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Forensic Accounting MSc

De Montfort University

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Course options

  • Qualification

    MSc - Master of Science

  • Location

    De Montfort University

  • Study mode

    Full time

  • Start date

    01-SEP-25

  • Duration

    1 year

Course summary

Discover the compelling field of forensic accounting. This course covers fraud, financial crime and data analysis procedures – invaluable insight used by professionals in the search for criminal activity in both public and private sector organisations. It will prepare you to conduct fraud investigation and give expert testimony and litigation support for public and private sector organisations. Learn about accounting scandals and incidences of fraud, and find out how they can be detected, prevented and deterred, with study of the legal environment in which forensic accounting operates. Discover digital forensics, including how to investigate digital artefacts, and find out how recent corporate failures in the UK, Italy and USA have led to conversations about the role of corporate governance and corporate social responsibilities. Key features; The course offers exemption from the Institute of Certified Forensic Accountants' examinations and, for students who have the required three years' practical experience, serves as a direct entry route to the Certified Professional Forensic Accountant certification. You will examine the contemporary issues in forensic accounting such as organise crime and transnational crimes in the digital age, expert witnessing, governance, ethics and litigation support. The course will expose you to different fraudulent accounting schemes, the rationale behind them and how they can be detected, prevented and deterred. Our Cybercrime and Business Analytics module introduces you to accounting and financial theory with the science and art of discovering and analysing patterns and identifying anomalies. The Research Methods and Dissertation module in blocks five and six will enable you to develop research in a specialist area of forensic accounting. We are committed to helping our graduates enhance their careers and personal development through further study, and there are a number of postgraduate scholarships on offer to help you achieve this.

Tuition fees

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£ 17,950per year

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University information

De Montfort University

De Montfort University

  • University League Table

    105th

  • Campus address

    De Montfort University, The Gateway, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE1 9BH, England

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Subject rankings

  • Subject ranking

    Accounting & Finance

    84th out of 103 4

  • Entry standards

    / Max 227
    101 45%

    92nd

  • Graduate prospects

    / Max 100
    57.0 57%

    73rd

    3

  • Student satisfaction

    / Max 4
    3.10 77%

    60th

    8

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