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Master of Fraud and Financial Crime Articulated Set

includes:

Master of Fraud and Financial Crime
Graduate Diploma of Fraud and Financial Crime
Graduate Certificate in Fraud and Financial Crime

The primary aim of the Master of Fraud and Financial Crime is to produce graduates capable of successfully completing research which results in a distinct contribution to knowledge. The graduates should be capable of performing a range of research, policy and planning roles within industry, the finance sector, government agencies and departments, regulators, law enforcement agencies and academia. Graduates will be expected to identify and research current issues impacting on their work environment and transform the findings of their research into 'best practice' policy. It will aim to produce students with the ability to critically assess current policies and evaluate new and emerging trends in fraud and financial crime prevention. This program will engage students in a study of practical fraud and financial crime investigative methodology, not only within Australia but throughout the world.

The Graduate Diploma of Fraud and Financial Crime is designed to build on the learning, knowledge and skills obtained by students by successfully completing the Graduate Certificate. The Graduate Diploma provide current and future Fraud and Financial Crime prevention practitioners with a higher degree of theoretical and practical knowledge that will instils a professional approach to Fraud and Financial Crime prevention. The course is primarily focused on those currently, or wishing to, work in security, law enforcement and the private sector that have a general understanding of the Fraud and Financial Crime prevention function. Through the completion of this course, students will also further develop broader graduate attributes articulated by CSU so that they can contribute more fully to the community. These attributes will be linked to the curriculum and individual assessment items.

The Graduate Certificate of Fraud and Financial Crime is designed to provide current and future Fraud and Financial Crime prevention practitioners with a theoretical and practical foundation that instils in graduates a best practice approach to Fraud and Financial Crime prevention. The course is primarily focused on those currently, or wishing to, work in security, law enforcement and the private sector but with a base level knowledge of the Fraud and Financial Crime prevention function. Through the completion of this course, students will also develop broader graduate attributes articulated by CSU so that they can contribute more fully to the community. These attributes will be linked to the curriculum and individual assessment items.

  • Award Names
  • Availability
  • Duration
  • Admission
  • Credit
  • Articulation
  • Graduation
  • Course Structure
  • Enrolment Pattern
  • Residential School

The course includes the following awards:

Graduate Certificate in Fraud and Financial Crime GradCertFraud&FinCrime

Graduate Diploma of Fraud and Financial Crime GradDipFraud&FinCrime

Master of Fraud and Financial Crime MFraud&FinCrime

Course Study Modes and Locations

Graduate Certificate in Fraud and Financial Crime (1313FF)

Distance Education - Manly

Graduate Diploma of Fraud and Financial Crime (1613FF)

Distance Education - Manly

Master of Fraud and Financial Crime (1713FF)

Distance Education - Manly

Availability is subject to change, please verify prior to enrolment.

Normal course duration

Master of Fraud and Financial Crime

Full-time 1.5 years (3.0 sessions)

Part-time 3.0 years (6.0 sessions)

Graduate Diploma of Fraud and Financial Crime

Full-time 1 years (2.0 sessions)

Part-time 2.0 years (4.0 sessions)

Graduate Certificate in Fraud and Financial Crime

Full-time 0.5 years (1.0 sessions)

Part-time 1.0 years (2.0 sessions)

Normal course duration is the effective period of time taken to complete a course when studied Full-time (Full-time Equivalent: FTE). Students are advised to consult the Enrolment Pattern for the actual length of study. Not all courses are offered in Full-time mode.

Admission criteria

CSU Admission Policy

Master of Fraud and Financial Crime
  • An applicant for admission to candidature for a Master of Fraud and Financial Crime shall have an appropriate Bachelors degree from an Australian university or equivalent overseas tertiary institution, taken over a minimum of three years (full-time equivalent)
    and
  • Applicants must have completed all of the requirements of the Graduate Diploma in Fraud and Financial Crime at a credit level or above or an equivalent graduate diploma completed at an Australian university or overseas equivalent.
Graduate Diploma of Fraud and Financial Crime

Applicants must have completed all of the requirements of the Graduate Certificate  in Fraud and Financial Crime.

Graduate Certificate in Fraud and Financial Crime

Students must have a university degree in a relevant field or have at least 3 years industry experience.

