Master of Business Administration (MBA) Program Accounting Concentration
Purpose
For interested students, a concentration in Accounting is available in the MBA program. Students with a background in Accounting can enhance their MBA by learning about relevant current issues and theoretical perspectives or develop their knowledge in areas such as taxation or fraud and legal issues. Students without a background in Accounting can enhance their MBA by gaining a deeper understanding of financial statements and an introductory understanding of relevant accounting issues in law, nonprofit accounting or fraud. In addition to the MBA program learning goals, this concentration has the following learning goals:
• Demonstrate the ability to analyze reported financial performance and the impact of managerial choices on performance.
• Demonstrate the ability to understand and apply various other accounting concepts and areas, depending upon elective coursework chosen.
Structure
The concentration consists of three courses.
Degree Requirements
MBA Core courses 27 credit hours
| MAN 605 | Leadership, Problem Solving and Decision Making | 3 cr. |
| BUS 610/MAN 611 | Business and Its Environment | 3 cr. |
| AC 630 | Accounting for Decision Makers | 3 cr. |
| FIN 630 | Managerial Finance | 3 cr. |
| BIS 610 | Information Technology Management and Applications | 3 cr. |
| MAN 610 | Organizational Behavior and Theory | 3 cr. |
| BIS 620 | Decision Modeling for Analytics | 3 cr. |
| MK 640 | Marketing Management | 3 cr. |
| BUS 680 | Strategic Management | 3 cr. |
| Total Credit Hours: | 27 |
Required Concentration Courses 9 credit hours (Undergraduate Degree Accounting)
*Recommended students with undergraduate degree in Accounting replace
AC 630 with AC 6xx.
Options for Electives
| AC 610 | Cost-Based Decision-Making | 3 cr. |
| AC 611 | Municipal and Fund Accounting | 3 cr. |
| AC 614 | Fundamentals of Corporate and Partnership Tax | 3 cr. |
| AC 620 | Advanced Topics in Auditing and Assurance Services | 3 cr. |
| AC 641 | Fraud Examination | 3 cr. |
| AC 642 | Forensic Accounting | 3 cr. |
| BL 640 | Law for Accountants | 3 cr. |
| FIN 612 | Business Analysis and Valuation | 3 cr. |
Total Credit Hours: 36