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Master’s Degree in Auditing and Management Control

With the Master’s Degree in Auditing and Management Control you will specialize in two fundamental areas of accounting: auditing and financial management and company management control.

Key information of the Master’s Degree in Auditing and Management Control

Years

1 academic year

Credits

60 ECTS Credits

Start

October 2024

Timetable

Monday to Friday from 3:00 pm / 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm

Language

Spanish

In-company internships

6 credits

Master Thesis

6 credits

Degree

Official degree

Why study the Master’s Degree in Auditing and Management Control at IQS?

Full-time internships and the possibility of joining the Financial Management of the Big Four.

Finance Laboratory to be able to access financial and stock market information in real time.

Possibility of specializing in Management control/Financial management and business accounting.

Approved by the Institute for Accounting and Account Auditing (ICAC).*

People who pass and earn this degree with the Auditing specialization, either in subjects of the master’s degree itself or as educational complements, are granted an exemption from the first phase of the Official Registry of Account Auditors (ROAC) access exam in the Block I subjects pursuant to the Resolution of 12 June 2012. *Annual renewal

Finance Laboratory

In the new IQS finance laboratory, each student has an annual license that provides them with access to real-time information on financial markets: financial statements, stock quotes, fixed income, currencies, derivatives, investment funds, ETFs, commodities, real estate, etc. Thanks to this laboratory, the Master’s Degree in Auditing and Management Control can be considered one of the best in Barcelona.

Objectives and competences of the Master’s Degree in Auditing and Management Control

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Curriculum of the Master’s Degree in Auditing and Management Control

The master’s degree has established a content area focused on Corporate Financial Management that covers two professional specializations: management control and financial auditing, with the validation of the first phase of the aptitude exam for access to the Official Registry of Account Auditors (ROAC)* in the subjects of Block I in accordance with the Resolution of 12 June 2012, with a clear professional orientation and an international perspective.

In the electives block, students must choose one of the modules.

*Annual renewal

Elective Modules

Second Semester

IQS is strongly committed to quality and has different processes in place to ensure ongoing improvement through the IQS School of Management Quality Committee.

IQS is accredited by the AACSB (Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business, USA), the leading international accreditation entity for studies in the areas of business and accounting. The Bachelor’s, Master’s, and Doctoral studies at the IQS School of Management hold this accreditation and international recognition.

The IQS School of Management formally applied for membership in the AUDIT programme on 18 July 2011 under the expansion category. To this end, it adopted the design of the Internal Quality Assurance System (SGIC) of the IQS School of Engineering, which had been submitted to the University System Quality Agency (AQU) for evaluation in the 2009 AUDIT call and positively assessed on 22 April 2010.

On 13 December 2012, positive feedback was received from AQU for the design of the IQS School of Management SGIC.

AACSB accreditation for all IQS School of Management studies.

The Master’s Degree in Auditing and Management Control was included in the Eduniversal “Best Masters Ranking Worldwide 2022.”

Admissions process of the Master’s Degree in Auditing and Management Control

Apply for admission

Once you have completed your registration, the system will assign you a user number then you must create a password. You can check the status of your application at any time with this login information.

If you are an IQS student, you must pre-register directly from your SIGMA profile. Enter your username and password and go to official studies/pre-registration.

Documentation to upload

  • Your undergraduate degree, if you have finished your studies. If you studied outside the European Union, your degree must be apostilled and legalized for the enrolment step.
  • Your most up-to-date academic transcripts, with your grade point average on a scale of 0-10.
  • 1 passport-style photograph in colour with a white background in jpg format (176×220 pixels).
  • Photocopy of valid ID card on both sides or passport bio-data page.
  • Document certifying your English level as required in your programme of choice (see the Language requirements section in point number 5).
  • If you completed undergraduate studies outside the European Union that grant you access to graduate-level studies, you must provide a certificate issued by your home university confirming that the degree you earned enables you to access master’s degree studies in the country where your undergraduate degree was earned. You can download the certificate template here.

Payment:

  • Payment of €100 by credit or debit card to open and process your application.
  • It is only refunded in the event of non-admission.
  • If you make the payment from outside of Spain, you must do so through Flywire: www.flywire.com/pay/iqsland

The master’s degree coordinator will contact you for an interview. Subsequently, IQS will notify you by email on the decision regarding your admission.

Once admitted, you have a period of two weeks to make your pre-enrolment payment. You must pay a pre-enrolment tuition fee of €1,000. The pre-enrolment payment is non-refundable and does not entail an additional cost as it will be deducted from the total tuition fees once your enrolment is finalized.

If you make the payment from outside of Spain, you must do so through Flywire: www.flywire.com/pay/iqsland

If you are a non-EU student, you will receive your visa letter once IQS has received your pre-enrolment payment.

Once the enrolment period has opened, and if you have completed the previous stages, you will receive an email from the IQS Registrar’s Office with the credentials and instructions you need to proceed with your enrolment.

Using your credentials, start your session on the SIGMA academic management application and formalize your enrolment by indicating the payment method.

Scholarships and financial aid of the Master’s Degree in Auditing and Management Control

IQS offers scholarships and financial aid to students who wish to study a master’s degree at IQS and who have completed their undergraduate studies at another university. We also provide scholarships for academic excellence, financial need, and international students.

Your career starts here

The main objective of the IQS Master’s Degree in Auditing and Management Control is to provide advanced accredited training in accounting and auditing. The programme offers many professional opportunities and we know that 100% of the students who have completed this master’s degree at IQS have been hired by an auditing firm after completing the master’s degree.

This Master’s Degree in Auditing and Management Control has distinguishing aspects such as internships with a renowned firm, professors who are auditing experts, and mandatory four-month full-time internships. This enables students to gain a complete profile, preparing them to enter the job market.

People who pass and earn this degree with the Auditing specialization, either in subjects of the master’s degree itself or as educational complements, are granted an exemption from the first phase of the Official Registry of Account Auditors (ROAC) access exam in the Block I subjects pursuant to the Resolution of 12 June 2012 (in the annual renewal process).

Career opportunities of the Master’s Degree in Auditing and Management Control

  • Corporate Management Control Department

  • Internal Corporate Auditing Department

  • Corporate Accounting and Finance Department

  • Companies specialized in Accounting and Financial Consulting

  • Entities specialized in Account Auditing

  • Entities specialized in Transactional Financial Services

In-company Internship of the Master’s Degree in Auditing and Management Control

In the Master’s Degree in Auditing and Management Control, in-company internships are mandatory and can be full-time or part-time. The curriculum is easily compatible with internships.

The entities in which students can carry out internships include, among others: PricewaterhouseCoopers, Deloitte, KPMG, Ernst & Young, Grant Thornton, BDORSM Gassó, and Baker Tilly.

  • Internships represent an initial contact with the labour market
  • They guide students based on their professional interests
  • They offer a real opportunity to apply the theoretical knowledge and skills acquired
  • They make it possible to find a job
  • They distinguish a graduate’s curriculum vitae
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