Auditing and internal control

Description of Postgraduate Degree Course

General Information

Level: Second-Level

Field of study: Legal, Economic and Social Sciences

Duration: Duration: 1 year

Mode of Delivery: Ibrida

Location: Pisa

CFUs: 63

Admission application: Applications open until 01 December 2025

Start date: 16 January 2026

Website: http://masteraudit.ec.unipi.it/

The postgraduate degree course Auditing e controllo interno is designed for administrators, controllers and consultants who want to deepen their knowledge of auditing, risk and sustainability while continuing their professional activity.

In the common part of the programme, students will acquire the techniques, methodologies, and tools of analysis for the design of internal and managerial control. In the specialisation phase, they will deepen their knowledge and skills in financial statement audit or financial control.

 

The postgraduate degree course is divided into four curricula:

  • Auditing, Risks and Sustainability - addressing topics such as auditing and financial statement review from the perspective of the external auditor-consultant, management issues related to the analysis and evaluation of internal control systems, management audit of risk management and corporate governance
  • Public Companies and Government Bodies - dedicated to management, auditing and internal control within the public authorities, with a specific focus on bodies at various government levels
  • Intelligence, Finance and Control – explores management control tools and logics, IT support for management control using information systems, business intelligence tools, and management logics and tools for corporate finance
  • Auditing and Risk Management Banks - dedicated to auditing, risk management and internal control systems and audit of financial processes.

Career opportunities

The postgraduate degree course offers different career opportunities, such as:

  • auditors
  • internal auditors
  • risk manager controllers
  • corporate finance consultants
  • consultants in the field of corporate governance systems

Fees

In person

Regular students:

6800 € payable in 4 instalments

  • 2720 € no later than 15 December 2025
  • 1000 € no later than 15 February 2026
  • 1380 € no later than 15 April 2026
  • 1700 € no later than 15 June 2026

Auditing students:

3400 € in a single installment

Registration fee reductions are available for 8 students as specified in the call for applications.