Graduate Diploma of Fraud Investigation
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Graduate Certificate in Fraud Investigation
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Fees apply
These courses aim to
meet the educational needs of those with responsibility for fraud investigation
and prevention in the police and the public and corporate sectors. They have
been developed in collaboration with the Commercial Crime Agency of the New
South Wales Police Service.
Enrolment through
Goulburn Campus
Study mode
Distance education
Normal course duration
Graduate Diploma: Part-time 2 years (4 sessions)
Graduate Certificate:
Part-time 1 year (2 sessions)
Admission criteria
A degree in a relevant
field or its equivalent in professional experience and qualifications are
required. Examples of equivalence include police service detective training and
more than three years investigative experience; or more than three years
investigative experience and associated industry training in a non-police fraud
investigation role.
Credit
Students who have
successfully completed the non-award courses offered by the University;
Introduction to Fraud Investigation; Fraud Investigation; and Advanced Fraud
Investigation are eligible for credit for the subjects JST409 Investigative
Processes, JST423 Fraud
Investigation and JST425
Advanced Fraud Investigation respectively.
Articulation
The Graduate
Certificate in Fraud Investigation articulates with the Graduate Diploma of
Fraud Investigation and credit is awarded in the Graduate Diploma for all
subjects completed in the Graduate Certificate.
Graduation requirements
To graduate, students
must satisfactorily complete 64 points (eight 8 point subjects) for the
Graduate Diploma and 32 points (four 8 point subjects) for the Graduate
Certificate.
Admission to Master of Arts
Students who have
satisfactorily completed the Graduate Diploma requirements with a credit
average are eligible to apply for admission to the Master of Arts, which offers
specialisations in areas of policing. Upon admission to the Master degree
course, students are awarded credit for the Graduate Diploma and upon completion
of the dissertation requirements for the Master degree course (a further 32
points), students graduate with the award Master of Arts (Fraud Investigation).
Enrolment pattern
Graduate Certificate
Session 1
JST409 Investigative Processes
JST412 Fraud Prevention
Session 2
JST423 Fraud Investigation
ACC593 Forensic Accounting
or
ACC594 Advanced Forensic Accounting
Graduate Diploma
Sessions 1-2 as above
Session 3
JST422 Ethics and Professional Practice in Fraud Investigation
[ ] Elective 1
Session 4
JST425 Advanced Fraud Investigation
[ ] Elective 2
Restricted electives
These may be drawn from the following:
ACC594 Advanced Forensic Accounting
JST408 Computers and Crime
JST413 Risk Management and Investigation
JST410 Investigation Management 1
JST411 Investigation Management 2*
*This subject involves
attendance at a two-day residential school.
Inquiries
Course Coordinator
Mr Brain Mills
School of Policing Studies
Telephone: (02) 9934 4747
Facsimile: (02) 9934 4830
Email:
bmills@csu.edu.au