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Program checklist · MS

Digital Forensics, MS

George Mason University · Fairfax, VA

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Program
Award
MS
Credential class
ceterms:MasterDegree
CIP
43.0406
Total credits (published)
9
Credits (computed from items)
66
Catalog edition
2026-2027
Checklist type
degree-program
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
232186
CourseShelf checklist
CK_232186_b0077886
CollegeTransfer.Net
Institution Transfer Profile
Source
CourseShelf publish 59

Requirements to complete

Every course or condition the catalog lists, in the catalog's order.

Core Courses

major core · 7 items
  1. DFOR 510
    3
  2. DFOR 660
    3
  3. DFOR 661
    3
  4. DFOR 663
    Operations of Intrusion Detection for Forensics
    or: DFOR 664 Incident Response Forensics
    3
  5. DFOR 670
    Fraud Analytics
    As published: “Fraud Analytics 1”
    or: DFOR 671 Digital Forensics Ethics & Law
    3
  6. DFOR 672
    3
  7. DFOR 790
    3

Concentration in Penetration Testing/Reverse Engineering (PTRE)

concentration · 6 items
  1. Select nine credits from the following:
    Not resolved to a course
    9
  2. DFOR 680/ECE 506
    Embedded Systems Reverse Engineering
    Not resolved to a course
  3. DFOR 740
    3
  4. DFOR 761
    3
  5. DFOR 767
    3
  6. DFOR 772
    3

Electives

electives · 39 items
  1. Students who do not choose the above concentration should select 9 credits from the following:
    Not resolved to a course
    9
  2. DFOR 590
    3
  3. DFOR 637
    3
  4. DFOR 663
    3
  5. DFOR 664
    3
  6. DFOR 670
    3
  7. DFOR 671
    3
  8. DFOR 672
    3
  9. DFOR 673
    3
  10. DFOR 674
    3
  11. DFOR 675
    3
  12. DFOR 680/ECE 506
    Embedded Systems Reverse Engineering
    Not resolved to a course
  13. DFOR 698
    1-3
  14. DFOR 710
    3
  15. DFOR 720
    3
  16. DFOR 730
    3
  17. DFOR 740
    3
  18. DFOR 761
    3
  19. DFOR 767
    3
  20. DFOR 768
    3
  21. DFOR 769
    3
  22. DFOR 771
    3
  23. DFOR 772
    3
  24. DFOR 773
    3
  25. DFOR 775
    3
  26. DFOR 780
    3
  27. ECE 511
    3
  28. ECE 547
    3
  29. ECE 611
    3
  30. ECE 612
    3
  31. ECE 642
    3
  32. ECE 647
    3
  33. ECE 649
    3
  34. ISA 650
    3
  35. ISA 652
    3
  36. ISA 656
    3
  37. ISA 674
    3
  38. TCOM 662
    3
  39. FRSC 510
    3

Accelerated Pathway Requirements

6 items
  1. DFOR 510
    3
  2. DFOR 660
    3
  3. DFOR 661
    3
  4. DFOR 663
    Operations of Intrusion Detection for Forensics
    or: DFOR 664 Incident Response Forensics
    3
  5. DFOR 670
    Fraud Analytics
    or: DFOR 671 Digital Forensics Ethics & Law
    3
  6. DFOR 672
    3

Accelerated Option Requirements

3 items
  1. DFOR 510
    Digital Forensics Analysis
    As published: “Digital Forensics Analysis (satisfies a CYBR core)”
    3
  2. DFOR 660
    Network Forensics
    As published: “Network Forensics (satisfies IT 357 in the BS INFT program)”
    3
  3. DFOR 663
    Operations of Intrusion Detection for Forensics
    As published: “Operations of Intrusion Detection for Forensics (satisfies one CYBR concentration course in the BS INFT program)”
    3
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