Economic Crime

Bachelor of Science in Economic Crime Investigation Curriculum

This program focuses on Financial Investigation

Students who have already earned an A.A. degree or equivalent are eligible to enroll in Utica College's Online ECI Bachelor's program.

Total credit hours required for the Baccalaureate degree: 126
Core (Students with an Associate Degree are exempt from Core) 34-55

Major Course Requirements (28-37 Hours)
  CRJ 101   Introduction to CRJ Research Methods
  CRJ 103   Introduction to Criminal Justice
  CRJ 232   Economic Crime Theory
  CRJ 334   Economic Crime Investigation
  CRJ 335   Cybercrime Law and Investigations
  CRJ 336   Information Privacy
  CRJ 343   Law of Economic Crime
  CRJ 461   Senior Seminar
  CRJ 470   Internship (6-15 hours)
 
Major Related Requirements (18 credit hours)
 ACC 201   Financial Accounting
 ECN 131   Principles of Microeconomics
 SOC 274   Criminology
 MAT 112   Basic Statistics, or
PSY/SOC 211   Statistics in the Behavioral Sciences, or
 ECN 241   Statistics
 SOC 376   Criminological Research Methods
 GOV 341   Jurisprudence of the Criminal Law
 
Financial Investigation Concentration Courses: (18 credit hours)
  ACC 202   Managerial Accounting
  ACC 301   Intermediate Accounting I
  ACC 302   Intermediate Accounting II
  ACC 303   Cost Management, or
  ACC 401   Auditing
  ACC 406   Forensic Accounting & Fraud Auditing
  FIN 333   Corporate Finance
 
Fraud Prevention & Detection Concentration Courses: (18 credit hours)
 CRJ 347 Fraud Prevention & Detection Technologies
 CRJ 353 Fraud Prevention Techniques
 CRJ 354 Payment Systems and Fraud
 CRJ 365 Advanced Issues in Economic Crime
 CRJ 444 Fraud and Compliance Operations
 Select one of the following:
 CRJ 313 Corruption and Organized Crime, or
 CRJ 314 Modern Techniques in Crime Investigation, or
 ECN 343 Money and Banking, or
 RMI 273 Introduction to Risk Management, or
 PHI 108 Professional Ethics

A 6 to 15 credit hour internship is required for students not currently employed in the fraud or law enforcement industry.

The student must complete sufficient elective courses to earn at least the minimum of 126 credit hours required for this degree. At least 63 credit hours must be in the liberal arts and sciences.