UH Bauer Adds Internal Auditing Component to Its Accounting Curriculum
There may be little consensus when it comes to how to dig out of the current economic crisis, but on one thing, there is agreement: The need for increased scrutiny of corporate accounting practices.
As a result, one of the few expected areas of job growth is of professionals who can provide increased layers of fiduciary transparency. The Bureau of Labor Statistics has projected an 18 percent increase in the employment of accountants and auditors between 2006 and 2016, faster than the average for all occupations. Even taking into account the impact current economic conditions will have on the actual rate of increase — the profession expects fast-paced growth, in contrast with the massive layoffs and job freezes occurring in other sectors.
The University of Houston C. T. Bauer College of Business was recently recognized as having a world-class Internal Auditing Program in being named one of 19 Partner schools of the Internal Auditing Education Partnership Program. IAEP names select college programs to one of three categories: Basic, Partner and Center of Excellence. Bauer has also “laid the foundation to become a Center of Excellence,” said Santos Monroy, president of the Institute of Internal Auditors, Houston Chapter. Only five schools in the world currently share that distinction.
