Cybercrime Law (957M3)

30 credits, Level 7 (Masters)

Spring teaching

Cybercrime law covers:

• the substantive law governing crimes committed using a computer
• the procedures through which investigators can collect digital evidence.

Cybercrime offenses include computer misuse crimes and traditional crimes that are facilitated using a computer, such as fraud, theft and possession of child-abuse materials. The globalised nature of the internet raises numerous jurisdictional issues concerning which state should investigate and prosecute cybercrime, as well as issues for evidence gathering in the digital environment.

This module considers UK law and international cooperative instruments aimed at controlling cybercrime and facilitating digital investigations across borders.

Contact hours and workload

This module is approximately 300 hours of work. This breaks down into about 31 hours of contact time and about 269 hours of independent study. The University may make minor variations to the contact hours for operational reasons, including timetabling requirements.

We regularly review our modules to incorporate student feedback, staff expertise, as well as the latest research and teaching methodology. We’re planning to run these modules in the academic year 2025/26. However, there may be changes to these modules in response to feedback, staff availability, student demand or updates to our curriculum.

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