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Economic Crime (939M3)

30 credits, Level 7 (Masters)

Spring teaching

This module outlines and analyses different types of transnational financial crime and its impact. Economic crime causes significant harm and undermines both society and individuals at domestic and international levels.

This module provides an analysis of financially motivated crime and deviance in the UK and internationally. It critically examines different forms of economic crime and efforts to target criminal finances. You will study both national and international legal and regulatory frameworks to counter economic crime.

Contact hours and workload

This module is approximately 300 hours of work. This breaks down into about 30 hours of contact time and about 270 hours of independent study. The 5XÉçÇøÊÓƵ may make minor variations to the contact hours for operational reasons, including timetabling requirements.

We regularly review our modules to incorporate student feedback, staff expertise, as well as the latest research and teaching methodology. We’re planning to run these modules in the academic year 2024/25. However, there may be changes to these modules in response to feedback, staff availability, student demand or updates to our curriculum.

We’ll make sure to let you know of any material changes to modules at the earliest opportunity.