Dec 30, 2024

2024-2025 University Catalog

Digital Criminology, BS

Location(s): West Lafayette

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About the Program

Digital Criminology is a multidisciplinary program utilizing criminological theories and understandings on human behaviors, coupled with philosophies law and legal principles with the sciences of cyber security as an investigative tool for mapping digital crimes.

Degree Requirements

120 Credits Required

Departmental/Program Major Courses (57 credits)

Required Major Courses (57 credits)

CNIT 15501 - Introduction To Software Development Concepts Credits: 3.00
CNIT 17600 - Information Technology Architectures Credits: 3.00
CNIT 18200 - System And Organizational Security Credits: 3.00
CNIT 24200 - System Administration Credits: 3.00
CNIT 27000 - Cybersecurity Fundamentals I Credits: 3.00
CNIT 34400 - Network Engineering Fundamentals Credits: 3.00
CNIT 42000 - Basic Cyber Forensics Credits: 3.00
CNIT 42200 - Cyber Criminology Credits: 3.00
CNIT Selective - any CNIT course 10000-49999 not already required in major.
SOC 10000 - Introductory Sociology Credits: 3.00
SOC 32400 - Criminology Credits: 3.00
SOC 32800 - Criminal Justice Credits: 3.00
SOC 38100 - Data And Society Credits: 3.00
SOC 38200 - Introduction To Statistics In Sociology Credits: 3.00
SOC 38300 - Introduction To Research Methods In Sociology Credits: 3.00
SOC 41900 - Sociology Of Law Credits: 3.00
SOC 42600 - Social Deviance And Control Credits: 3.00
SOC 42900 - Sociology Of Protest Credits: 3.00
SOC Selective - any SOC course 10000-49999 not already required in major.
- SOC 39100, if taken, may only be counted twice for a total of 6 credits.

Other Departmental/Program Course Requirements (36-57 credits)

The College of Liberal Arts Other Departmental area is designed to be experiential, informative, and relevant to life in a rapidly changing universe. It combines courses that fulfill University Core foundational outcomes, discipline diversity, social diversity, and other languages to produce a well-rounded background for students. Coursework is integrative and collaborative and fosters insight, understanding, independence, initiative, and the desire to reach across divides and redefine our relationship to the peoples and the worlds that surround us.

Core I: Disciplinary Diversity (6-18 credits)

Choose 1 course in 6 different disciplines within the College of Liberal Arts.

Note: Disciplines are differentiated by course prefix. Undistributed credit does not count to satisfy this requirement.

Core II: Scientific Research Ethics (3 credits)

These core courses will address research and data ethics across disciplines and will enable students to effectively understand and communicate scientific research.

ANTH 38000 - Using Anthropology In The World Credits: 3.00
ENGL 34400 - Environmental Ethics, Policy, And Sustainability Credits: 3.00
PHIL 20700 - Ethics For Technology, Engineering, And Design Credits: 3.00
PHIL 20800 - Ethics Of Data Science Credits: 3.00
PHIL 27000 - Biomedical Ethics Credits: 3.00
PHIL 28000 - Ethics And Animals Credits: 3.00
PHIL 29000 - Environmental Ethics Credits: 3.00
PHIL 42400 - Recent Ethical Theory Credits: 3.00
POL 22800 - Data Science And Public Policy Credits: 3.00
SOC 38100 - Data And Society Credits: 3.00

Core III: Cultural and Linguistic Diversity (6-9 credits)

These core courses will allow students to demonstrate a proficiency through Level III in one world language OR through Level II in one world language PLUS 2 courses from CLA BS Core III - Language and Linguistic Diversity Selective List .

Core IV: Analytical and Computational Methods (9 credits)

These courses will add to a students’ breadth in quantitative methods and provide a base understanding of computational language.

One UCC-approved course from Quantitative Reasoning (3.00 credits)

And two courses from the selective list below:
ANTH 30600 - Quantitative Methods For Anthropological Research Credits: 3.00
ANTH 52300 - GIS For Humanities And Social Science Research Credits: 3.00
COM 41100 - Communication And Social Networks Credits: 3.00
POL 30000 - Introduction To Political Analysis Credits: 3.00
POL 45000 - Game Theory And Strategy In Political Science Credits: 3.00
POL 50100 - Political Science: Methodology Credits: 3.00

Core V: Additional Course Requirements (9-16 credits)

MA 16010 or MA 16020 could be used in Core IV; if so, only the other course needs to be taken in Core V.

MA 16010 - Applied Calculus I Credits: 3.00
MA 16020 - Applied Calculus II Credits: 3.00
PSY 12000 - Elementary Psychology Credits: 3.00
PSY 35000 - Abnormal Psychology Credits: 3.00

Calculus I (0-5 credits)

Choose one Calculus I course below. Course may count for both Core IV and Core V.

MA 16010 - Applied Calculus I Credits: 3.00
MA 16100 - Plane Analytic Geometry And Calculus I Credits: 5.00
MA 16500 - Analytic Geometry And Calculus I Credits: 4.00

Calculus II (3-5 credits)

Choose one Calculus II course below.

MA 16020 - Applied Calculus II Credits: 3.00
MA 16200 - Plane Analytic Geometry And Calculus II Credits: 5.00
MA 16600 - Analytic Geometry And Calculus II Credits: 4.00

Required Psychological Sciences Courses (6 credits)

PSY 12000 - Elementary Psychology Credits: 3.00
PSY 35000 - Abnormal Psychology Credits: 3.00

Electives (9-27 credits)

University Requirements

University Core Requirements

For a complete listing of University Core Course Selectives, visit the University Senate Website.

