(Bachelor of Science Degree)
The mission of the Financial Crime program is to educate our students in the theoretical approaches and the practical application of tools and techniques to manage and combat financial crime.
Financial crimes are a major and costly societal problem in America. Presently there are few individuals who have the skills to prevent, detect, or investigate this growing criminal behavior in the private and public sector. This major is designed to prepare practitioners to prevent, detect and investigate internal and external fraud, money laundering and threats to the global payment networks
Utica University offers an on-ground undergraduate program in Fraud and Financial Crime Investigation; there is also an undergraduate online program for transfer students who have already earned an associate’s degree or the equivalent college credits. In addition, there is an online master’s program in Financial Crime and Compliance Management. For more information on the master’s program, consult the Utica University’s graduate catalog.
Learning Objectives
A student who completes this program will demonstrate the following either orally and/or in writing:
- Describe criminology theories that explain the causation of financial crime.
- Analyze money laundering and threat financing in financial services and public and private organizations.
- Evaluate the impact of global crime and corruption as it applies to fraud examination Employ technology to detect, prevent and investigate financial crimes in internal and external scenarios.
- Recognize situations and activities that may violate applicable laws and regulations.
- Evaluate the implications of diverse cultural, legal, and regulatory frameworks in crime and corruption in the context of financial investigations.
Special Requirements
Students in criminal justice - economic crime investigation are required to achieve a cumulative grade point average of at least 2.5 (on a 4.0 scale) across major, major-related, major elective, and major concentration courses by the first semester of their junior year and to maintain that average thereafter.
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