Program Overview

Master of Accounting (MAcc) Program

The Master of Accounting (MAcc) program is designed to provide students with a comprehensive education in accounting, preparing them for careers in public accounting, industry, and government. The program requires a minimum of 30 credit hours and can be completed by students with an undergraduate degree in business and/or accounting.

Program Requirements

• Core Courses:
  • ACCTNG 5400: Financial and Managerial Accounting (3 credits)
  • ACCTNG 5404: Professional Accountancy I (3 credits)
  • ACCTNG 5405: Professional Accountancy II (3 credits)
  • ACCTNG 5411: Cost Systems Analysis (3 credits)
  • ACCTNG 5421: Information Systems in Accounting (3 credits)
  • ACCTNG 5447: Taxation of Individuals and Businesses (3 credits)
• Business Breadth Courses:
  • SCMA 5300: Business Analytics (3 credits)
  • FINANCE 6500: Financial Management (3 credits)
  • BUS AD 5900: Law, Ethics and Business (3 credits)
• Required Accounting Courses:
  • ACCTNG 4401: Financial Accounting and Reporting III (3 credits)
  • ACCTNG 4402: Financial Accounting and Reporting IV (3 credits)
  • ACCTNG 4435: Auditing (3 credits)
• Research Course (select one):
  • ACCTNG 5402: Professional Accounting Research
  • ACCTNG 5406: Research and Professional Writing in Accounting
  • ACCTNG 5441: Tax Research
• Graduate Topics Course (select one):
  • ACCTNG 5403: Graduate Topics: Business Analysis and Reporting
  • ACCTNG 5412: Graduate Topics in Management Accounting: Controllership
  • ACCTNG 5435: Graduate Topics in Auditing
  • ACCTNG 6441: Graduate Topics in Taxation
• Electives: 15 credits, including at least 9 credits of Accounting courses.

Accounting Electives

Students must select at least 3 of the following courses:

• ACCTNG 4441: Advanced Federal Income Tax: Business Taxation (3 credits)
• ACCTNG 4450: Prescriptive Analytics and Optimization (3 credits)
• ACCTNG 5402: Professional Accounting Research (3 credits)
• ACCTNG 5403: Graduate Topics: Business Analysis and Reporting (3 credits)
• ACCTNG 5406: Research and Professional Writing in Accounting (3 credits)
• ACCTNG 5408: Fraud Examination (3 credits)
• ACCTNG 5412: Graduate Topics in Management Accounting: Controllership (3 credits)
• ACCTNG 5435: Graduate Topics in Auditing (3 credits)
• ACCTNG 5436: Systems Auditing (3 credits)
• ACCTNG 5441: Tax Research (3 credits)
• ACCTNG 5443: Decision Support Systems for Business Intelligence (3 credits)
• ACCTNG 5444 (3 credits)
• ACCTNG 5446: Advanced Topics in Taxation (3 credits)
• ACCTNG 5451: Accounting and Auditing in Governmental and Not-for-Profit Entities (3 credits)
• ACCTNG 5465: Principles of Information Security (3 credits)
• ACCTNG 5466: Management of Accounting Networks and Security (3 credits)
• ACCTNG 5467: Advanced Data Security Concepts (3 credits)
• ACCTNG 5468: Accounting Software Assurance (3 credits)
• ACCTNG 5469: Management of Accounting Data Security (3 credits)
• ACCTNG 5490: Graduate Internship in Accounting (1-3 credits)
• ACCTNG 5495: Advanced Special Administrative Problems - Accounting (VITA) Program (1-3 credits)
• ACCTNG 5498: Graduate Seminar in Accounting (3 credits)
• ACCTNG 5499: Individual Research in Accounting (1-3 credits)
• ACCTNG 6441: Graduate Topics in Taxation (3 credits)
• ACCTNG 6460: Data Integration (3 credits)

Non-Accounting Electives

Students may complete up to 6 credits at the graduate level from other business disciplines, ensuring they meet the minimum number of accounting credit hours required for licensure. Courses can be selected from:

• Any BUS AD 5000 and above
• Any FINANCE 6500 and above
• Any INFSYS 5800 and above
• Any SCMA 5300 and above
• Any MGMT 5600 and above
• Any MKTG 5700 and above

Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of the program, graduates will be able to:

• Synthesize business process transactions as well as create and analyze financial statements
• Analyze, critique, and inform strategic options relevant to business processes, corporate governance, internal controls, and security
• Identify and discuss the impact of International Financial Reporting Standards upon financial reporting
• Apply ethical judgment in analyzing accounting situations and be able to formulate ethical accounting and business decisions
• Actively participate in team collaborations as well as prepare written professional communications that justify, critique, or inform relevant accounting or business decisions
• Analyze and critique business decisions in the functional business areas of financial analysis, corporate governance, taxation, or business processes