Core modules

Legal methodology
This module provides the necessary grounding to study law effectively. It teaches the core skills required with emphasis placed on research and legal reasoning. You examine the court system and legal professions and we introduce the Human Rights Act of 1998.

Criminal litigation
Criminal litigation is essentially the steps required to take a criminal case to trial. This module includes examining the initial stages of an investigation, covering police powers, criminal procedure rules, pre-trial hearings.

Law of evidence
This follows on from the criminal litigation module and progresses the investigative process from the initial court hearings through to the completion of the trial. It addresses subjects including the rules and principles of expert testimony, the burden of proof and the rules governing advocacy and trials.

Forensic accounting
This module introduces the nature and extent of financial crime and financial dispute resolution. You learn to identify situational, systems and security weaknesses in organisations and learn to design and recommend measures to minimise the associated risks.

Electronic crime
You examine the major business related software applications used in the fight against electronic crime. You also learn how to identify the major types of commonly encountered electronic crime and how to use computer security to control these situations.

Methods of enquiry: research and consultancy in finance
You evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of a variety of research methods and identify the appropriate methods related to specific research objectives.

Research project
This module allows you to demonstrate researcher skills at masters level. You produce a persuasively argued piece of writing that demonstrates knowledge and skills, researcher competence and the ability to work independently.

Optional modules

One from • corporate governance and ethics • financial analysis • financial regulation and supervision • total risk management