Forensic Accounting Certificate
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Our 21-credit forensic accounting certificate provides students with a foundation of forensic knowledge and accounting expertise. The courses ensure graduates have a clear understanding of a company's accounting and IT internal controls and how weaknesses in these controls may be fraudulently exploited. Our forensic accounting certificate will:
- Teach you the relationship between technology and information in the accounting profession.
- Show you how to find and gather digital information for criminal investigation.
- Provide you with a firm knowledge of criminal law and its application to cybercrime in the accounting arena.
- Explain accounting and IT internal controls, and how weaknesses in these controls may be fraudulently exploited.
- Be taken alongside our Computer Forensics students, providing an opportunity to integrate both disciplines.
Curriculum
| Course # | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| ACCT 280 | Forensic Accounting | 3 |
| ACCT 350 | Accounting Information Systems | 3 |
| ACCT 420 | Auditing | 3 |
| CFDI 240 | Digital Forensic Investigation Techniques | 3 |
| CFDI 350 | White Collar Crime | 3 |
| CFDI 360 | Cybercrime | 3 |
| CRIM 225 | Law of Searching & Seizing Digital Evidence | 3 |
| Total 21 | ||




