MBA in Accounting

Area of Study Overview

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New skills are necessary to develop and prepare students to compete in global marketplace. Accounting professions are now focused more on forward-thinking and using information to anticipate and resolve issues. Today’s accounting programs focus student learning on measuring past performance and historical trends. Emerging issues in a global, diversified economy require those leaders in accounting to analyze and develop timely and accurate financial information in order to engage improved resource allocation.

The MBA Program with an area of study in Accounting emphasizes both the theoretical understanding of emerging issues as well as an advanced curriculum of financial and managerial accounting. Additionally, Accountants must ensure that not only is the financial information accurate and timely reporting, but also that appropriate accounting systems are in place and incompliance with statutory regulations.

Skills and functions of a seasoned Accountant may include:

  • Adapt appropriate cost processes to manage production costs and segment development
  • Assess an entity’s financial condition through timely and accurate financial information
  • Test financial and statutory compliance through audits
  • Implement and monitor budgets to guide financial decisions
  • Critique accounting information systems to improve entity performance

An MBA with an area of study in Accounting will provide students with advanced financial skills that may contribute towards providing education requirements needed to qualify for the CPA exam. Moreover, this program will benefit those currently in the accounting profession through enhanced skills and concepts.

Prerequisites

In addition to the MBA admissions criteria, 12 credit hours in undergraduate accounting with an equivalent to Intermediate Accounting I and II.

Credit Distribution

I. Core Courses (21 Credits)

ETM-750Ethics for Managers

3

MKM-700Marketing Management

3

FIN-710Financial Management

3

SOP-720Strategic Operations Management

3

GSM-730Global Strategic Management

3

ORR-710Organizational Research

3

MBA-730MBA Capstone

3

II. Area of Study (12 Credits)

ACC-700Managerial Accounting for Decision Making

3

ACC-701Auditing and Accounting Information Systems

3

ACC-702Financial Essentials for Accountants

3

ACC-703Emerging Issues in Accounting

3

III. MBA Electives (6 Credits)

Select 6 credits from the following:

ENP-732Entrepreneurship

3

HRM-760Human Resource Management - Talent Management

3

PJM-721Project Management

3

MKR-700Market Research

3

SOM-702Introduction to Social Media

3

INV-711Investments

3

FSA-712Financial Statement Analysis

3

NEG-731Negotiations

3

SUS-700Designing a Business Case for Sustainability

3

MCO-740Management Communications

3

Total Credit Hours: 39

Note: Organizational Research (ORR-710) must be taken prior to the Management Capstone (MBA-730).You cannot take them in the same term. Contact your academic advisor to register for both courses.