Audit Management and Consultancy Postgraduate MSc - Part time

These unique, challenging and innovative programmes aim to develop the full range of academic and professional knowledge, values, skills and expertise necessary to enable you to operate with excellence as directors, managers, internal and external auditors and management consultants and to manage audit teams, audit departments and other business functions and organisations.

Course Content

The programmes provide an opportunity for you to take the professional examinations of the Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA) UK and Ireland at Diploma and Advanced Diploma levels and the CIA examination of IIA-Inc.

These programmes have been developed in response to recent technological, socio-economic and political developments, which have led to an increased demand for directors, managers, auditors and consultants qualified at postgraduate level.

Subjects include Corporate Governance and Risk Management; Organisation and Management – Concepts and Practices; Internal and External Audit; Business Information Systems Audit; Accounting and Financial Systems; Risk Assurance and Audit Management; Strategic Management; Advanced Internal Audit Case Study; Financial Management; Personal and Professional Development and Consultancy and Applied Research.

Active learning methods are used and include group work, seminars, debates, quizzes and participative lectures.

Assessment

A variety of methods are employed, designed to maximise learning and professional expertise. The final stage of the MSc is based on assignments and dissertation and does not involve an examination.

Entry Requirements

To register for the Master’s degree you should normally hold a recognised Bachelor’s degree of a good standard. Applicants with suitable work experience and/or qualifications other than those above may be considered for entry. Credit (exemption) may be given on a case-by-case basis for individual modules on the basis of prior learning and experience.

Further study

Further study opportunities are available on the Business School’s PhD Programme.

Employability

The qualification would open the door to higher management tiers, both in the public and private sectors, as has been the case with former students.

Further Information

Apply online, get more details, download a brochure, find out about fees, or get an application form at the MBA page on the Business School site.