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MAc Accounting Courses

 

ACCT 6130/6136 ADVANCED ACCOUNTING TOPICS (3). Pr., ACCT 3120 or departmental approval. Emphasis on advanced accounting topics including business combinations, foreign currency transactions, derivatives, and other advanced financial topics. Offered fall and spring on-campus, and offered fall only via distance learning.

ACCT 6310/6316 ADVANCED ASSURANCE & AUDITING (3). