All students must complete the following courses prior to matriculation into the Master of Accounting program. You do not need to have completed them prior to the time you submit your application, however. If you are in the process of taking one or more of these classes when you apply, or have plans to take them the summer before you would begin the program, please indicate this on your application.
Principles of Accounting
• Study of the use and preparation of financial information and the accounting system as an interpretative tool to communicate information about a variety of economic events to both internal and external users
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reparation and interpretation of financial statements for external users as well as managerial uses of accounting data
• Cost analysis
• Budgeting and performance evaluation
Statistics
• Basic concepts of statistical analysis within a business environment
• Attention to solution methods via use of the computer
Financial Management
• Theory and practice of valuation
• Current and long term financing
• Working capital management
• Capital budgeting
• Multinational finance
Introduction to Information Technology
• An introduction to current and expected future trends in information technology and their impact on organizations
• Strategic value of information
• Hardware and software issues
• Networks and telecommunications
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lanning, justification, development, and management of information resources
Financial Reporting & Analysis (Intermediate Accounting I)
(Offered by the MAcc program as an intensive course during the summer in our Bootcamp format.)
• An analysis of balance sheets and profit and loss statements, together with the theory of valuation underlying the various accounts used in these statements
Auditing and Assurance Services
(Offered by the MAcc program as an intensive course during the summer in our Bootcamp format.)
• Application of technology, modeling, statistics, and other auditing procedures within the framework of generally accepted auditing standards
• Study of reporting, ethics, and international practices
If you have NOT completed the prerequisites:
Applicants to the MAcc Program are not required to complete all prerequisite courses prior to applying, but should have plans to complete the required prerequisites and provide official transcripts indicating performance in those courses prior to enrolling in the program.
As an option for completing the necessary courses Intermediate Accounting and Auditing are each offered in intensive, two-week formats immediately prior to the start of classes every August. Read more about these BOOTCAMPS.