PgDip Internal Auditor Professional - Certified Internal Auditor Pathway at Birmingham City University

The Internal Auditor Professional – Certified Internal Auditor (CIA) Pathway has been developed to provide learners support when undertaking the CIA qualifications who perhaps do not wish to complete a full three year MSc programme or who are unable to access the English Apprenticeship levy through the Internal Audit Professional Apprenticeship (IAPA) programme. To equip those working within the internal audit profession with the conceptual understanding, knowledge and skills to contribute positively to the organisations that they work for.

Faculty: Faculty of Business, Law and Social Sciences  |  Department: Accounting, Finance and Economics  |  Duration: 2 years part-time; 2 years distance learning  |  Study mode: online/part-time  |  Intake: September 2027  |  Location: Birmingham, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

The course is divided into six modules which are aligned to the Certified Internal Auditor (CIA) syllabus and for those who wish to continue subsequently to then attain Chartered status, there is the option to “top up” this qualification to attain the Chartered Internal Auditor (CMIIA) designation. The course has been carefully mapped against the syllabi of the CIA and as part of this course learners will be supported in sitting the external exams required in order to obtain the CIA designation. Modules include Foundations of Internal Auditing, GRC and Organisational Governance, Internal Audit Engagements, Business Processes, Risks and Controls, Leading the Internal Audit Function, Ethics for Internal Auditors.

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