Economic Crime MSc
University of Portsmouth
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Start your career in countering economic crime, or if youre 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.Youll explore and evaluate the intricacies of economic crime and its social and financial impacts. Youll get to grips with existing crime reduction policies and weigh up their effectiveness.Choose ...Read more

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.When you graduate, you'll be equipped with skills that will open further opportunities to combat economic crime across the criminal justice system, in the public or private sector.Course highlightsEvaluate the scale and impact of international economic crime, with a focus on money laundering and related activity, such as global sanctions and terrorist financingLearn from an experienced team of economic crime specialists in our School of Criminology and Criminal Justice, and hear from industry expert guest speakers from around the worldBe part of our community of researchers by getting involved with our criminology research centres, such as the Centre for Cybercrime and Economic Crime, the Economic Crime group, and the Cybercrime and Cybersecurity groupHave the opportunity to use our lab equipment to carry out your own research, such as our operational simulation spacesInteract and explore economic crime with fellow professionals from the field of criminal justiceGet free student membership to the Institute of Money Laundering Prevention Officers (The Institute), which includes access to industry events, discussions and forumsChoose to study part-time by distance learning alongside your role - such as in law enforcement, the private or public sector - and build a professional network of criminal justice specialists from across the world

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Entry requirements

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.

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£10,900 per year

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£17,200 per year

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University of Portsmouth
University of Portsmouth , Portsmouth

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