Auditing and auditors

Education facts

Code: 4FE078

The audit function is an established monitoring and control function and today we encounter a complex set of different rules and norms within which the auditor works. We also see a number of different theoretical perspectives that explain the audit and the auditors' role and significance. In the course, all these aspects will be dealt and the course especially addresses: The background to the regulations and standards that govern the audit and the auditors as well as the organization of the auditors. Auditing in practice with regard to current standards. The audit and the auditors' role and function from different theoretical perspectives and at different levels.

Entry requirements

General entry requirements for second-cycle studies, plus specific entry requirements: Bachelor of Science in Business Administration or Economics with at least 90 credits in the main field of study, Business Administration or Economics, At least 15 credits in Statistics, At least 15 credits in financial accounting, or alternatively at least 15 credits in financial economics, or alternatively at least 15 credits economics, English 6, or the equivalent. alternatively, Students applying for the course within the Business Administration and Economics Programme need to have: General entry requirements for second-cycle studies, plus specific entry requirements: 90 credits Business Administration including: 22.5 credits Business Administration at G2F level, Accounting Theory, 7.5 credits, Business Statistics I 7.5 credits, Business Statistics II 7.5 credits, English 6, or the equivalent.

Education offerings

Each offering has its own dates and conditions. Closed offerings are retained as history and do not mean that a new application is open.

• Auditing and auditors

  Linnaeus University (Kalmar Växjö)

  Start date: 9 November 2026

  End date: 17 January 2027

  Pace of study: 67 %