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MSc Economic Crime

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    MSc 1 year full-time, 2 years part-time, 2 years part-time by distance learning

Course Description

Start your career in countering economic crime, or if you’re already working in the field and want to aim for higher level roles, get the knowledge and skills you need on this MSc Economic Crime degree course. Choose to study full-time or part-time on campus, or part-time by distance learning.

You’ll explore and evaluate the intricacies of economic crime and its social and financial impacts. You’ll get to grips with existing crime reduction policies and weigh up their effectiveness.

Choose specialist topics that interest you – such as countering corruption and fraud examination, terrorism and security, and managing intelligence – as you tailor your studies toward a career in law enforcement, investigations, compliance, research, analysis, management or policy development.

Entry Requirements

Qualifications or experience

  • A minimum of a second-class honours degree in a relevant subject (Social Science, Humanities, Law, Psychology, or Management subject). Information Technology or science related subjects will be considered on a case-by-case basis.
  • Applicants with equivalent professional experience in a relevant organisation will also be considered on a case-by-case basis.

English language requirements

  • English language proficiency at a minimum of IELTS band 6.5 (or equivalent) with no component score below 6.0.

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Fees

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Programme Funding

If you meet our criteria, you could get a £3000 tuition fees discount – visit website for details

Student Destinations

Graduates of this course can go on to roles such as:

  • economic crime or counter fraud investigator
  • police or law enforcement officer
  • probation or prison officer
  • data analyst
  • intelligence analyst
  • cybersecurity

Module Details

Core modules

You’ll do all core modules.

  • Dissertation / Major Project – 60 credits
  • Economic Crime – 30 credits
  • Money Laundering – 30 credits
  • Research Methods and Research Ethics – 30 credits

Optional modules

You can do one optional module.

  • Countering Corruption and Fraud Examination – 30 credits
  • Managing Intelligence – 30 credits
  • Terrorism and Security – 30 credits

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