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  • Qualification

    Master of Science - MSc (PG)

  • Location

    Portsmouth Campus

  • Study mode

    Full time

  • Start date

    18-SEP-25

  • Duration

    1 Year

Course summary

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.

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£ 19,200per year

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University information

University of Portsmouth

University of Portsmouth

  • University League Table

    42nd

  • Campus address

    Portsmouth Campus, University House, Winston Churchill Avenue, Portsmouth, Hampshire, PO1 2UP, United Kingdom

Over 5,700 of the university's 24,000 students come from 150 countries around the world.
The University of Portsmouth Global team is dedicated to supporting international students from enquiry, through application and arrival, to graduation.
Facilities at the award-winning Ravelin sports centre include an 8-lane swimming pool, 175-station gym, climbing wall and ski simulator.

Subject rankings

  • Subject ranking

    40th out of 102 3

  • Entry standards

    / Max 233
    112 48%

    63rd

  • Graduate prospects

    / Max 100
    66.0 66%

    51st

    16
  • Student satisfaction

    / Max 4
    3.36 84%

    9th

    17

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