MSC Financial Crime

MSC Financial Crime is a Masters program taught at University of Manchester, UK. Intake: September. The program is offered in campus-based modes with full-time (12 months, part-time) options.

University of Manchester offers the MSc Financial Crime and Compliance in Digital Societies (top-up). This top-up MSc focuses on compliance and financial crime risks, including how to apply theories and frameworks to relevant cases and workplace practice. It also covers digital trust, digital security, and digital vulnerabilities, including misinformation and disinformation, cyber/data-security, and risks connected to cryptocurrencies, FinTech, and distributed ledger technologies.

The course is delivered as a blended online programme. Students study online and attend three practical masterclasses lasting three days each. Delivery includes a mix of online content with three-day events, and the advertised workload is approximately 20 hours per week. The course has three units that last 10 weeks each and 20 weeks for the dissertation.

This MSc is designed for professionals with senior management functions in business with strategic and decision-making responsibilities for governance, risk and compliance (GRC) and financial crime risks. The course also states it can be a stepping stone for those considering PhD study.

Modules

• Unit 1 - Compliance and Financial Crime Risks – Analysis and Explanation (20 credits)
• Unit 2 - Digital Technologies, Financial Crimes and Compliance (20 credits)

The minimum requirements for admission in MSC Financial Crime at University of Manchester for all applicants (Domestic or International) are:

• program specific academic requirment set by University of Manchester.
• English Language OR any other language requirments as set by University of Manchester as pre-requiste for admission in MSC Financial Crime.

Note: Please check the university website in the link below.

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.

Please check detail of study units at https://www.manchester.ac.uk/study/masters/courses/list/18646/msc-financial-crime-and-compliance-in-digital-societies-top-up-blended-learning

• Risk Specialist, Financial Services
• Senior Director, Compliance Investigations

85 fully funded scholarships are listed for UK. See UK scholarships.