About the Economic Crime Investigation Program

As one of only a few programs of its kind in the country, Hilbert's bachelor-level economic crime investigation program provides you with a firm foundation in fraud and computer crimes detection, investigation and prevention with a blend of courses in accounting, criminal justice and computer sciences. You'll receive specialized training in financial investigations, law of economic crime, accounting and information security. Beyond this, you'll become skilled in evidence gathering, analysis and preservation.

Depending on your interest and career goals, you may select either a financial investigation or computer security concentration, offering you flexibility in choosing a specialty to tackle emerging economic and cyber-crimes.

Our economic crime investigation faculty represent a broad range of professional backgrounds and academic orientations. Our professors bring a depth of theoretical and practical experience to the classroom from all areas of the field, and encourage open, lively discussions about some of the most challenging issues today in combating sophisticated white-collar crimes.

The computer crime and forensic training lab, among only a few in the country for undergraduates, will give you hands-on training in the field. Real-world examples, like corporate accounting scandals or cyber attacks, are used so you'll learn how to prevent and investigate a multitude of financial and computer crimes. The lab is equipped with top-notch computer software in a secure training environment.

You'll also have the opportunity to gain practical experience through our outstanding internship program, allowing you to integrate principles and concepts discovered in the classroom with the real economic crime investigation field. As a student-intern, you'll gain valuable insights and knowledge.

Even more, you'll have a chance to excel in your future career through membership in the Economic Crime Investigation Club, where you'll discuss ideas, current events and careers in the field. There's also the opportunity to visit field-related agencies and organizations, like the Internal Revenue Service Criminal Investigation Lab, casinos, forensic laboratories, and the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center.

Many graduates of Hilbert's program move directly into entry-level positions as professionals in organizations targeting white-collar crime, while others choose further study in a range of master's degree programs. In recent years, Hilbert graduates have accepted positions with various federal, state and local government agencies and corporate or private businesses.

Why Study Economic Crime Investigation at Hilbert?
There are several advantages to studying economic crime investigation at Hilbert:

• Specialized concentrations that allow you to focus on your area of interest.
• Access to a high-tech economic crime investigation lab to fine-tune your skills in preventing and investigating financial and computer crimes.
• Opportunity to earn college credit while interning at a variety of agencies and organizations, giving you practical experience that can lead to a full-time position at your intern site.
• A student/teacher ratio of 14:1.
• Day, evening and online courses to accommodate your busy schedule.
• Chance to minor in one of more than a dozen academic areas.
• Unmatched personal attention and academic advisement.
• Opportunity to learn from top-notch professors who have real-world experience in the economic crime investigation field.
• Job search guidance in the profession.
• Outstanding job opportunities after graduation.
• Develop invaluable relationships with professors that last long after you've graduated.

Economic Crime Investigation Lab
For the white-collar crime fighter of tomorrow, Hilbert's economic crime investigation lab will give you in-demand, hands-on training in the prevention and investigation of a multitude of accounting and computer crimes. It's among only a few computer crime and forensic training labs in the country for undergraduates.

Using real-world examples, like the latest stock-trading scandal or hacker, you'll have access to top-rated computer technology used in the field. The lab is equipped with high-tech data mining software and a forensics accounting program, among other sophisticated tools. Many federal law enforcement and intelligence agencies use the same software to track criminals.

What's more, you can examine a hard drive, trace money trails or learn about cyber-terrorism. You'll even have access to used computers so that you can disassemble them to get a better understanding of their inner workings. All this training will give you the skills employers need to go up against financial and computer criminals.

Equipped with our down dedicated server, the lab has computer workstations specifically for economic crime investigation students. Along with the software, forensics lab computers have roaming user profiles. This allows you to log-on to any computer in the lab while preserving your user profile settings.