Plan of Study – Grad Cert Financial Crimes Compliance

Note: A Semester Hour (s.h.) is a unit of academic credit representing an hour of class (such as lecture class) or three hours of laboratory work each week for an academic semester. Most courses are two, three or four semester hours.

Grad Cert Financial Crimes Compliance

Certificate Requirements (Minimum of 15 semester hours required.)

ACC 5210 Accounting Fraud Examination and Prevention (3 s.h.)

Examination of fraud in business including circumstances where it arises, along with detection, mitigation, and resolution procedures. Students develop the unique skills needed to identify and address issues related to forensic accounting and fraud auditing. Study of the growing field of financial fraud; responsibilities and procedures related to fraud detection; regulatory law procedures; internal control requirements; government intervention; information systems design; and emerging technologies.

CJ 5750 Analyzing Financial Crime (CJ*/FIN) (3 s.h.)

This course examines the nature and scope of financial crimes and many of the tools used by law enforcement in the preparation of a financial case. Includes a detailed treatment of the following: laws which serve to aid in the detection and prosecution of these crimes, types of business records available, types of bank records available, an examination of offshore business and banking operations, and the collection and analysis of this information. An examination of the issue of detection and prosecution of terrorism financing and money laundering.

CJ 5760 Financial Crime Risk and Compliance (CJ*/FIN) (3 s.h.)

This course will cover the principles and practices of compliance and operational risk assessment and mitigation to the management of financial crime prevention detection, and investigation. This course will provide skills and guidance for the development and management of a sophisticated legal risk management and compliance operation. Modules include identifying risks and regulatory challenges; manage processes; implement change; track issues and loss events; screen potential clients, partners, employees and contractors; and implement appropriate remediation.

MGT 5590 Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility (3 s.h.)

Study of ethical issues and dilemmas facing managers and employees within a business context. Students explore and analyze business ethics relating to the nature of work within organizations and society at large. Through the analysis of case studies and relevant philosophical theories of justice, students will develop skills that would improve value creation and limit short-termism in the corporate ecosystem.

Electives (Minimum of 3 semester hours required. Choose from: CJ 5450 or MIS 5100.)

CJ 5450 Interviewing and Investigative Report Writing (3 s.h.)

The in-depth exploration of advanced interviewing and interrogation techniques and the comprehensive skills that are necessary for the integration and documentation of information that is obtained from a wide variety of sources. Emphasis is given to the assessment of those techniques in terms of their procedural efficiency and legal impact. Not available to students who have taken CJ 2400, CJ 4450, or equivalents.

MIS 5100 Information and Communication Security (3 s.h.)

This course focuses on management of information security within organizations. Analyzes frameworks to define functions required of the IT network and ensures secure systems are used. Cryptographic tools such as symmetric, private-key encryption, and tools used to protect against port scanning will be applied to examine security risks. Evaluation of disaster recovery plans for compliance with internal and external rules and regulations will be explored.