Utica College Online

Highlights

• Online extension of Utica College, an independent institution founded in 1946 by Syracuse University
• Features degree programs for Economic Crime Prevention
• School's Master of Science in Economic Crime Management is the only graduate level program of its type in the US
• Accredited by the Commission on Higher Education of the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

About the School

Utica College Online is a part of Utica College, an independent institution established by Syracuse University and located in central New York state. The Online school offers undergraduate and graduate programs in economic crime prevention and healthcare.

Academic Programs

A strong focus for the school are its online economic crime prevention programs. These include certificates, bachelor's, and master's degree options. Degree program areas for this focus include:

• Cybersecurity – Makes use of Utica's Center for Identity Management and Information Protection to create a curriculum that teaches best industry practices that are in use with such organizations as the FBI, US Secret Service, and Northrop Grumman.
• Economic Crime Management – Brings together multiple disciplines and knowledge from management, technology, and analysis to provide students with an understanding of economic crime from a worldwide vantage. Curriculum addresses strategies for fraud and risk management, application of technologies, and analytics.
• Economic Crime Investigation – Specializes students on financial investigations by combining criminal justice, accounting, and computer technology principles. Coursework explores the prevention of economic crimes, forensic accounting, investigation practices.
• Fraud Management – Designed to ready students for leadership positions in the management of fraud protection. Covers concepts in project management of sophisticated technology programs and related business skills.

Learning Options

Utica's online programs give busy, working students a high level of flexibility and convenience as to when and where they complete their studies. The school uses an online course system named WebCT that facilitates communication between students and professors and delivers course materials. The school provides 24 x 7 support to address any technical problems that may arise for students.

Faculty

The college Economic Crime Prevention faculty include experienced professionals and academicians, all with the appropriate credentials. The school's professors are charged with continuously updating their courses to meet the rapidly evolving challenges of economic crime detection and prevention. Since many faculty have worked in the industry they teach about, they can provide guidance to students seeking career assistance.

Student Notes

Utica College Online application requirements require two or more years of experience for applicants, but the experience doesn't have to be directly related to economic crime prevention. Students come from working in fields such as law enforcement, private investigators, military police, and others. Utica College has a large network to help graduates get employment with a company or government agency.