Master of Transnational Crime Prevention

The Master of Transnational Crime Prevention is a full-fee paying course aimed at both the domestic and overseas market. The course is a specialised program attractive to students from law enforcement agencies and the private sector, including police, customs, anti-corruption, immigration, banking, finance, accounting and other institutions, from Australia, the Asia-Pacific region and beyond.

The course is an interdisciplinary program taught in flexible delivery mode involving students in short on-campus intensives and undertaking research and other assignments by distance, using the internet and email.

This unique program will require students to undertake a range of subjects that will provide the knowledge and skills to be effective in a complex, multi-jurisdictional environment requiring co-operation between both governmental and private organisations. The skills addressed include both financial and auditing, and computer IT skills required in tracking fraudulent and other criminal activity. Completion of the program should, therefore, enhance students' career opportunities, including in risk management and corporate crime prevention.

Entry requirements
Candidates should be graduates or should have extensive relevant experience at a high level.

English language requirements
IELTS overall band 7.0, or
IELTS overall band 6.0 with attendance at ELS151 Introduction to English for Academic Purposes.

Program of Study
This course is a 48 credit point one year full time or equivalent part time program. Students will be required to undertake the following prescribed subjects:

 

LEGL910	International Co-operation in Crime Prevention	4
LEGL911	International Criminal Law	4
LEGL912	Comparative Criminal Justice	4
LEGL920	Transnational Corporate Crime	4
LEGL921	Crime and Transnational Financial Transactions	4
LEGL922	Financial Investigations Practice and Procedure	4
LEGL923	Crime and Information Technology Regulation	4
LEGL930	Research and Writing	2
LEGL931	Computing and Statistical Skills	2
LEGL940	Transnational Organised Crime	8

AND one of the following electives:

 

LEGL950	Transnational Crime Prevention Research Project	8
LEGL951	Special Studies in Transnational Crime Prevention and Investigation	8