JST351 Foundations in Financial Crime (16)

The subject is designed to promote best practice in fraud, financial crime, anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing investigation, compliance and management in the private and public sectors. The subject provides the foundations for the study of the discipline in the postgraduate programs. Students will examine specific financial crime offences and the skills required for a successful investigation, prevention and managment.

No offerings have been identified for this subject in 2020.

Where differences exist between the Handbook and the SAL, the SAL should be taken as containing the correct subject offering details.

Subject Information

Grading System

HD/FL

Duration

One session

School

Australian Graduate School of Policing and Security

Subject Relationships

jst498 Paired Subject

Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this subject, students should:
  • be able to review, analyse, consolidate and synthesise knowledge in an aspect of financial crime
  • be able to demonstrate a sound understanding of present and future financial crime trends and issues in prevention.
  • be able to evaluate professional practice in fraud and financial crime investigations, key challenges and risks and ways these might be mitigated
  • be able to present knowledge from this subject to professional and academic audiences

Syllabus

This subject will cover the following topics:
  • Module 1: Legislation and Regulation
  • Module 2: The Psychology of Financial Criminals
  • Module 3: Fraud
  • Module 4: Taxation Avoidance
  • Module 5: Money Laundering
  • Module 6: Terrorist Financing
  • Module 7: Cyber and Technology Enabled Financial Crime
  • Module 8: Case Studies

The information contained in the CSU Handbook was accurate at the date of publication: October 2020. The University reserves the right to vary the information at any time without notice.

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