Forensic Accounting, MSc, Sheffield Hallam University

About Forensic Accounting, MSc - at Sheffield Hallam University

Forensic study is increasingly popular in universities and a forensic approach is often used in the workplace. This course gives you accounting skills and knowledge related to forensic investigation. You gain an understanding of the legal issues in forensic study. A third of your study involves improving your knowledge of the legal system. Accounting is always studied in a legal context. This course gives you a specialist insight into the forensic analysis of financial accounts. Your module choices allow you to tailor your study to areas of interest. Total risk management addresses the design and management of financial information to help reduce the possibility of financial fraud. The financial regulations and supervision module gives you an insight into the legal framework and working practices around accounting. These option modules are supported by core modules such as electronic crime. You look at how new media can be exploited in financial fraud and how such actions can be traced. You also do a dissertation, an extended piece of research which you design and carry out under the direction of an academic tutor. There are four other forensic courses available. They are all designed to meet a wide range of individual needs and expectations. Each course complements your degree study or previous work experience.

Entry requirements for this course

Contact Sheffield Hallam University to find course entry requirements.

Courses you may be interested in at other institutions

Below are some suggested courses at other providers that you may also be interested in:

Postgraduate pathways and pre-masters at other institutions

If you do not meet the entry requirements for this course then consider one of these postgraduate preparation courses from another institution:

See all Postgraduate pathway courses

Other courses at Sheffield Hallam University

There are 475 other courses listed from Sheffield Hallam University. A selection of these are displayed below:

View all 475 courses at Sheffield Hallam University

Related Information

See other universities in Sheffield

Find out more about studying in the United Kingdom