Credit

CSU Credit Policy

Master of Fraud and Financial Crime

  • A 8 point TCR may be awarded to students that have successfully completed a Detectives Training course with a well known and well regarded law enforcement agency
    or
  • Students who have successfully completed the Association of Anti-Money Laundering Specialists (ACAMS) certification examination will be awarded a TCR of 8 points.

Graduate Diploma of Fraud and Financial Crime

  • A 8 point TCR may be awarded to students that have successfully completed a Detectives Training course with a well known and well regarded law enforcement agency
    or
  • Students who have successfully completed the Association of Anti-Money Laundering Specialists (ACAMS) certification examination will be awarded a TCR of 8 points.

Graduate Certificate in Fraud and Financial Crime

N/A

Articulation

The Master, Graduate Diploma and Graduate Certificate make up an articulated set of courses and credit is given in each higher level course for the subjects completed in the lower.

Graduation requirements

Master of Fraud and Financial Crime

To graduate students must satisfactorily complete 96 points.

Graduate Diploma of Fraud and Financial Crime

To graduate students must satisfactorily complete 64 points.

Graduate Certificate in Fraud and Financial Crime

To graduate students must satisfactorily complete 32 points.

Course Structure

The course consists of:

(1) subjects equalling 32 points for the Graduate Certificate of Fraud and Financial Crime; and
(2) subjects building on the knowledge obtained by students in the Graduate Certificate equalling 64 points for the Graduate Diploma of Fraud and Financial Crime; and
(3) subjects building on the knowledge obtained by students in the Graduate Diploma equalling 96 points for the Master of Fraud and Financial Crime.


(1) Graduate Certificate of Fraud and Financial Crime

The following compulsory subjects:

JST412 Financial Crime Control and Risk Management (8 points)
JST498 Foundations in Financial Crime (16 points)
JST473 Forensic Accounting, Asset Tracing and Recovery (8 Points)

(2) Graduate Diploma of Fraud and Financial Crime

Successfull completion of the Graduate Certificate and 32 points from the following:

JST499 Investigating Financial Crime - Prosecuting Financial Crime (16 points)
Plus
2 x 8 point 400 level elective subjects
or
1 x 16 point 400 level elective subject from the subjects offered by the AGSPS.

(3) Master of Fraud and Financial Crime

Successfull completion of the Graduate Diploma and 32 points from the following:

JST529 Contemporary Issue in Financial Crime (16 points)
Plus
2 x 8 point 500 level elective subjects
or
1 x 16 point 500 level elective subject from the subjects offered by the AGSPS.

OR

(3) Master of Fraud and Financial Crime

Successful completion of the Graduate Diploma and 32 points from the following:

JST530 Research Methodology and Dissertation Proposal (16 Points)
JST531 Dissertation (16 Points)

Enrolment Pattern

(i) Graduate Certificate of Fraud and Financial Crime

Session 1

JST498 Foundations in Financial Crime 16 Points

Session 2

JST473 Forensic Accounting, Asset Tracing and Recovery
JST412 Financial Crime Control and Risk Management

(ii) Graduate Diploma of Fraud and Financial Crime

Sessions 1-2 as above

Session 3

JST499 Investigating Financial Crime - Prosecuting Financial Crime (16 Points)

Session 4

[ ] Elective 1
[ ] Elective 2

(iii) Master of Fraud and Financial Crime

Sessions 1-4 as above

Session 5

JST529 Contemporary Issues in Financial Crime (16 Points)

Session 6

[ ] Elective 3
[ ] Elective 4

OR

(iii) Master of Fraud and Financial Crime

Session 5

JST530 Research Methodology and Dissertation Proposal (16 Points)

Session 6

JST531 Dissertation (16 Points)

Residential School

Please note that the following subjects may have a residential school component.

JST530 Research Methodology and Dissertation Proposal

Enrolled students can find further information about CSU residential schools via the About Residential School page.

Contact

For further information about Charles Sturt University, or this course offering, please contact info.csu on 1800 334 733 (free call within Australia) or email inquiry@csu.edu.au

The information contained in the 2016 CSU Handbook was accurate at the date of publication: June 2016. The University reserves the right to vary the information at any time without notice.

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