Utica College Information from Direct Degree

Utica College educates students for rewarding careers, responsible citizenship, and fulfilling lives by integrating liberal and professional study, by creating a community of learners with diverse experiences and perspectives, by balancing its local heritage with a global perspective, by encouraging lifelong learning, and by promoting scholarship in the belief that the discovery and application of knowledge enrich teaching and learning.

Utica College Accreditation

Utica College is accredited by the Commission on Higher Education of the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools and the New York State Education Department, Office of Higher Education.

Online Programs offered by Utica College

Utica College, a world leader in economic crime prevention education, provides fully accredited Bachelor’s and Master’s Degree programs in Economic Crime—each instructed by select Utica faculty members demonstrating industry-renowned experience in economic crime investigation, anti-fraud and computer crime control.

Online MBA in fraud Management

Renowned for its experience in the field of economic crime, Utica College offers an online MBA in Fraud Management, qualifying students for positions in fraud analysis, fraud investigation, fraud examination and compliance in either the private or public sectors. This program offers students an opportunity to learn specific concepts and tools to assist them in managing complex technology projects and programs while identifying and preventing economic crimes. Combining a core curriculum in business with courses in fraud prevention and detection and financial investigation, the program prepares graduates for fraud management careers in a variety of industries such as banking, credit card, telecommunications, insurance, retail, and financial services.

Highlights

• The program is designed to reflect cutting-edge, state-of-the art knowledge and technology.
  
• The innovative online format allows you to complete your degree without interrupting your employment or family obligations. If you have access to the Internet, you can study during the days, in the evenings, on the weekends, even at 3:00 a.m.! You decide what is convenient for you!
  
• The program is offered in a format that allows you to study either full-time or part-time, fall, spring and summer – your choice!
  
• Faculty are experts from among the Utica College faculty and practicing professionals who combine knowledge and cutting-edge experience.
  
• U.S. News & World Report ranks Utica College among the top “Best Values” among comprehensive colleges in the northeastern U.S.

Economic Crime

Utica College's economic crime programs excel in addressing the needs of contemporary practitioners in the field of white collar crime and fraud prevention, providing firm foundations in criminal justice, law, sociology, psychology, political science, forensics, and communication. Renowned for its experience in the field, Utica College currently offers the Online Master of Science in Economic Crime Management, an executive-level program for experienced fraud management professionals, the Online MBA in Fraud Management combining a traditional business curriculum with courses in fraud prevention and investigation, and the Online Bachelor of Science in Economic Crime Investigation, for students preparing to enter the field of white collar crime investigation and prevention.

Online Bachelor of Science Degree in Economic crime Investigation

Utica College's fully-online economic crime investigation degree program combines the study of criminal justice with that of accounting and computer science to provide future practitioners with an understanding of the evolving problems of fraud, corporate crime, and computer crime. As economic crime is an area of increasing concern in today's technologically advanced society, students completing Utica's growing innovative programs earn a highly marketable degree.

Executive Masters

The Master of Science degree program in Economic Crime Management— the only graduate level program of its kind in the Americas—provides professional education to members of private corporations, government agencies, and professional associations who desire to advance their competencies in managing corporate and advanced technological resources to combat economic crime. The award winning program, which can be completed in two years of part-time study, utilizes a flexible, Internet-based distance learning format with a brief on-campus residency during each of the three yearly terms (January, May, August). Each residency provides opportunities for students to achieve hands-on, technology-related skill learning through labs and demonstrations. This schedule allows students wishing to lead organizations operating in a global environment to acquire the requisite knowledge, skills, and vision with minimal impact on their full-time positions.