Master of Science in Accounting

Curriculum

The Master of Science in Accounting (MSA) program is designed for students with a variety of educational backgrounds and professional interests. The program consists of required and elective courses (see below) that allows students to prepare or advance their professional accounting careers. You may enroll in the MSA program as a full-time or part-time student. Further, most required and many elective courses are scheduled in the evening.

The specific MSA curriculum will vary, depending on your undergraduate degree background. However, all students are required to take the core graduate accounting courses.

Student Learning Outcomes & Assessment Plan

 

Sample Programs of Study

  • Accounting undergraduate degree
  • Business undergraduate degree
  • Non-business undergraduate degree

    • Graduate Accounting Core Requirements

        • MAC 501 Current Accounting Theory I
        • MAC 502 Current Accounting Theory II
        • MAC 503 Business Entity Taxation
        • MAC 504 Financial Statement Analysis

    Graduate Accounting Electives

        • MAC 505 Advanced Problems in Accounting (governmental & non-profit)
        • MAC 506 Seminar in Tax Research, Policy, and Planning
        • MAC 507 International Accounting
        • MAC 508 Advanced Auditing
        • MAC 511 Data Analytics for Accounting
        • MAC 515 Law and Accounting
        • MAC 518, MAC 519 Directed Study in Accounting
        • MAC 520 Internship in Accounting

    Graduate Business Electives

        • BAI 465 Database Management 
        • BAI 467 Visualizing Data for Business Intelligence
        • BAI 476 Machine Learning for Business Intelligence
        • INE 449 Entrepreneurship Procedures
        • FIN 421 Derivative Securities and Risk Management
        • FIN 431 Financial Technologies
        • MGT 441 Leadership Skills Development
        • MGT 443 Organizational Design and Change
        • MGT 450 Small Business Management
        • MKT 465 Marketing Communication
        • MKT 468 Global Marketing
        • SCA 464 Supplier Relationship Management
        • MBA 540 Organizational Decision Making and Design
        • MBA 550 Managing with Information Resources
        • MBA 555 Managerial Economics
        • MBA 560 Operations and Supply Chain Management 
        • MBA 562 Global Supply Chain Management
        • MBA 566 Security and Investment Analysis
        • MBA 571 Labor Relations & Human Resources
        • MBA 573 Staffing Organizations
        • MBA 574 Consulting and Management Practice
        • MBA 577 Compensation Management
        • MBA 578 Human Resource Development
        • MBA 579 International Business Management
        • MBA 584 Buyer Behavior
        • MBA 586 International Marketing Management
        • MBA 587 Product Management

    Topics in Education (EDC 586). Example Course Offerings

        • EDC 586 Topics in Education: 4 Roles of Leadership
        • EDC 586 Topics in Education: 7 Habits of Highly Effective People