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Graduate Certificate in Transnational Crime Prevention

The Graduate Certificate in 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.

On successful completion of the Graduate Certificate in Transnational Crime Prevention students will be guaranteed entry into the Master of Transnational Crime Prevention program.

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 24 credit point one session full time or equivalent part time program. Students will be required to undertake the following prescribed subjects:

 
LEGL911 International Criminal Law 4
LEGL930 Research and Writing 2

AND any other electives to the value of at least 18 credit points

 
LEGL910 International Co-operation in Crime Prevention 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
LEGL931 Computing and Statistical Skills 2
LEGL940 Transnational Organised Crime 8
LEGL951 Special Studies in Transnational Crime Prevention and Investigation 8

 

 
 
 

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