Course Description
Financial crime poses a significant threat to the stability, integrity, and trust underpinning global financial systems. This course explores the evolving landscape of financial crime through a compliance-focused lens, equipping students with a deep understanding of key risk areas, regulatory expectations, and the frameworks used to prevent, detect, and manage financial crime within organizations.
Throughout the course, students will examine how effective compliance programs are designed and implemented, including risk assessments, internal controls, monitoring systems, and reporting obligations. Students will also explore emerging risks and the increasing expectations placed on compliance professionals in a rapidly changing global environment.
By the end of the course, students will have developed the practical knowledge and critical thinking skills required to identify financial crime risks, support the design and implementation of compliance programs, and contribute to regulatory readiness across a range of sectors.
This fully online course is offered jointly by Dalhousie University and the Canadian Financial Crime Academy. Completion of the course will award the Financial Crime Compliance Specialist (FCCS) certification from the CFCA.
Course Outline
- Financial Crime and the Criminal Justice System
- Anti-Money Laundering
- Terrorism Financing
- Fraud
- Bribery and Corruption
- Sanctions
- Governance and Risk Management
- Casino Gaming
- Arts and Antiques
- Cybercrime
- Trade-Based Financial Crimes
- Essential Skills for Investigating Financial Crime
What You Will Learn
Students who complete this course will:
- Analyze various different forms of financial crime;
- Understand how different forms of financial crime are conducted;
- Evaluate the weaknesses and vulnerabilities in financial crime controls;
- Understand common forms of financial crime; and
- Understand the regulatory reporting requirements in cases of financial crime.
Microcredential
This course provides learners with the opportunity to earn a microcredential. A microcredential is evidence of a skill or competency that is employment related. Dalhousie microcredentials are developed in collaboration with employers, industries, and/or organizations that relate to the content. 
A microcredential can be displayed on social media pages, digital resumes, personal webpages, and in email signatures. To earn the microcredential in this course, learners will need to successfully complete a competency-based assessment.
Learn more about this microcredential here.
Notes
Group Training: To discuss group training opportunities, please contact us at openlearning@dal.ca.
The Faculty of Open Learning & Career Development recommends an intermediate level of English language proficiency for the most effective learning and participation in our online and face-to-face courses. A list of minimum recommended scores on some common English tests can be found on our website. If you have questions about your English language proficiency and ability to succeed in this course, please contact openlearning@dal.ca.
Recommended For
- Financial Crime Compliance professionals in Banks, and other Regulated Entities
- Risk professionals
- Those looking to enter the anti-financial crime profession
Applies Towards the Following Certificates
- Certificate in Police Leadership : Elective
