Program: Criminal Justice, White Collar Crime Specialization, MA - Widener University

Apr 05, 2025

2020-2021 Graduate Catalog

Curriculum

Offered in Conjunction with Widener University’s School of Business Administration, Department of Accounting, Taxation, and Business Law

For students who wish to develop expertise in the areas of fraud analysis and “forensic” accounting, there is the Master of Arts in Criminal Justice with a specialization in white collar crime. Designed to fit within the credit requirements of the “Comprehensive Examination” option (30 credits), this program prepares professionals for careers in local and federal law enforcement, as well as in investigative units of private corporations and industry.

Curriculum

Once accepted into the graduate criminal justice program, students wishing to pursue the white collar crime specialization option would take the following courses:

Core Requirements (18 Credits)

CJ 501 - Nature of Crime and Delinquency 3 Credit(s)
CJ 504 - Seminar in Law and Criminal Justice 3 Credit(s)
CJ 505 - Organizational Behavior in Criminal Justice 3 Credit(s)
CJ 509 - Research Methods and Quantitative Applications in Criminal Justice 3 Credit(s)
CJ Elective
CJ Elective

Specialization Requirements (12 Credits)

CJ 603 - White Collar Crime 3 Credit(s)

Maximum of (9 Credits)

from the following SBA courses:

BUS 520
or
BUS 528 - Accounting and Legal Environment of Business—Self-Study 3 Credit(s) (BUS 528 is the self-study version of BUS 520)
ACCT 607 - Internal Auditing and Assurance Services 3 Credit(s) * (prerequisite is BUS 520 or BUS 528 )
ACCT 630 - Accounting Information Systems 3 Credit(s) * (prerequisite is BUS 520 or BUS 528 )
ACCT 635 - Information Technology Auditing 3 Credit(s) * (prerequisite is ACCT 630 )
ACCT 655 - Fraud Detection: Investigation and Prevention 3 Credit(s) * (prerequisite is BUS 520 or BUS 528 )
BLAW 630 - Legal Issues Concerning Information Technology * (prerequisite is BLAW 150, BLAW 260, or permission of the department head of accounting, taxation and business law**)
MIS 660 - Computer Security/Controls (prerequisite is MIS 290 or equivalent or ACCT 630 )

Note(s)

*Students may substitute a different graduate ACCT, TAX, or BLAW course with approval of the department head of accounting, taxation, and business law.

**It is expected that most, if not all, of the CJ students will have previously completed some legal-related course work.

The master’s degree will be conferred once all course work is completed and the comprehensive examinations have been passed. For more information on specialization requirements, consult the School of Business Administration Graduate Catalog.