Description
Economic crime encompasses fraud, money laundering, and corruption as well as counter efforts including institutional and corporate compliance and due diligence programs, regulatory and enforcement efforts of government agencies, and the recovery of assets wrongfully taken or held by financial criminals.
Recent economic misdeeds in the United States such as the credit card breaches at major retailers, the Bernard Madoff investment fraud scandal and the subprime mortgage debaclehave only highlighted the need for more stringent oversight and scrutiny in the business and financial arenas and have driven demand for qualified fraud investigators in both the public and private sectors.
The online bachelor's degree in Economic Crime Investigation from Utica College will prepare you for a career in the growing field of economic and financial crime investigation by teaching skills and techniques for gathering, analyzing, and preserving evidence of economic and financial misdeeds. The only online academic program of its kind in the nation, it draws from a variety of disciplinesincluding criminal justice, mathematics, economics, ethics, and sociologyto create a holistic approach to the study of economic crime.
Other major types of financial crime covered in the Economic Crime Investigation program include financial institution fraud (bank fraud, credit/debit card fraud, loan fraud), money laundering, identity theft, wire fraud, insurance fraud, public corruption, health care fraud, embezzlement, environmental and investment fraud.
Economic Crime Investigation ConcentrationsThe program offers two concentrations in distinct areas of economic crime investigation.
- The Financial Investigation concentration teaches students forensic accounting skills to pinpoint and document potential financial misdeeds. Coursework in the concentration includes accounting concepts and procedures, data analysis, methods of detecting fraud and tracing illicit funds, the steps of due diligence, and damage assessment.
- Students in the Fraud Prevention and Detection concentration learn to identify potential deception as well as areas of potential vulnerability to fraud and economic crime. Topics include investigation and interviewing techniques, the use of technology in detecting and preventing crime, government and legal regulations, and how to recognize suspicious behavior patterns.
Utica College's online economic crime investigation degree program was developed in conjunction with the Board of Advisors of the college's Economic Crime Institute, a research and educational institution on the leading edge of the study of financial crime for more than 20 years. Instructors in the online economic degree program are highly regarded, top-level industry professionals in the field.
Detailed Course Facts
Tuition fee Visit Programme Website Start date Any time 2015 Credits 30+ based on transfer creditsLanguages Take an IELTS test
- English
Course Content
The ECI program has two concentrations.
The curriculum for each concentration allows students to dig deeper into specific areas of economic crime investigation with more in-depth coursework in subjects such as accounting, corporate finance, payment systems, privacy, and new technologies that detect and prevent fraud.
Students who have already earned an A.A. degree or equivalent are eligible to enroll in Utica College's Online ECI Bachelor's program.
General Education Core (22-46 credits)
Major Course Requirements(28-37 credit hours)
- Intro to Criminal Justice Research Methods
- Intro to Criminal Justice
- Economic Crime Theory
- Economic Crime Investigation
- Cybercrime Law and Investigations
- Information Privacy
- Law of Economic Crime
- Senior Seminar
- Internship OR
- Special Project
Major Related Requirements(18 credit hours)
- Financial Accounting
- Principles of Microeconomics
- Criminology
- Basic Statistics, OR
- Statistics in the Behavioral Sciences, OR
- Statistics
- Criminological Research Methods
- Jurisprudence of the Criminal Law
Financial Investigation Concentration Courses (18 credit hours)
- Managerial Accounting
- Intermediate Accounting I
- Intermediate Accounting II
- Cost Management, OR
- Auditing
- Forensic Accounting & Fraud Auditing
- Corporate Finance
Fraud Prevention and Detection Concentration Courses(18 credit hours)
- Fraud Prevention and Detection Technologies
- Fraud Prevention Techniques
- Payment Systems and Fraud
- Advanced Issues in Economic Crime
- Fraud and Compliance Operations
Select one of the following:
- Corruption and Organized Crime, OR
- Modern Techniques in Crime Investigation, OR
- Money and Banking, OR
- Introduction to Risk Management, OR
- Professional Ethics
The program is designed to be completed part time taking 6 credits per semester which typically takes about 3 years and 4 months. You have the ability to take more classes per semester, but you will want to work with your academic advisor to see what is best with your work and life schedule.
English Language Requirements
IELTS band : 6 TOEFL paper-based test score : 550 TOEFL iBT® test : 79
To study at this university, you have to speak English. We advice you to
take an IELTS test.Requirements
The online BS in Economic Crime Investigation is a completer program, which means that students must have an Associate's degree or at least 57 credits from a 4-year institution prior to enrolling in the program.
International Student Admissions Requirements
What we need from you:
A completed online application
$50 application fee (or waiver request) for Graduate Programs or $40.00 application fee (or waiver request) for Undergraduate Programs
Official transcripts of all previous academic works in English and an explanation of the grading system
English language proficiency tests such as TOEFL or IELTS if English is not your first language -- UC requires a TOEFL score of 550 written, 213 computer-based, 79 internet-based and IELTS of 6.0
Work Experience
No work experience is required.
Related Scholarships*
- Academic Excellence Scholarship
"The Academic Excellence Scholarship can provide up to a 50 % reduction in tuition per semester. These scholarships will be renewed if the student maintains superior academic performance during each semester of their 3-year Bachelor programme. The scholarship will be directly applied to the student’s tuition fees."
- Alumni Study Travel Fund
Scholarships for students who are already attending the University of Reading.
- Amsterdam Merit Scholarships
The University of Amsterdam aims to attract the world’s brightest students to its international classrooms. Outstanding students from outside the European Economic Area can apply for an Amsterdam Merit Scholarship.
* The scholarships shown on this page are suggestions first and foremost. They could be offered by other organisations than Utica College.
Funding
Scholarships, Grants, and Awards:Utica College scholarships, grants, and awards generally fall into three categories:
- College Scholarships
College scholarships are awarded to full-time freshmen upon admission to the College on the basis of academic and personal achievements.
- Endowed Scholarships
These have been established by alumni, friends of the College, and organizations for the purpose of permanently providing support to deserving and/or outstanding students.
- Annual Awards
Annual Awards are grants and prizes awarded to deserving students on a yearly basis.
Accreditation
Utica College is accredited by the Commission on Higher Education of the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools, 3624 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104-2680, (215) 662-5606. The Commission on Higher Education is an institutional accrediting agency recognized by the US Secretary of Education and the Commission on Recognition of Postseconday Accreditation.
Utica College is chartered by the Regents of the University of the State of New York.
Program-Specific Accreditations and RecognitionsIndividual programs are also accredited by discipline-specific accrediting agencies.
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