Master of Science in Accounting Degree Requirements

Course Curriculum (30 hours)
Students are admitted to the MSA Program continually throughout the year. Students will generally take courses in a sequence but may elect, depending on course prerequisites, to take particular courses at any time.  Students will generally take the Program’s Core Courses followed by a series of courses in a specific Specialized Program Tract followed by a Capstone Course prior to graduation.  The suggested course sequence is the same for all students regardless of the admittance date.

Core Courses (10 hours)
ACCT 710 - Introduction to Research in Accounting (2)
ACCT 715 - Financial Accounting Theory (4)
ACCT 725 - Management Control Processes and Systems (4)

Financial Operations Program Track (16 hours)
ACCT 731 - Enterprise Resource Planning Systems (4)
ACCT 732 - Forensic Accounting (4)
ACCT 733 - Advanced Auditing and Data Mining Techniques (4)
ACCT 734 - Enterprise Risk Analysis and Management (4)

Capstone Course (4 hours)
ACCT 795 - Accounting Research Seminar (4)