Curriculum Overview - Master in Anti-Fraud Behavioral Analysis

Curriculum Overview

Master of Science in Anti-Fraud Behavioral Analysis

36 U.S. credits · 12 graduate courses · 100% online

The Master of Science in Anti-Fraud Behavioral Analysis approaches fraud management through behavioral analysis, drawing on Behavioral Sciences and strategies from Criminal Investigation. Students learn to analyze fraudsters through behavior, use scientific strategies to obtain behavioral information, and develop critical thinking as part of the analyst’s work. The program also prepares students to produce an expert report in this area.

Master of Science Anti-Fraud Behavioral Analysis 36 credits · 100% online · Licensed by Florida CIE #9097

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Master of Science in Anti-Fraud Behavioral Analysis. 12 courses, 36 U.S. credit hours, 100% online. Licensed by the Florida Commission for Independent Education, License #9097.
Course	What you study
ISM 500Technological Learning Tools	Students gain a detailed understanding of the virtual learning environment used in the program. The course covers Moodle and Google Drive through online questionnaires, assignment delivery, forum participation, and interaction with classmates and teachers. It also includes account creation, access to the Google Drive cloud, and document sharing with colleagues and teachers.
FBA 505Behavioral Analysis & Fraud Management	Behavioral analysis is presented as a source of useful information for managing a fraud case. Alongside financial and technical analysis, attention to fraudster behavior helps clarify how, when, and why fraud occurs. Lying, deception, and manipulation are treated as human behaviors that professionals fighting fraud need to understand within case management.
FBA 510Linguistic Behavior Analysis	Verbal and written behavior is examined as part of fraud crime investigation. A person’s spoken or written statements can be analyzed to assess whether the account is credible or contains indicators of deception or omission of information. Students learn content analysis techniques and testimony credibility for use in this investigative context of fraud.
FBA 515Nonverbal Behavior Analysis	Non-verbal behavior is explored as an element in the investigation of fraud crime. Fraudsters may control what they say, but they generally cannot control their non-verbal behavior with the same precision. Gestures, facial expression, posture, and eye movement are studied to assess whether they are compatible with what the person tells us verbally.
FBA 620Investigative Interview	The investigative interview is addressed as one of the most used techniques for obtaining and analyzing information from victims and suspects in fraud crime cases. Students learn how interviews are conducted in this context and how to develop them through strategies that maximize the quantity and quality of the information collected from those involved.
FBA 625Open-Source Intelligence (OSINT)	Open sources are presented as a way to obtain information for fraud investigations. Because sufficient information about the facts and the people involved is central to this work, students learn OSINT techniques for planning and implementing internet searches about people on the internet. The course connects those searches with the use of the latest tools.
PRO 625Indirect Personality Profiling	Indirect personality profiling is introduced as a technique for understanding how a person is, thinks, and acts. Developed in the Spanish Police, it is applied to gain strategic advantage in interviews, interrogations, and negotiation processes. In fraud management, profiling the people involved supports the anticipation and influence of behaviors.
FBA 635Persuasion and Influence	Influence and persuasion are studied in relation to negotiation and collaboration processes. Fraud management often requires some form of negotiation or collaboration with the people involved, so students examine the main techniques used in these interactions. The focus remains on strategies of influence and persuasion applied to fraud management situations.
FBA 640Insider Fraud Prevention	Internal fraud is examined through its main characteristics and its impact as a highly aggressive type of fraud for a company’s survival, since it comes from employees and collaborators. Students develop a complete vision of the insider phenomenon and learn how to analyze the behavior of this specific type of fraudster.
FBA 645Fraud Expert Report	Behavioral analysis carried out in relation to a fraud case is translated into an expert report. Students learn how to build a professional technical document that can be used internally or judicially. The report is presented as a document capable of being shown before a judge or used to support decision-making within a company in relation to the case.
RSC 550Research and Scientific Communication	Scientific research is approached through a specific set of academic communication practices. The course covers bibliographic searches in scientific databases, bibliographic reference formats, and APA referencing. It also addresses the dissemination of research through conferences and scientific poster presentations, as part of research communication.
CAP 701Capstone Project	The Capstone Project serves as the culminating academic and intellectual experience of the program. This multifaceted assignment includes continuous tutoring to support academic writing throughout the process. Students present their work before an online tribunal of professors, who evaluate the work presented as part of that culminating experience.