Human Cultures: Behavioral/Social Science (BSS)
Human Cultures: Humanities (HUM)
Information Literacy (IL)
Oral Communication (OC)
Quantitative Reasoning (QR)
Science #1 (SCI)
Science #2 (SCI)
Science, Technology, and Society (STS)
Written Communication (WC)

Civics Literacy Proficiency Requirement

The Civics Literacy Proficiency activities are designed to develop civic knowledge of Purdue students in an effort to graduate a more informed citizenry. For more information visit the Civics Literacy Proficiency website.

To obtain the Civics Literacy Proficiency, students will complete an educational activity as part of their chosen Civics Literacy Pathway and pass the Purdue Civics knowledge test. The knowledge test can be completed at any time while the pathway is being perused. There are three different pathways:

Civics Event pathway - Attend six approved civics-related events and pass the required exam; or
Civics Literacy Podcast pathway - Complete 12 podcasts created by the Purdue Center for C-SPAN Scholarship & Engagement that use C-SPAN material and pass the required exam; or
Approved course pathway - Complete one of the following approved courses and pass the required exam.

More details about each pathway and how to complete the requirement can be found on the Civics Literacy Student Dashboard in myPurdue.

Upper Level Requirement

Resident study at Purdue University for at least two semesters and the enrollment in and completion of at least 32 semester hours of coursework required and approved for the completion of the degree. These courses are expected to be at least junior-level (30000+) courses.
Students should be able to fulfill most, if not all, of these credits within their major requirements; there should be a clear pathway for students to complete any credits not completed within their major.

Sample 4-Year Plan

Fall 1st Year

MA 16010 - Applied Calculus I Credits: 3.00
SOC 10000 - Introductory Sociology Credits: 3.00
Written Communication - Credit Hours: 3.00-4.00
CLA Core I: 2 of 6 - Credit Hours: 3.00
CLA Core III: 1 of 2 - Credit Hours: 3.00

15-16 Credits

Spring 1st Year

CNIT 18200 - System And Organizational Security Credits: 3.00
MA 16020 - Applied Calculus II Credits: 3.00
SOC 32800 - Criminal Justice Credits: 3.00
Oral Communication (CLA Core I: 3 of 6) - Credit Hours: 3.00
CLA Core III: 2 of 2 - Credit Hours: 3.00

15 Credits

Fall 2nd Year

CNIT 15501 - Introduction To Software Development Concepts Credits: 3.00
CLA Core I: 4 of 6 - Credit Hours: 3.00 (Humanities - UCC)
CLA Core II - Credit Hours: 1.00 - 3.00
SOC Selective - Credit Hours: 3.00
PSY 12000 - Elementary Psychology Credits: 3.00

13-15 Credits

Spring 2nd Year

CNIT 17600 - Information Technology Architectures Credits: 3.00
PSY 35000 - Abnormal Psychology Credits: 3.00
- CLA Core I: 5 of 6 - Credit Hours: 3.00 (Science, Technology, and Society - UCC)
- CLA Core IV: 1 of 4 - Credit Hours: 3.00
- Elective - Credit Hours: 3.00

15 Credits

Fall 3rd Year

SOC 38200 - Introduction To Statistics In Sociology Credits: 3.00 or
SOC 38300 - Introduction To Research Methods In Sociology Credits: 3.00
CNIT 24200 - System Administration Credits: 3.00
CNIT 27000 - Cybersecurity Fundamentals I Credits: 3.00
SOC 41900 - Sociology Of Law Credits: 3.00
UCC - Science - Credit Hours: 3.00

15 Credits

Spring 3rd Year

SOC 38200 - Introduction To Statistics In Sociology Credits: 3.00 or
SOC 38300 - Introduction To Research Methods In Sociology Credits: 3.00
UCC - Science - Credit Hours: 3.00
CLA Core I: 6 of 6 - Credit Hours: 3.00
CLA Core IV: 2 of 4 - Credit Hours: 3.00
Elective - Credit Hours: 3.00

15 Credits

Fall 4th Year

CNIT 34400 - Network Engineering Fundamentals Credits: 3.00
SOC 32400 - Criminology Credits: 3.00
CLA Core I Credits: 3.00
Elective Credits: 3.00
Elective Credits: 3.00

15 Credits

Spring 4th Year

CNIT 42000 - Basic Cyber Forensics Credits: 3.00
CNIT 42200 - Cyber Criminology Credits: 3.00
SOC 42600 - Social Deviance And Control Credits: 3.00
SOC 42900 - Sociology Of Protest Credits: 3.00
CLA Core IV: 4 of 4 - Credits: 3.00

15 Credits

Pre-Requisite Information

For pre-requisite information, log in to mypurdue.purdue.edu and click here.

Critical Course

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In alignment with the Degree Map Guidance for Indiana’s Public Colleges and Universities, published by the Commission for Higher Education (pursuant to HEA 1348-2013), a Critical Course is identified as “one that a student must be able to pass to persist and succeed in a particular major. Students who want to be nurses, for example, should know that they are expected to be proficient in courses like biology in order to be successful. These would be identified by the institutions for each degree program.”

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