<p><strong>Wilmington, DE &ndash;&nbsp;</strong>Delaware&nbsp;Law School will offer a new global financial and cyber crimes degree program this summer as part of its graduate-level legal training for students seeking career alternatives to the practice of law.</p>
<p>Students may choose from a general master of jurisprudence or a graduate-level certificate. For graduates of a U.S. J.D. program, students may seek the general master of laws degree. The program is offered 100% online and can be completed in two years part time. Applications are being accepted now for the summer 2021 semester. Apply by May 1, 2021.</p>
<p>Students who enroll will be introduced to the types of financial crimes that take place in the U.S. and internationally, such as money-laundering, bribery, terrorist financing, and embezzlement. The program will cover financial crimes in the age of cybersecurity, computer law, the intersection of a compliance and ethics program and financial fraud, practical methods of fraud examination, and financial crime penalties.</p>
<p>Delaware Law offers graduate-level education for those seeking alternative legal careers.&nbsp;The master of jurisprudence, or MJ,&nbsp;program allows students with a bachelor&rsquo;s degree to obtain legal training and knowledge in areas such as corporate law, financial crimes, compliance and ethics, or health law.&nbsp;MJ graduates&nbsp;often focus their careers on establishing a compliance and ethics program within an organization, in efforts to prevent and mitigate financial&nbsp;fraud, waste, and abuse.&nbsp;All courses are accessible online using cutting-edge technology and are taught by practicing lawyers and professionals. Delaware Law also offers a graduate level certificate program, which can be completed in just one year.</p>
<p><strong>About&nbsp;Delaware Law School:</strong>&nbsp; Widener University is a metropolitan university that connects curricula to social issues through civic engagement.&nbsp;&nbsp;Dynamic teaching, active scholarship, personal attention, applied leadership, and experiential learning are key components of the Widener experience.&nbsp;&nbsp;Delaware Law School is the first state&rsquo;s only law school, providing a juris doctor, legal graduate and paralegal undergraduate&nbsp;degree&nbsp;programs with an emphasis on developing legal professionals who reflect the Delaware way and its traditions of civility, integrity and mutual respect.&nbsp;&nbsp;The school offers signature programs in corporate and business law, environmental law, family health law and policy, trial advocacy, and dignity rights. &nbsp;For information, visit <a href="ipl://966//W10=////">delawarelaw.widener.edu/fincrimes</a>.</p>