Fall 2023
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Course No: ACCT.6450-082; SIS Class Nbr: 7809; SIS Term: 3310
Course Status: Registration Closed
Course Description
This course introduces students to forensic accounting, with a significant focus on fraud examination, elements of fraud and the types of fraud schemes, including fraudulent financial statements, asset misappropriation, corruption, and money laundering. This course will focus on how professionals including business owners, executives, managers and accountants will benefit from understanding the causes, types and scope of fraud, fraud prevention, fraud detection, and fraud investigation. This course will cover management fraud, employee embezzlement and other types of fraud. The principles and methodology of fraud prevention, detection and investigation (e.g., forensic accounting) will be discussed. Students will develop skills in this course which will help them in multiple professions.
Prerequisites, Notes & Instructor
- Prerequisites: ACCT.6010, or Matriculated MSA, or permission of graduate program coordinator.
- Credits: 3; Contact Hours: 3
- Instructor: Neil Cohen
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UMass Lowell Bookstore
When Offered & Tuition
- Online Course
- 2023 Fall: Oct 30 to Dec 22
- Course Level: Graduate
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Tuition: $1965
- Note: There is a $30 per semester registration fee for credit courses.
Related Programs: M.S. in Business Analytics, Online MBA, M.S. in Accounting
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