Master of Science - Audit and Advisory Services

Program Description

• Comprehensive curriculum. The program’s integrated curriculum focuses on areas that are in high demand across accounting profession sectors, including internal audit, data analytics, fraud and forensic accounting, and information systems.
• Case-based coursework. Students gain advanced, practical skills for workplace application by learning in a case-based setting and working with audit systems used by accounting professionals.
• Professional input. The program’s core competencies are based on insights from top-ranking members of the auditing and accounting profession. Students are prepared with skills that are highly regarded by firms and corporations.
• Recognized as a top school. DePaul’s accounting program is recognized by the Institute of Internal Auditors Internal Auditing Education Partnership Program as a comprehensive-level school for internal audit education—making DePaul one of only 15 schools in the United States recognized with this distinction.

Learning Outcomes

Students will be able to:

• Exhibit sophisticated knowledge of accounting, auditing, and tax standards and regulations.
• Understand and critically analyze the regulatory and ethical standards within an accounting context.
• Demonstrate an understanding of global business issues in general and international accounting standards in particular.
• Understand and analyze new and emerging and/or critical accounting issues.
• Understand the role of segregation of duties and personnel control plans and will be able to analyze internal controls and design processes that can prevent fraud.
• Independently design and carry out research using online databases to resolve accounting issues.
• Write and speak about current accounting issues to peers, practitioners, and the public.