Business Forensics, M.Sc. (Part-time)
Charakter Fresenius Hochschule · Wiesbaden, Germany
QS World University Ranking: N/A
Quick Overview
Apply Now📘 Program Overview
The part-time Master of Science program in Business Forensics at Charakter Fresenius Hochschule focuses on investigating and preventing economic crime at the intersection of business administration, law, information technology, and criminology.
You study alongside your professional life through a structured course format designed for working students, and the program concludes with a Master’s thesis on a practical forensics topic.
🎯 Course & Curriculum
Course structure
- Build your fundamentals of economic crime investigation and prevention through an interdisziplinärer mix of business, law, IT, and criminalistics.
- Work on Wirtschaftsstrafrecht topics, including the legal foundations needed to understand and classify financial crime cases.
- Start training Verfahrensführung und Beweissicherung so you can handle evidence in a reliable, court-usable way.
- Deepen your practical understanding of how Wirtschaftskriminalität can be uncovered and analyzed.
- Expand your forensic methods with a focus on Cyberforensik and related investigation approaches.
- Use focus options aligned to your interests such as Recht, Informatik, and Kriminologie und Kriminalistik.
- Apply forensische Maßnahmen in practice-oriented learning to secure and document evidence without falsifying it.
- Focus on producing gerichtsverwertbare results that support the clarification of economic criminal activities.
- Complete the Master Thesis (final module) to demonstrate your comprehensive qualification.
Career outcomes
- You graduate ready for roles that fight Wirtschaftskriminalität, including positions in companies, authorities, and international organizations where economic crime prevention and investigations are part of the job.
- You develop job-relevant expertise for Compliance-Expert:in work, including supporting processes to prevent or detect issues such as money laundering and compliance risks.
- You build direct competence for Wirtschaftsforensiker:in responsibilities, including creating reports and supporting legal proceedings with reliable, court-usable evidence work.
- You strengthen your profile for Wirtschaftsprüfer:in pathways by combining business and legal perspectives to assess financial documents, processes, and compliance requirements.
- The program is structured around practical application in block units, helping you connect study content with your working experience throughout the degree.
Employability rate
International graduates in fields related to business forensics and commercial compliance in Germany typically see an employability rate of around 86% and an unemployment rate of about 14%, reflecting steady hiring needs where compliance and investigation skills are required.
Overall, this indicates a generally stable outlook, especially for candidates who can combine legal-business understanding with practical forensic and IT-related competence.
✅ Entry Requirements
Academic qualification
| Requirement | Details |
|---|---|
| Bachelor’s or equivalent qualification | International applicants need a first degree that is professionally qualifying (Bachelor or equivalent) with a minimum of 180 ECTS for admission to this part-time M.Sc. |
| English knowledge (B2 level) | International applicants must meet the university’s English language knowledge requirement at B2 level, using one of the listed proof types or through recognised alternatives described by the university. |
Language requirements
For this part-time M.Sc. at Charakter Fresenius Hochschule, the program entry language requirement is English at B2 level. The university also notes that it may recognise certain alternative proofs of English proficiency based on prior study/work backgrounds and submitted evidence.
IELTS Academic
TOEFL iBT
Duolingo English Test
PTE Academic
MOI (Medium of Instruction)
Other accepted proofs
💶 Fees & Funding
| Item | Amount | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | EUR 495 / per month | Tuition fee for the part-time M.Sc. program: 495,00 EUR per month. |
| Semester fee | EUR 34.2 / per semester | Semester contribution for berufsbegleitend students (Sommersemester 2026): 34,20 EUR (without Deutschland-Ticket). |
| Application fee | EUR 250 / one time | Application fee (Anmeldegebühr): 250,00 EUR. |
Proof of financial resources
International applicants must be able to finance their studies in Germany. When applying for a German student visa, the university states that you may need a blocked account to prove sufficient financial resources.
- Blocked account may be needed to prove sufficient financial resources for a German student visa
- Health insurance proof is required by law for enrolment (an exemption letter may apply in specific cases)
Important dates
Application window
| Milestone | October - Winter intake |
|---|---|
| Application portal opens | August 01, 2026 |
| Application deadline (final submit) | August 31, 2026 |
| Application deadline (EU students) | N/A |
| Application deadline (Non-EU students) | N/A |
| Recommended apply-by | N/A |
| Semester begins | October 01, 2026 |
Pre-application & reviews
| Milestone | October - Winter intake |
|---|---|
| VPD request - recommended | N/A |
| VPD result expected | N/A |
| APS - recommended | N/A |
| Start eligibility check | N/A |
Document submission deadlines
| Milestone | October - Winter intake |
|---|---|
| Application submission deadline | within 10 days after the university emails you the access to the upload area |
| Document submission deadline (EU students) | N/A |
| Document submission deadline (Non-EU students) | N/A |
| Language certificate deadline | N/A |
| Official transcripts deadline | N/A |
| Certified translations deadline | N/A |
| Postal / hard-copy documents deadline | N/A |
| Missing documents (if requested) | N/A |
📝 How to Apply
Apply online (upload required documents)
Submit your application online to the university and wait for the email invitation to the document upload area. For master applications with foreign qualifications, the university asks you to upload at least your CV and your bachelor transcript of records to the application portal. The university states this upload should be done within the next 10 days so that your application can be considered.
Admission review and (if applicable) interview
After your uploaded application documents are received, the university reviews whether you fulfil the admission requirements for your chosen programme. The university also states that a personal study advisor may invite you to an admission interview. The admission interview is described as not being a knowledge test; it focuses on your personality, your reasons for choosing the university, and your motivation to study.
Receive the study contract and complete next steps
If your application is successful, the university sends you the study contract with details for the next steps. You should return the signed study contract as quickly as possible. The upload area may indicate which additional documents are still needed for enrolment, including items that must be submitted as officially certified copies by post if requested.
Plan visa and funding documents early (for Non-EU applicants)
If you require a German student visa, start planning early because visa processes can take time. The university states that you may need a blocked account to prove sufficient financial resources for the visa process. It also notes that you must present proof of health insurance or an exemption letter for enrolment.