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Master of Accounting : Curriculum

The Master of Accounting degree (MAcc) requires a minimum of 30 graduate units: 18-21 in accounting and 9-12 in general business.

The Department of Accounting offers the following four tracks of study: General Accounting, Management Information Systems, Tax, and Entrepreneurship.

Students must also pass a written comprehensive examination at the end of the program.

Classes that can be used to satisfy the accounting and general business requirements for the degree are listed below.

The MAcc advisor must approve any substitutions.

Meeting Accounting Units Requirements

NOTE: A maximum of 6 hours may be earned from courses co-convened with undergraduate classes.

Required: ACCT 525 – Accounting Theory and Institutions (3 credit hours)

Plus 15-18 credit hours from the following courses:

ACCT 501

Advanced Accounting

ACCT 510

Principles of Profit Planning and Control

ACCT 522

Advanced Federal Taxation

ACCT 528

Partnerships

ACCT 529

International Taxation and Accounting

ACCT 531

Principles of Auditing

ACCT 553

Tax Research

ACCT 554

Analysis of Financial Statements

ACCT 572A

Accounting for Not-For-Profit Entities

ACCT 593

Internship (Approved by MAcc advisor)

ACCT 599

Independent Study (Approved by MAcc advisor)

Meeting General Business Requirements

Students with non-business undergraduate degrees:
Choose 9-12 credit hours from the following courses:

ECON 550

Economics for Managers

FIN 510A

Finance

MGMT 521

Business Law & the Search for Non-Obvious Liabilities

MIS 585

Strategic Management of Information Systems

Students with undergraduate business degrees:
Choose 9-12 credit hours from the following courses:

ECON 560

Industrial Organization

ECON 561

Economics of Regulated Industries

FIN 513

Fundamental Valuation Modeling

FIN 515

Venture Capital

FIN 518

Investment Banking

FIN 521

Investment Analysis

LAW 619

Estates and Trusts

MGMT 521

Business Law and the Search for Non-Obvious Liabilities

MIS 513

Business Foundations for Information Technology

MIS 573A

Production and Operations Management

MIS 573B

Production and Operations Management

MIS 565

Managing for Quality Improvement

PA 543

White Collar and Organizational Crime

PA 544

Ethics in Private & Public Organizations

Students are also allowed to take any MBA classes, depending on availability:

Click here to view the current list of available MBA classes.

  

 
   
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