For up-to-date program information, please visit www.utica.edu/programs
For up-to-date program information, please visit www.utica.edu/programs
Online Program
Online Program
MBA - Professional Accountancy
Cybersecurity - Intelligence and Forensics
The Utica College Online MBA in Professional Accountancy is designed for students who have a BS degree in accounting or business with a concentration in accounting. The primary focus of the program is professional practice and assurance. This program complies with the New York statutory 150-hour educational requirement for CPA candidates and meets the educational requirements of the AICPA for newly admitted members. Combined with a typical undergraduate accounting degree, a graduate would have more than 36 hours of accounting, including 12–15 graduate hours, and 36 hours or more of general business including 12–18 graduate hours.
Cyber crime – such as online fraud, cyber terrorism, and cyber espionage – is on the rise. Our national security, personal safety, and economic health are at risk. To address the growing need for professionals with the advanced knowledge to anticipate and repel sophisticated attack and infiltration attempts on computer systems, Utica College designed the online Master of Science degree program in Cybersecurity – Intelligence and Forensics.
The curriculum for the MBA in Professional Accountancy consists of a 12-semester hour graduate Business Core that integrates economics and functional business subjects. The Business Core also includes a comprehensive Web-based business simulation exercise. Students participate in two three-day on-campus seminars at the beginning of each 6-hour business core course group. The rest of the program is entirely on-line. Taking two classes per term, students meeting all prerequisites can complete the program in five to six terms. Summer classes are taught over an 12-week term. The Fall and Spring semesters are 15 weeks in length. The program includes required courses in advanced managerial accounting and professional practice. Elective classes include studies of tax issues in managerial decisions, assurance, forensic and computer auditing. Students also have the option of taking an elective in Economic Crime Investigation from the classes offered for the MBA concentration in Fraud Management.
academic requirements (30 credit hours) Business Core MGT 601 MGT 602 MGT 619 ECN 607
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Core Topics in Management I (6) Core Topics in Management II (6) Strategic Management and Leadership (3) Quantitative Analysis for Management (3)
Required Accounting Classes ACC 601 – Seminar in Advanced Managerial Accounting (3) ACC 602 – Seminar in Professional Accounting Practice (3)
Elective Classes in the MBA Concentration Select two electives. One elective may be selected, with the approval of the student’s adviser, from any course in the MBA in Economic Crime and Fraud Management program for which the student has satisfied prerequisites.
A leader in economic crime programs for over 20 years, Utica has designed this innovative new program to combine hands-on training in state-of-the-art cybersecurity and computer forensic practices with coursework on leadership and planning adapted specifically to the cyber realm. Utica’s online M.S. in Cybersecurity – Intelligence and Forensics offers students advanced training and handson experience in intelligence, critical infrastructures, and investigative principles as they relate to cybercrime, including: •
An understanding of the major concepts in cybersecurity, computer forensics, cyber intelligence and counterintelligence, and cyber terrorism
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The application of cyber technology to field operations
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Ethics as applied to cybersecurity operations and policy
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A practical knowledge of cybercrime investigations, including methods of maintaining the integrity of cyber evidence.
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The program offers two specializations targeted to students with different interests in this exciting field.
Cybersecurity Designed for professionals interested in cyber intelligence and counterintelligence, cyber counterterrorism, and cyber countersabotage, the curriculum covers analysis of global and national cybersecurity policies, the study and protection of critical infrastructures, as well as operations involving cyber threats and defense.
Computer Forensics Designed for students interested in collecting and preparing evidence of computer crimes such as fraud, child pornography, and cyber espionage, the curriculum emphasizes a comprehensive understanding of the forensic tools and techniques used to investigate and analyze network-related incidents and digital devices. Coursework also focuses on the collection and preservation of digital evidence.
ACC 603 – Taxes and Business Strategy (3) ACC 604 – Seminar in Assurance and Forensic Auditing (3) MGT 617 – Corporate Ethics (3)
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