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  • ‘Investigation into Economic Crime’

    • Full-time
    • 2 years
    • RU
    • 370 000 RUB
  • Entrance exams

    • Theory of State and Law
    • Interdisciplinary Exam for Law

Program description

Dear applicants, we are pleased to present you with a unique master's program “Investigation into Economic Crime". The program aims to train competitive professionals who are ready to implement and ensure the implementation of modern methods and practices of investigation of financial and economic crime. Our alumni are  highly qualified specialists and managers who:

  • Have a systematic comprehensive knowledge of the legal and procedural aspects of the investigation of financial and economic offenses, allowing to ensure the economic security of government structures at all levels, municipalities, economic entities, regardless of the ownership forms and capitalization level;
  • Are capable of effectively exchanging information for the purpose of interaction between the state, business and the public sector to address issues of economic security; 
  • Are ready to conduct research, are capable of carrying out interdisciplinary research of a fundamental and applied nature, including the formation of scientifically sound practical recommendations concerning improving the effectiveness of the mechanism for investigating financial and economic offenses; 
  • Can identify and eliminate the causes and conditions of financial and economic crimes.

Accreditation and Partners

Program managers

Nikolaeva Yulia Valentinovna

  • Doctor of Law, Associate Professor.
  • Corresponding member of the Russian Academy of Natural Sciences. Expert in the field of criminal law, criminology, penal enforcement law, protection of family interests, legal protection of underaged.

Kashevarov Andrey Borisovich

  • PhD in Economics, Associate Professor.
  • Head of the Department of the Federal Antimonopoly Service, Deputy Head of the Federal Antimonopoly Service, Honorary Economist of the Russian Federation.

Upon completion of the program, graduates will be able to

  • Perform official duties to ensure law, order, and economic security;
  • Identify and prevent financial and economic crimes, as well as identify and eliminate the causes and conditions that contribute to their commission;
  • Evaluate and assist in counteracting the misconduct of persons who have committed official and other crimes of a financial and economic orientation;
  • Independently draw up acts of professional interpretation of the norms of law, develop normative legal acts and other legal documents based on the basic principles of law-making;
  • Prevent and counteract crimes in the financial sphere, including corruption;
  • Learn how to manage the work of the team, make organizational and managerial decisions to achieve the goal.

Key disciplines of the concentration

Evidence and Proof in the Investigation System of Financial and Economic Crimes

Students will know the theory of evidence and its place in the system of investigation of financial and economic crimes; specific features of proving certain types of crimes.

Investigative Methods of Financial and Economic Crimes

Students will study theoretical and methodological foundations of investigating financial and economic crimes; features of organizing the investigation of financial and economic crimes.

Prevention of Financial and Economic Crimes

Students will study the legal and organizational foundations of the crime prevention system; the international foundations of combating financial and economic crimes; problems of theory and practice of their prevention. 

Forms and Methods of Interaction Between the Subjects in the Investigation of Financial and Economic Crimes

Students will study the concept, tasks and principles of interaction between the subjects in investigating crimes; problems of theory and practice of interaction and the mechanism of their resolution.

Corruption-Related Factors in the Field of Economics and Finance

Students will study the legal and organizational foundations of countering corruption, legal responsibility for corruption; methods of conducting anti-corruption expertise of regulatory legal acts and their projects.

Career

Our alumni are employed by the Federal Antimonopoly Service, the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation, the Federal Customs Service, Departments and Departments of the Government of Moscow, Administrative Districts of Moscow, the Government of the Moscow Region and the Government and Administration of other regional government bodies, the Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation, structural divisions of municipal administrations of urban districts and urban settlements, as well as consulting, economic, financial, marketing and analytical divisions of organizations of various forms of ownership, as well as research, design and construction organizations.

Organizations where you can find a job

Unique advantages of the program

The master’s program is implemented by faculty with extensive practical experience in regulatory and law enforcement agencies. Employees of the Federal Antimonopoly Service are also involved in the educational process.

Master’s students receive unique practice-oriented knowledge in the field of investigating and preventing financial and economic offenses.

The partner of the program is the Federal Antimonopoly Service.

A unique program, the only one in the region.

Our students can deepen their knowledge in the Federal Antimonopoly Service, the Federal Tax Service, Departments and offices of the Government of Moscow, law enforcement agencies, etc.