Corruption and Governance (online) MA

Overview

Our distinct Masters offers an interdisciplinary and contemporary perspective on corruption and the modern social issues faced globally across different contexts and industries today.

Delivered 100% online, you’ll discover what corruption is and the factors that cause it, as well as how to combat and prevent corruption in your organisation and beyond.

You’ll learn from leading academics from the globally renowned Centre for the Study of Corruption, the UK’s 1st centre dedicated to interdisciplinary research, policy impact and teaching on anti-corruption.

Using real world case-studies including those of your peers and your own professional experiences, you’ll examine corrupt behaviour and activity through a unique lens of regional, sectoral and organisational contexts.

A version of this course is also available to study on campus →

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Entry requirements

A lower second-class (2.2) undergraduate honours degree* or above from any UK university or international equivalent. Your qualification should be in a social sciences, humanities or business-oriented subject. You may also be considered for the course if you have other professional qualifications or experience of equivalent standing.

English language requirements

Applicants whose first language is not English (and whose first degree was not taught in English) need to supply evidence of IELTS (Academic) high level (6.5 overall, including at least 6.0 in each component).

Careers

As a graduate of this course, you’ll be equipped with the intellectual and practical skills to help you fight corruption and implement preventative measures to bring about real change.

With a Masters that looks at corruption from a range of different organisations, sectors and markets, you’ll be able to apply your developed skillset to a wide variety of roles and companies, and on a local or global scale.

This course is for professionals working in roles directly responsible for corruption prevention e.g. an Anti-Bribery Officer or a Financial Compliance Manager, and also those in roles that need to be aware of the landscape such as professionals working in finance, law, business development, and operations management.

On completion of the course, you’ll join an ambitious community of corruption and governance alumni who have gone on to work in a variety of roles, including Consultant for Transparency International, Investigations Officer at Zambia’s Anti-Corruption Commission, Major Incident Manager at IBM, Legal Officer at the Attorney General’s Chambers of Malaysia, accountability professional at the Federal Mexican Government, and a Policy Analyst for Financial Action Task Force in France – to name a few.