<p>Hey everyone I'm new here and I was just wondering if anyone heard of the economic crime management major. I just read a small summary about it somewhere off the internet but I was wondering if I could get any additional information from anyone who knows anything about it? Like what schools are well known for it, etc. Thanks~</p>
<p>is that supposed to be some kind of long-winded way to say white collar crime? im no expert but it might be a better idea to major in something a little more common so that your future employer knows what to expect. for instance if you're into white collar crime you may want to check out forensic accounting or litigation (that is if you're willing to go to law school).</p>
<p>Thanks, that was really helpful. I'm a junior in high school and I'm examining majors. Forensic Accounting seems really neat. So if I am interested in this major, what undergraduate school provides an excellent forensic accounting program?</p>
<p>florida atlantic is up there. other than that i don't know much about it. you could also just go to a top accounting school and become a certified forensic accountant after you graduate. this might be a better idea because i don't think the schools that offer forensic accounting are particularly great schools (i.e. florida atlantic) and if you decide to switch majors you'll be stuck with a mediocre degree.</p>
<p>Oh alright that sounds good. I have a question about accounting. Do you have to particularly love/like math or be great at it to succeed in accounting?</p>
<p>by no means do you have to excel in math to succeed in accounting. obviously you have to be able to read and interprate numbers but thats it. no calculus or anything difficult, just a basic knowledge of statistics. note that most math oriented business majors concentrate in finance or actuarial science, so if you're not great in math you won't be the only one in accounting. one drawback is that accounting can get very dry unless you're really into financial business structure. i agree that forensic accounting is exciting stuff, i was once considering it myself, but if you take the accounting route, the path there will be far from the heroic white collar detective rush you'd get on the job.</p>
<p>my advice would be to go to a good accounting school, take an accounting class to see how you like it, and if you think it's for you then go for it. if not, you're still in a good overall school and have plenty of other options. and if you're absolutely in love with forensic accounting when its time to decide where to go to school, you can bypass the 4 years of boredom and actually major in it. the only problem is that there isn't exactly a forensic accounting "internship" to figure out how much you like it, it's just something you kind of have to read about and try to gauge from that.</p>
<p>"and if you're absolutely in love with forensic accounting when its time to decide where to go to school"</p>
<p>this referring to graduate school? </p>
<p>And since you mention that the path won't be so glamorous, maybe I should change my plans. Well, is there another major similar to this (something with investigating and law)? Or am I just describing a pre-law major?</p>
<p>And thanks alot el duque for your insight, i appreciate it alot</p>
<p>i meant that if you make up your mind in high school that you want to be a forensic accountant, then you could go to a school that offers forensic accounting, which would make college more enjoyable for you.</p>
<p>i don't want to mislead you. there's going to be pros and cons in whatever you decide to do. maybe the four years of studying accounting wont be the most interesting years of your life, but then you're rewarded with an exciting career (that pays well btw) for the rest of your life. it's a pretty good tradeoff if you ask me.</p>
<p>"this might be a better idea because i don't think the schools that offer forensic accounting are particularly great schools (i.e. florida atlantic) and if you decide to switch majors you'll be stuck with a mediocre degree."</p>
<p>Not true whatsoever. </p>
<p>True, FAU has a highly-ranked accounting program but PLENTY of graduates of other degree concentrations have gone on to business, graduate, law, and health professions schools. Just as one example, our Student Government President is matriculating into a graduate program at Oxford University. </p>
<p>Point is: a degree from FAU is not going to hold you back whatsoever from accomplishing your goals unless you are a poor student and thus, a poor job applicant. That will hold you back at any university... even Harvard.</p>