Program Overview

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Tippie College of Business

The Tippie College of Business at the University of Iowa offers various programs for students.

Master of Accountancy (MAc) Program

The Master of Accountancy (MAc) program requires a total of 30 semester hours. The program prioritizes critical thinking and both written and oral communication skills. Students develop an incredible foundation in accounting and can focus on one of four areas.

Choose Your Track

The MAc program offers four specializations to align with career goals. Every track has three to four elective courses included. The tracks are:

• Financial accounting/auditing
• Managerial accounting
• Business analytics
• Tax

Financial Accounting/Auditing Track

This track delves into finance and information systems; it’s ideal for auditing, assurance services, and corporate finance careers.

• Required courses:
  • Financial Statement Analysis
  • Financial Reporting: Theory and Practice
  • Advanced Auditing
  • Data Modeling and Automation
  • Data Management
  • Managerial Finance
  • Finance course numbered above 5000 (3 s.h.)
  • General electives (6 s.h.)
• Elective courses:
  • Taxes and Business Strategy
  • Design and Use of Cost Management Systems
  • Research Seminar for Tax Professionals

Managerial Accounting Track

This track is ideal for careers in management/cost accounting, controller’s office, and manufacturing consulting.

• Required courses:
  • Design and Use of Cost Management Systems
  • Data Modeling and Automation
  • Data Management
  • Business electives numbered above 5000 (6 s.h.)
  • General electives (6 s.h.)
• Elective courses:
  • Financial Statement Analysis
  • Taxes and Business Strategy
  • Financial Reporting: Theory and Practice
  • Advanced Auditing
  • Research Seminar for Tax Professionals

Business Analytics Track

This track lets students dive deep into a high-demand area of expertise that helps their resume stand out.

• Required courses:
  • Advanced Auditing
  • Data Modeling and Automation
  • Data Management
  • Business Analytics courses (BAIS) numbered above 5000 (6 s.h.)
  • General electives (6 s.h.)
• Elective courses:
  • Financial Statement Analysis
  • Taxes and Business Strategy
  • Design and Use of Cost Management Systems
  • Financial Reporting: Theory and Practice
  • Research Seminar for Tax Professionals

Tax Track

This track focuses on tax, teaching students current and future tax issues, and how to find answers through research in any tax environment Congress creates.

• Required courses:
  • Taxes and Business Strategy
  • Data Modeling and Automation
  • Data Management
  • Research Seminar for Tax Professionals
  • One College of Law course (3s.h)
  • General electives (6 s.h.)
• Elective courses:
  • Financial Statement Analysis
  • Design and Use of Cost Management Systems
  • Financial Reporting: Theory and Practice
  • Advanced Auditing

No Track Declared

• Required courses:
  • Design and Use of Cost Management Systems
  • Financial Reporting: Theory and Practice
  • Advanced Auditing
  • Financial Statement Analysis
  • Taxes and Business Strategy
  • Data Modeling and Automation
  • Data Management
  • General Electives (9 s.h.)

Core Courses

Courses vary slightly based on the track chosen. Students complete at least three of the following four courses:

• Design and Use of Cost Management Systems
• Financial Reporting: Theory and Practice
• Advanced Auditing
• Taxes and Business Strategy All tracks include both of the following business analytics courses:
• Introduction to Modeling with VBA
• Data Management and Visual Analytics

Course Descriptions

Accounting Courses

• Financial Statement Analysis (ACCT:9040)
• Financial Reporting: Theory and Practice (ACCT:9130)
• Advanced Auditing (ACCT:9140)
• Taxes and Business Strategy (ACCT:9050)
• Design and Use of Cost Management Systems (ACCT:9120)
• Tax Research (ACCT:9150)
• International Taxation (ACCT:9110)
• Advanced Accounting Analytics

Business Analytics Courses

• Introduction to Modeling with VBA (MSCI:9210)
• Data Management and Visual Analytics (MSCI:6050)

Finance Courses

• Managerial Finance (MBA:8180)

Non-Accounting Majors

Non-accounting undergrads have prerequisites for MAc courses that will extend the total program length to two years. The prerequisites include:

• ACCT:2100 Introduction to Financial Accounting (3 s.h.)
• ACCT:2200 Managerial Accounting Analytics & Data Visual (3 s.h.)
• ACCT:3200 Income Measurement and Asset Valuation (3 s.h.)
• ACCT:3300 Valuation of Financial Claims (3 s.h.)
• ACCT:3400 Introduction to Tax (3 s.h.)
• ACCT:3600 Accounting Systems & Analytics (3 s.h.)
• ACCT:4100 Auditing (3 s.h.)
• ACCT:4200 Advanced Managerial Accounting Analytics (3 s.h.)
• ACCT:4300 Accounting Ethics and Law (3 s.h.)

Pathways to an Additional Degree

The table below shows how one Tippie degree can lead to another. Waivers, transfer credit, and completed elective coursework will impact what students would need to take. Two Graduate and Professional Programs degrees require at least 60 semester hours of Graduate and Professional Programs coursework. | I HAVE A... | I WANT A... | I NEED TO TAKE... | | --- | --- | --- | | MAc | Part-time Master of Business Analytics | 10 courses | | MAc | Master of Finance | 10 courses | | MAc | MBA | 10 courses |

MAc/JD Dual Degree Program

The MAc/JD dual degree program combines a Juris Doctor (JD) with a Master of Accountancy (MAc) at the University of Iowa. This partnership between two leading colleges on campus gives students a way to earn a dual degree in less time than pursuing them separately. The program includes 18 semester hours of graduate accounting coursework. Up to 12 s.h. of law courses can be counted as elective credit for the MAc, and up to 12 s.h. of MAc courses can count toward JD electives. Each program has a separate admissions process; students need to be admitted to both the MAc and the JD before they can be admitted to the dual degree program.