MSc Forensic Accounting at University of Portsmouth

Specialise in forensic accounting and discover how to prevent financial crime with an accredited Master's degree to boost your career. 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.

Duration: 1 year full-time; 1 year full-time by distance learning; 2 years part-time by distance learning; 30 months part-time  |  Study mode: full-time/part-time  |  Intake: September 2027  |  Location: Portsmouth, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Modules include Database Design and Data Analytics; Expert Witnessing and Dispute Resolution; Financial Accounting and Ethical Governance; Fraud Examination and Economic Crime Investigation; Independent Research, Methods and Data Modelling; Valuations and the Expert Report; Aef Research Methods and Dissertation; Expert Witnessing and Dispute Resolution (Dl); Financial Accounting and Ethical Governance (DL); Fraud Examination and Economic Crime Investigation (DL).

Career pathways

Graduate roles include forensic accounting, business accounting, compliance, internal auditing.

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