The Executive MS in Internal Auditing: Risk Assessment and Assurance*
Internal auditing is an expanding specialty of accounting. The last 20 years have seen a sharp increase in the magnitude and complexity of business risks. The reasons include the increasing complexity of businesses generally, the change in businesses from product to service producing, and the influences of globalization. At the same time, the downsizing of management has led to the flattening of command chains. This has resulted in the elimination of layers of middle management and less supervision of management employees. While this has contributed to organizational effectiveness, it has also led to greater potential for mistakes and fraud.
To address these issues, the Stan Ross Department of Accountancy offers a program leading to an Executive MS in Internal Auditing: Risk Assessment and Assurance (EMIA). The purpose of the EMIA is to train advanced practitioners for business risk management and internal audit functions. The EMIA follows a multidisciplinary approach: courses come from a variety of business fields. The successful organizational risk manager naturally needs to use the techniques of traditional accounting. He or she also needs to use methods derived from computer and IT operations, finance, human relations, commercial law, and analysis of business systems and processes.
The program is designed for cohort groups of working professionals. Students enter and move through the program with no course exemptions allowed. The program has a close connection between classroom and actual practice. The program is part-time only; all students are expected to be employed by one of the sponsoring companies. Students who are not current employees of a sponsoring company will be interviewed and, if admitted, placed with a sponsoring firm. The student and company will negotiate salary and benefit levels.
EMIA classes take place all day Friday and one other night per week. The program lasts one calendar year. Students receive full salary and benefits from the sponsoring company while they are in the program. International students must obtain the appropriate visa to participate in the program.
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Entering students should have a basic knowledge of economics, statistics, finance, information systems, and financial/managerial accounting through prior course work and/or professional experience. Deficiencies can be remedied by taking appropriate classes on the graduate level. All students will take the following courses: Courses in Specialization |
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| ACC 9807 | Contemporary Topics in Accounting (Advanced Internal Auditing) |
| ACC 9815 | Managerial Accounting Controls |
| ACC 9816 | Accounting and Auditing Aspects of Computer-Based Information Systems |
| ACC 9826 | Contemporary Topics in Risk Assessment and Assurance |
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Courses Outside of Specialization Four courses to be designated by the department. |
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Admission
For information on admission, e-mail Fastemia@baruch.cuny.edu or call the Stan Ross Department of Accountancy at (646) 312-3160.
*This program is not currently accepting applications.
The program information above is from the Graduate
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