Financial Crime Investigation
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NYUS’s Bachelor of Arts degree in Financial Crime Investigation (FCI) provides students with competencies in the areas of computer information analysis, criminal justice, and accounting. The program provides students with the necessary skills to investigate financial criminal activity through the analysis of financial records, proper collection and documentation of information, and interpretation of the evidentiary value of the information gathered.
Program Description
The following objectives are designed to meet NYUS’s mission and its goals:
- To provide students with the knowledge and critical thinking skills applicable to the field of financial fraud detection and examination.
- To provide students with the skills to properly communicate their evaluation of evidence gathered during their investigation of various financial crimes to law enforcement agencies and in court proceedings.
- To provide students with credits towards the opportunity to sit for the examination for the status of Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE). The examination is given by the Association of Certified Fraud Examiner.
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Prerequisites for Major Courses
ACG1001 is a prerequisite for ACG2011 - ACG2011 is a prerequisite for FIN2001
- ACG4101 is a prerequisite for ACG4111
- ACG4111 is a prerequisite for ACG4342 & ACG4651
- ACG4651 is a prerequisite for ACG4671
- ACG4671 is a prerequisite for ACG4401 & ACG4682
- CET1171C is a prerequisite for CET1172C
Program Outline
To receive a Bachelor of Arts degree in Financial Crime Investigation, students must earn 122.0 credit hours. Program requirements are as follows:
| Lower Division Financial Crime Investigations Major Courses (26.0 credit hours) | |
| Accounting Principles I | 3.0 credit hours |
| Accounting Principles II | 3.0 credit hours |
| Business Law | 3.0 credit hours |
| Service/Support PC Systems I | 4.0 credit hours |
| Service/Support PC Systems II | 4.0 credit hours |
| Communication and Writing for Criminal Justice Professionals | 3.0 credit hours |
| Criminal Investigations | 3.0 credit hours |
| Financial Management | 3.0 credit hours |
To receive a Bachelors of Lower Division General Education Courses (36.0 credit hours) Credit hours in parentheses indicate the required number of credit hours in each discipline. To view the PDF file you will need to have Adobe Acrobat Reader. To download a free copy of this software click here or go to the Adobe website at www.nyus.us
NOTE: All lower division major and general education courses must be successfully completed before upper division courses are undertaken.
| Upper Division Financial Crime Investigations Courses (45 credit hours) | |
| Intermediate Accounting I | 3.0 credit hours |
| Intermediate Accounting II | 3.0 credit hours |
| Advanced Managerial Accounting | 3.0 credit hours |
| Accounting Information Systems | 3.0 credit hours |
| Auditing I | 3.0 credit hours |
| Auditing II | 3.0 credit hours |
| Fraud Examination | 3.0 credit hours |
| Legal and Ethical Environments of Business | 3.0 credit hours |
| Organized Crime | 3.0 credit hours |
| White-Collar and Economic Crime | 3.0 credit hours |
| Network Forensics | 3.0 credit hours |
| Computer System Forensic Analysis | 3.0 credit hours |
| Cyber Crimes | 3.0 credit hours |
| Criminal Evidence and Procedures | 3.0 credit hours |
| Database Management | 3.0 credit hours |
| Upper Division General Education Courses (15 credit hours) | |
| Management Information Systems | 3.0 credit hours |
| Money and Banking | 3.0 credit hours |
| Professional Writing | 3.0 credit hours |
| Intermediate Statistics | 3.0 credit hours |
| Elective | 3.0 credit hours |