CODE COURSE TITLE LH TH PH CH CU
1 MCF 8111 Cybercrime and Digital Forensic 30   30 45 3
2 MCF 8112 Cryptographic and Authentication Systems 30   30 45 3
3 MCF 8113 Criminal Law 30   30 45 3
4 MCF 8114 Data Mining and Big Data Analysis 30   - 45 3
5 MCF 81151 Information & Network Security     30   30 45 3
6 MCF 8116 Operating systems Forensics 30   30 45 3
7 MCF 8117 Information Technology Project Management 45   30 45 1
Total 21
Year 1, Semester II Courses
S/N CODE COURSE TITLE LH TH PH CH CU
1 MCF 8211 Computers and the Law 30   30 45 3
2 MCF 8212 Cloud and IoT forensics 45     45 3
3 MCF 8213 Digital Image processing 43   30 45 3
4 MCF 8214 File Systems Forensic Analysis 45     45 3
5 MCF 8215 Research Methods 30   30 45 3
6 MCF 8216 Information technology Audit 30   30 45 3
Elective courses (choose one)
7 MCF 8217 Cyber incident Analysis and Response     30 45 30   3
8 MCF 8218 Wireless and mobile computing     45 45     3
Total 21
Year 2, Semester I Courses
S/N CODE COURSE TITLE LH TH PH CH CU
1 MCF 9111 Seminar 1(Synopsis, Proposal presentation)         2
2 MCF 9112 Dissertation (Proposal)              
Year 2, Semester II Courses
S/N CODE COURSE TITLE LH TH PH CH CU
1 MCF 9211 Seminar 2 (Progress report, Final dissertation)             2
2 MCF 9212 Dissertation             6

Note
The course codes for courses offered in first year of the Masters courses start with MCF8…. In this case the 8 indicates that it is a Masters course. In the second year of Masters, the course codes begin with MCF9…. Since this is the first course revision, the 0 in the codes was replaced with 1, e.g. from MCF 8101 to MCF 8111.

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.

Master of Computer Forensics
Accreditation Status
Accredited
Tuition for East Africans
Ugx 1,800,000
Tuition for International Students
Ugx 2,700,000
Accreditation Details
Date of Accreditation Date Due for review Comment
29th/June/2020 June 2025 Up to date