Forensic Accounting Minor (for Accounting Majors only)

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This minor is designed exclusively for accounting majors who wish to develop expertise in the area of financial fraud examination, detection, and prevention. It is an advanced specialty within the accounting major. The minor is interdisciplinary in nature and may include courses from social science, computer science, criminal justice, and philosophy.

Curriculum

Required Courses (9 Credits)

ACCT 307 - Fraud Examination 3 Credit(s)
MIS 370 - Business Analytics 3 Credit(s)
or
MIS 358 - Database Management Systems 3 Credit(s)

Choose One

CSCI 393 - Computer Forensics 3 Credit(s)
ANTH 256 **
CJ 105 - Introduction to the Criminal Justice System 3 Credit(s) **
CJ 205 - Law Enforcement and Police in Society 3 Credit(s) **
CJ 210 - Criminal Courts 3 Credit(s) **
CJ 225 - Principles of Criminal Investigation 3 Credit(s) **
CJ 268 - Cyber Crime 3 Credit(s) **
CJ 285 - Organized Crime 3 Credit(s) **
CJ 305 - Criminal Evidence 3 Credit(s) **
CJ 320 - White Collar Crime 3 Credit(s) **
CJ 325 - Criminal Law and Procedure 3 Credit(s) **
PHIL 105 - Introduction to Logic 3 Credit(s) ***
PSY 105 - Introduction to Psychology 3 Credit(s) **
PSY 200 - Industrial/ Organizational Psychology 3 Credit(s) **
PSY 235 - Forensic Psychology 3 Credit(s) **
SOC 105 - Introduction to Sociology 3 Credit(s) **
SOC 201 - Criminology 3 Credit(s) **

Elective Courses (6 Credits)

Select two of the following courses:

CSCI 131 - Introduction to Programming in Python 3 Credit(s)
FIN 403 - Financial Analytics 3 Credit(s)
ACCT 314 - Advanced Managerial Accounting 3 Credit(s)
ACCT 417 - Internal Auditing 3 Credit(s)
ACCT 435 - Selected Topics in Accounting Information Systems 3 Credit(s)
One MIS 300- or 400-level elective (MIS 290 )
CSCI 393 - Computer Forensics 3 Credit(s) (if not used as a required course)
Any one SSCI or PHIL course not already taken from the social science and humanities elective list in the required courses section of the minor
A course approved by the department head of accounting, economics, and finance

Note(s)

*CSCI 393 course counts as a science elective, and students must be signed into this course by the department head of computer science.

**Courses in these areas fulfill social science requirements.

***PHIL 105 counts as a humanities elective.