Forensic Accounting Education in the UAE

Purpose: This paper presents the current scenario of offerings and availability of forensic accounting education in universities in the UAE. This study is useful in gaining a complete understanding of available courses on forensic accounting at the graduate and postgraduate level, especially in accounting specialization. The other purpose of this study is to compare the curriculum of UAE universities with the one recommended by the National Institute of Justice (NIJ). Research Method: A total of 75 institutions accredited and licensed by the CAA are included in this study. Course description or content is collected from universities by writing personal mails to concerned university program directors or deans to request for a copy of the same. Findings: The results provides insight into the direction of forensic accounting education in the UAE, where developing and improving forensic accounting education offerings has created serious buzz across the globe. Because of the increasing number of various corporate scandals all over the world, forensic accounting education has become the order of the day, and every accounting student needs to be trained in this field and every university has to offer it as part of the curriculum