Fraud and Cybercrime

About this subject

• What you'll learn

  After successfully completing this subject you should be able to:

  1. Demonstrate an understanding of fraud and cybercrime as contemporary and evolving crime categories.
  2. Demonstrate an understanding of the significant harms (financial, emotional and societal) that result from fraud and cybercrime.
  3. Apply criminological theories to understand why and how fraud and cybercrime occurs.
  4. Developing basic strategies for the prevention, disruption and detection of fraud and cybercrime.
  5. Demonstrate an understanding of the role, responsibilities and investigative capacities of governments, law enforcement, regulatory agencies and corporate and private sectors groups in combatting fraud and cybercrime.
  6. Demonstrate sound analysis and problem-solving skills.

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• About Griffith University

Entry requirements

Others

This is not an introductory subject, it is a third year subject. You must have a basic understanding of the first year criminology subjects.
Students who have completed more than 2 OUA units (GPA 4.0+) and are planning on completing the Bachelor of Criminology and Criminal Justice are strongly encouraged to enrol in the degree. Part of this process will involve registering your study plan with Griffith University, which will help to ensure that you are studying the required units.

Additional requirements

No additional requirements

Study load

0.125 EFTSL

This is in the range of 10 to 12 hours of study each week.

Equivalent full time study load (EFTSL) is one way to calculate your study load. One (1.0) EFTSL is equivalent to a full-time study load for one year.

Find out more information on Commonwealth Loans to understand what this means to your eligibility for financial support.