MSc Forensic Accounting

... United Kingdom
... University of Portsmouth

Course Overview

Explore financial crime investigations and work with business legal teams on this forensic accounting Master’s. Prepare for your career as a forensic accountant, or in internal auditing or compliance, whether you’ve studied accounting in the past or not.

Develop your knowledge and critical analysis skills as you investigate where things have gone wrong in business.

You’ll study financial crime, law and fraud as you focus on business crime prevention and prepare for case discussions with lawyers. You'll apply your learning in topical case studies and develop your understanding of what to look for in financial accounts in industry.

To start, you'll explore topics including data modelling, accountancy basics and valuations. You’ll then discover forensic investigation and fraud examination, as well as corporate governance and ethics, and learn to be an expert witness in our replica courtroom.

By learning from experienced lecturers and industry guest speakers you’ll gain a better understanding of the industry as a whole, and have opportunities to network with guests and fellow accountancy students from across the department.

You'll graduate ready for your forensic accounting or compliance career. To get the most out of this course you should be analytical and curious, and keen to specialise in forensic accounting.

General Eligibility

A second-class honours degree in a relevant or related subject, which includes some element of statistics or quantitative methods, or equivalent professional experience and/or qualifications.

Part Time Work Details

n/a

Language Requirement

  • The IELTS score for international applicants is 6.5 (with no less than 6.0 in each component).

Programme Information
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Course Category

Pharmaceutical


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Campus Name

Guildhall Campus


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Course Level

Postgraduate


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Duration

Full-Time, 1 year, Part-Time, 2 years


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Available Intake

September


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IELTS Score


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Tuition Fees Range

11400,

19200, (INT)


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