MSc Financial Crime and Compliance in Digital Societies (top-up) (blended learning) at University of Manchester

Programme overview

Governance, compliance and financial crime risks are evolving rapidly in the digital space. Gain the skills to combat these challenges, close digital vulnerabilities and enhance digital security and trust. This blended, top-up MSc was developed with the ICA, ensuring you'll build on your governance, risk and compliance (GRC) and financial crime prevention expertise with the latest global standards.

Faculty: Faculty of Humanities | Duration: 12 months, part-time | Study mode: online | Intake: September 2027 | Location: Manchester, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Course units include Unit 1 - Compliance and Financial Crime Risks – Analysis and Explanation (20 credits), Unit 2 - Digital Technologies, Financial Crimes and Compliance (20 credits), Unit 3 - Data, Evidence and Intelligence on Financial Crime and Compliance (20 credits), Project (60 credits).

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Application information

Entry requirements

If you have successfully completed the ICA Professional Postgraduate Diploma in Financial Crime Compliance , or ICA Professional Postgraduate Diploma in Governance, Risk and Compliance , you can apply for this course. From September 2026, an alternative entry route is available for applicants who do not hold one of the above qualifications. Please see the Entry Requirements section for full details.

GBP 12,200 for the whole programme (2027/28). Total course tuition fee Source

Intake: September 2027

Duration: 12 months, part-time

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