Note: This program is not accepting applications for September 2025 start.
The Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE®) estimates that organizations lose 5% of annual revenue to fraud—totaling $3.5 trillion globally—with over half of those losses never recovered. With increasing financial complexities and budgetary pressures on law enforcement, many large organizations are turning to internal resources to prevent, detect and assess fraud.
This eight-month graduate certificate program equips you with the advanced knowledge and practical computer-based techniques to investigate fraud, financial disputes and other irregularities in the business world.
Part-time option is available >
Ontario College Graduate Certificate
2 Semesters (8 Months)
September
This program is offered in Seneca's flexible delivery format. Using interactive learning spaces, professors teach in person to students in a physical classroom or lab and stream to students online at the same time. In courses delivered in the flexible format, students have a choice of coming to campus for an in-person experience or learning online.
Throughout this program you will develop the following skills:
When you graduate from this program, these are the types of career options you can explore:
Program of Study
| Course Code | Course Name | Weekly Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Semester 1 | ||
| BAB231 | Introduction to Business Law | 3 |
| FAC702 | Fraud Investigation Basics | 3 |
| FAC723 | Fraud and the Business Environment | 3 |
| FAC755 | Criminology and Ethics | 3 |
| FAC771 | Business Valuation and Quantification of Damages | 3 |
| Semester 2 | ||
| FAC734 | Money Laundering and Asset Tracing | 3 |
| FAC802 | Fraud Investigation - Advanced | 3 |
| FAC823 | Enterprise Risk Management and Internal Control | 3 |
| FAC834 | Digital Forensics and E-Discovery | 3 |
| FAC856 | Financial Statement Fraud | 3 |
This Seneca program has been validated by the Credential Validation Service as an Ontario College Credential as required by the Ministry of Colleges and Universities.
As a graduate, you will be prepared to reliably demonstrate the ability to:
Canadian citizens or permanent residents educated outside of Canada must provide a World Education Services (WES) or ICAS Canada credential evaluation.
International admissions requirements vary by program and in addition to English requirements, programs may require credits in mathematics, biology, and chemistry at a level equivalent to Ontario’s curriculum, or a postsecondary degree or diploma, equivalent to an Ontario university or college. Program-specific pre-requisite courses and credentials are listed with the admission requirements on each program page. To review the academic requirements please visit: Academic Requirements - Seneca, Toronto, Canada (senecapolytechnic.ca).
As a leader in academic pathways, we offer a range of options that will allow you to take your credential further in another Seneca program or a program at a partner institution.
To learn more about your eligibility, visit the Academic Pathways web page.
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