online Graduate Certificate for Cybercrime Professionals

As a leader in online education, American Military University offers an impressive portfolio of career-relevant certificates that IT professionals are seeking, including the Graduate Certificate in Digital Forensics. Cybercrime is on the rise and American Public University is at the forefront of providing career-relevant education in this rapidly evolving discipline. The Graduate Certificate in Cybercrime is offered entirely online, which enables IT professionals to fit a graduate-level education into their busy schedules and to learn in a familiar Web environment. The certificate examines leading cybercrime investigation models, prevention methods, and the governing federal and international laws used to mitigate cybercrime. Students learn methods for identifying, collecting and analyzing digital devices and data related to cybercriminal investigations. The curriculum focuses on critical challenges faced by intelligence, homeland security, law enforcement and private organizations, including cybercrime countermeasures, cyber terrorism, cyber war, cyber stalking and cyber bullying.

The certificate aligns with proficiencies related to mid-level IT duties such as computer/digital forensics examiner, forensics systems analyst, forensics system engineer, IT forensics manager, multimedia exploitation specialist, information systems analyst, information systems operations analyst, information assurance engineer, computer forensics analyst, cyber ninja, cyber athlete, and cyber gladiator. Students connect online with American Military University’s expansive community of IT professionals. Courses are taught by expert IT instructors. Many are leaders in the cybercrime and IT field serving in government agencies and private industry.

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Affordable rates, minimal fees, and plenty of help with financial aid. Primary cost displayed is for those students who are eligible for our military tuition grant.

Military Tuition Cost Per Credit Hour Undergraduate $250 per credit hour $285/credit hour standard rate Master’s Degree & Graduate Certificate $250 per credit hour $370/credit hour standard rate

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Percentage of Students with Transfer Credit 93% military & military-affiliated undergraduates applied transfer credit

Book Grant Savings: Textbooks and ebooks provided at no cost to all undergraduate students and master’s-level students eligible for the military tuition grant.

*To minimize out-of-pocket costs, active-duty servicemembers, their spouse/dependents, National Guard members, and Reservists receive a tuition grant that caps undergraduate, master's degree, and graduate certificate tuition at $250/credit hour. In addition, a master's-level book grant provides no-cost textbooks and ebooks for master’s-level courses to active-duty servicemembers, their spouse/dependents, National Guard members, and Reservists.

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Lance Arnold
M.A., Criminal Justice

The pursuit of my degree taught me some valuable life and educational lessons that developed me into a better leader and more valuable asset to my agency.

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B.A., Intelligence Studies

The education I received has proven invaluable as I advance within the realm of intelligence studies, and it has no doubt enhanced my competitiveness in meeting the needs of U.S. national security.

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B.A., Management

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