Program Overview

Program Overview

The Diplomado en Crimen Organizado Transnacional (Diploma in Transnational Organized Crime) offers a comprehensive and multidisciplinary perspective on one of the major challenges to security and governance in the 21st century. The program addresses the structural, economic, and political dynamics of organized crime, analyzing its manifestations in different contexts and its impact on institutional stability, international cooperation, and sustainable development.

Objective

The general objective of the program is to strengthen analytical and strategic competencies for the study and management of transnational organized crime, integrating approaches from security, political economy, and international governance.

Specific Objectives

• Comprehend the structure, dynamics, and power logic of transnational organized crime.
• Analyze the structural, political, and economic factors that sustain its expansion.
• Identify the main illicit markets and their mechanisms of global articulation.
• Examine the institutional frameworks and instruments of international cooperation against transnational organized crime.
• Design public policy approaches and institutional strengthening strategies aimed at controlling and preventing illicit economies.
• Evaluate the impacts of organized crime on governance, security, and sustainable development.

Target Audience

The program is directed at professionals in the public sector, international organizations, security forces, control and oversight bodies, as well as specialists from the private sector and academia linked to security, justice, international politics, economy, and public management. It also targets journalists, analysts, and researchers interested in security and organized crime studies from an integral and applied perspective.

Profile of Graduates

Graduates will have the capacity to analyze transnational organized crime as a political, economic, and social phenomenon of global reach. They will be able to interpret its implications for international security, elaborate strategic diagnoses, design institutional proposals, and apply comparative approaches for regional and global cooperation against illicit economies.

Results of Learning

• Identify the theoretical and structural foundations of transnational organized crime.
• Analyze the political, economic, and social factors that explain its consolidation.
• Recognize and map the main illicit markets and their links with formal economies.
• Evaluate the institutional architecture and mechanisms of international cooperation in matters of security and organized crime.
• Propose public policy strategies and institutional strengthening for the prevention and control of criminal economies.
• Integrate comparative and multidimensional perspectives in the analysis of transnational threats.

Methodology

The course will be developed online synchronously during 38 classes (76 hours), organized into four modules, from March 23 to August 3, 2026. It includes expository classes that promote participant engagement, generating instances of dialogue, reflection, discussion, and debate.

Program Details

• Number of Hours: 76 hours of direct lecturing and 173 hours of asynchronous work (equivalent to 9 credits).
• Evaluation: Includes 3 practical workshops at the end of the modules, corresponding to 50% of the final diploma grade, and a final application work that corresponds to the other 50%.
• Required Attendance: Minimum participation of 75% for diploma approval.
• Schedule: Mondays and Wednesdays from 18:30 to 20:30 (via Zoom).
• Total Duration: 38 classes from March 23 to August 3, 2026.

Program Structure

The program is divided into four modules:

M鏚ulo 1: Seguridad internacional y transformaciones globales

• March 23: Perspectives on International Security
• March 25: Actors and Dynamics of the International System
• March 30: Human Security and Multidimensional Agendas
• April 1: Security and Development
• April 6: Migrations, Mobility, and Governance Challenges
• April 8: Globalization and Expansion of Criminal Networks
• April 13: Transnational Organized Crime (COT): History, Concepts, and Definitions
• April 15: Geopolitics of COT
• April 20: Economic Impact of COT

M鏚ulo 2: Crimen organizado y gobernabilidad en Am廨ica Latina

• April 22: Politics and Securitization of Organized Crime
• April 27: Corruption and Institutional Governance
• April 29: State Capture and Organized Crime
• May 4: Money Laundering and Illicit Financial Flows
• May 6: Cryptoassets and Illicit Digital Platforms
• May 11: International Legal and Institutional Framework of COT
• May 13: Regional and International Cooperation on COT
• May 18: Transnational Criminal Organizations
• May 20: Workshop I: Structural and Dynamic Analysis of COT

M鏚ulo 3: Mercados il獳itos y redes econ鏔icas del COT

• May 25: Narcotrafficking and Transnational Networks
• May 27: Extortion and Kidnapping
• June 1: Human Trafficking and Illicit Migrant Trafficking
• June 3: Arms Trafficking and Criminal Logistics Networks
• June 8: Contraband, Illicit Trade, and Economic Crimes
• June 10: Cybercrimes and Technological Convergence of Crime
• June 15: Maritime Trafficking and Criminal Routes
• June 17: Illegal Mining and Illicit Extractive Economies
• June 22: Workshop II: Mapping and Analysis of Illicit Markets

M鏚ulo 4: Respuestas institucionales y pol癃icas p𠎀licas frente al COT

• June 24: Cybersecurity and Technology for the Prevention of Transnational Crime
• July 1: Strategic Analysis
• July 6: Intelligence and Decision Making
• July 8: Institutional Control Against Organized Crime
• July 13: Penitentiary Dimension and Control of Criminal Networks
• July 15: International Judicial Cooperation and Mutual Assistance
• July 20: Role of the Private Sector and Compliance Against COT
• July 22: Public Policies and Security Strategies
• July 27: Culture of Legality, Education, and Social Prevention
• July 29: Workshop III: Integral Simulation of Strategies Against COT
• August 3: Closing Session: "Prospective of Transnational Organized Crime"

Note

The program may undergo adjustments due to force majeure reasons.