BSc (Hons) Accountancy & Finance (Forensic Accounting) with Foundation

Course Overview
Solent's BSc (Hons) Forensic Accounting degree equips you with the specialist skills to investigate financial crime, detect fraud, and ensure transparency in business and public sector organisations. This course blends accounting expertise with legal and investigative techniques, preparing you for a dynamic and rewarding career.

You’ll gain a strong foundation in accounting and finance, while developing advanced forensic skills such as fraud detection, forensic auditing, and digital investigation. Through practical case studies and real-world scenarios, you’ll learn how to analyse complex financial data and present evidence that stands up in court.

Delivered by experienced academics and practitioners, the course is designed to meet the growing demand for forensic accountants in sectors such as law enforcement, corporate governance, and consultancy. You’ll benefit from access to professional software, guest lectures from industry experts, and opportunities to work on live projects.

Graduates of this programme are highly sought after in roles such as forensic accountant, fraud investigator, compliance officer, and financial crime analyst. With a skill set that combines technical accounting knowledge and investigative acumen, you’ll be ready to make a real impact in safeguarding financial integrity.

If you’re looking to study our economics, finance and banking degree but don’t have the relevant qualifications or experience, the business and law foundation year will help you develop the core skills and knowledge to progress. Find out more about the business and law foundation year.

This course also offers the option of a placement year. A placement year allows you to put what you've learned in your first and second years into practice in the workplace, gaining valuable real-world work experience before you graduate. Our course and placements teams will help you find the perfect industry placement in your chosen field.

Solent's Clearing fast pass* gets you ahead, with priority support and everything you need to feel confident about your next step. Secure your guaranteed offer before results day and unlock a 20% discount on Kimber and Chantry student halls, a £100 IKEA voucher, free gold gym membership for the academic year, and a £150 campus dining voucher.

*T&Cs apply. Full details on our website.

Join the career-ready revolution this summer at Solent. Every course is designed around five things: real-world learning in every module; block teaching, so you study one subject at a time, not five assignments at once; direct links with employers and careers support for life. This isn't a tweak. It's a rethink of what university should be.

Our facilities are built with your future career in mind, including Warsash Maritime School, the Solent Sports Complex, science labs, animation and 3D modelling studios and applied mechanics and composites labs.

And outside class? Southampton has it all: shopping, culture, live music, football, cricket, festivals, markets, tiny Thai cafes, ghost walks and record fairs. It's friendly, walkable, and one of the UK's most affordable student cities. With a diverse community and societies for every interest, you'll find your tribe here too.

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