Graduate Certificate in Fraud and Financial Crime - International

Program Overview

The Graduate Certificate in Fraud and Financial Crime from Charles Sturt University equips professionals with advanced knowledge and skills in fraud and financial crime prevention, detection, and investigation. Delivered online, this postgraduate program offers a comprehensive curriculum covering topics such as criminology, accounting, data analysis, and intelligence management. Graduates are well-prepared for careers in various sectors, including law enforcement, corporate finance, and public administration.

Program Outline

Degree Overview:

The Graduate Certificate in Fraud and Financial Crime is the first in a series of courses from Charles Sturt University designed to provide you with a competitive edge in your career. This postgraduate degree supports those seeking to develop capability across fraud and financial crime deterrence, prevention, detection, and investigation roles in the public, corporate, and law enforcement sectors.

Outline:

Content:

• Criminology of Financial Crime
• Fraud and Financial Crime
• Technology and Financial Crime
• Financial Literacy for Decision Makers
• Financial Statement Analysis and Valuation
• Accounting Standards, Application, and Disclosures
• Interpreting and Communicating Accounting
• Data Analysis for Financial Decision-making
• Accounting For Strategic Decision Making
• Networking and Building Partnerships
• Developing Media Relationships
• External Communication Strategies
• Environment Taxation
• Excise
• International Supply Chain Management
• Economics for Business
• Corporate Finance
• Financial Markets and Instruments
• Investments Analysis
• Organisational Communication
• Cyber Threat Intelligence
• Information Security
• IT Risk Management
• Digital Forensics
• Investigations Principles
• Introduction to Intelligence
• Intelligence Management
• Intelligence and Analytics
• Regulation of Crime
• Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing, and Due Diligence
• White-Collar Psychopaths
• Dark Markets
• Trade Based Money Laundering
• Dirty Money
• Taxation 1
• Negotiating and Managing Conflict
• Australian Law and Legal System
• Taxation Strategies
• Leading Change
• Motivating and Influencing People
• Strategic Management
• Strategic People Management
• Strategic Business Research

Structure:

• Online delivery

Careers:

• Auditors
• Crime prevention staff
• Financial crime analysts
• Forensic accountants
• Financial services staff
• Law enforcement staff
• National security staff
• Public and private sector investigators
• Regulators
• Risk specialists