Mission

The mission of the audit minor is to prepare students for careers involving financial and cost accounting or internal auditing, in order to enable them to understand how to prepare, analyze and use the information produced by companies and thus integrate them in the world of work. This happens through offering them an adequate knowledge of management and auditing.

Program Educational Objectives

1. Students will integrate effectively in a professional context involving financial and cost accounting, internal auditing and management and grow into mature, ethical and honest specialists.
2. Students will demonstrate strong communication skills and master the concepts, methods and tools of financial and cost accounting and internal auditing by developing their capabilities to observe, analyze, solve problems and advise.
3. Students will conduct their work using logical analysis, reasoning and clear-sightedness, while adapting to all the different operational situations of the company. They will ensure a regular update of their legal and regulatory knowledge and will be active and responsible members of their communities.

Program Outcomes

a. Students will prepare the financial statements of a company and analyze its financial structure, cash flow, activity and profitability.
b. Students will master the essential components related to the internal control system and the international standards of internal auditing and understand the objectives and strategy of a company.
c. Students will evaluate short and medium term decisions and understand the role of the management accountant in an organization and how company resources can be deployed to reach the expected objectives.
d. Students will understand professional, ethical and legal problems and ensure regular updates of knowledge, to work effectively in a team and communicate properly with different audiences.