Digital Forensics and Incident Response

The Bachelor in Digital Forensics and Incident Response consists of 180 ECTS. The curriculum covers a wide range of subjects, including the detection, response and recovery to cyber incidents, as well as the securing, scrutinizing examination, investigation and presentation of digital evidence, and the recovery and response to cyber breaches.

In your first year you will build a solid foundation in core technical fundamentals, develop essential research and study skills, and work as part of a vibrant student community.

The second year, the programme delves into digital forensics and incident response, enhancing and extending the foundation skills acquired in the first year. You will learn how to secure, preserve, and analyze digital devices, recover data, and gain core skills needed for incident response.

The third year ends with electives and a bachelor's project where you can use your newly acquired expertise, guided by experienced professionals. The aim is to prepare you to meet current and future technological challenges.

Courses first year:

• Network Fundamentals
• Introduction to Programming
• Mathematics 1
• Programming and Databases
• Operating Systems and Computer Architecture
• Applied Cryptography
• Academic Skills 1

Courses second year:

• Network Architectures and Protocols
• Digital Forensics Fundamentals
• Incident Response Fundamentals
• Mathematics 2
• Network Forensics
• Digital Forensic Investigation
• Academic Skills 2

Courses third year:

• Advanced Incident Response
• Advanced Device Forensics
• Data Recovery and Advanced Imaging
• Elective Courses
• Bachelor Project

Hardware and software 

As an online student you are required to purchase the required equipment and software. As a Campus student the required equipment and software is available for use.

Required Equipment:

• A reliable internet connection
• Headphones or headset – with a microphone.
• Webcam.
• 2 USB Drives with 8-16 GB storage.
• PC/Laptop with the following specifications:
  • Microsoft® Windows® 10 or 11.
  • CPU: Intel i5 (64-bit Intel® or AMD® multi-core processor is recommended)
  • GPU: Nvidia GeForce GTX (GeForce RTX 3070 is recommended)
  • RAM: 16 GB (32 GB recommended)
  • Storage: 500 GB (SSD/NVMe is highly recommended)

You must have full administrative privileges to install and manipulate all aspects of your computer. The minimum requirements apply to all who purchase/use their own machine. This may not be an Apple Mac, as these systems are not compatible with the required software.

Recommended Equipment:

2 monitors, or 1 ultrawide screen
1 additional storage drive (Minimum 1 TB is recommended)

Required Software:
As a student you will be provided student licenses, until then you should explore the software.

• Microsoft Office
• VMware Workstation