The M.S. in Accountancy is offered to students with a variety of backgrounds who desire a concentrated plan of study to prepare for a career in accountancy. The most significant difference between the M.S. in Accountancy and the M.B.A. is that the M.B.A. requires 3 courses (9 credit hours) in accountancy, normally taken at the graduate level, while the M.S. requires 5 courses (15 credit hours) in graduate-level accountancy.
M.S. in Accountancy Sequence of Courses
Foundation Requirements* |
Three electives selected from: |
| AC 201 |
Principles of Accounting I |
EC 551 |
Managerial Economics |
| AC 202 |
Principles of Accounting II |
EC 552 |
Macroeconomics for Managers |
| AC 303 |
Intermediate Accounting I |
FN 551 |
Financial Management |
| AC 304 |
Intermediate Accounting II |
MK 551 |
Marketing Management |
| AC 312 |
Cost Analysis & Budgetary Control |
MN 553 |
Quantitative Methods |
| AC 321 |
Federal Taxes I |
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| AC 341 |
Accounting Information Systems |
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| AC 431 |
Auditing |
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| MN 463 |
Business Law I** |
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| MN 464 |
Business Law II** |
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| EC 521 |
Fundamentals of Economics |
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| EC 522 |
Business Statistics |
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| FN 521 |
Fundamentals of Finance |
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| MK 521 |
Principles of Marketing |
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| MN 522 |
Management Information Systems |
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| MN 531 |
Organizational Behavior |
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| MN 532 |
Production/Operations Management |
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| Required Graduate Study |
Two electives selected from: |
| MN 550 |
Leadership & Management Skills |
AC 571 |
Advanced Federal Taxes |
| MN 591 |
Ethics & Business Environmental Issues*** |
AC 575 |
Fraud Examination |
| MN 592 |
Corporate Strategic Management |
AC 582 |
Tax for Management Decision Makers |
| AC 561 |
Comparative Accounting Systems |
AC 583 |
Controllership |
| AC 584 |
Accounting Theory and Policy |
AC 592 |
Advanced Auditing |
| AC 585 |
Government/Not-for-Profit Accounting |
AC 598 |
Contemporary Topics in Accounting |
| *** subject to test-out waiver |
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Students interested in pursuing the M.S. in Accountancy will follow one of three course-sequence paths depending on their undergraduate degree: (1) non-business, (2) non-accounting business, or (3) accounting.
The candidate with a non-business undergraduate degree will normally need to complete 28 courses or 84 hours of business and accounting study: 48 hours taken at the undergraduate level and 36 hours taken at the graduate level. Several of the business preparatory courses may be waived for the student with a business minor or concentration.
The candidate with a business undergraduate degree not in accounting will normally need to complete 18 courses or 54 hours of business study: 21 hours taken at the undergraduate level and 33 hours taken at the graduate level. Several of the business preparatory courses may be waived for the student who has taken courses such as intermediate accounting, income taxation and/or business law. Additional preparatory course work may be required if there is insufficient business or accounting course work in the student’s background.
Students who have an undergraduate degree in accounting may complete the program in as few as 10 courses or 30 hours. Like the M.B.A., the M.S. in Accountancy degree can be completed in three semesters covering just over one calendar year. For more information, visit http://bsob.jcu.edu/graduatebusiness
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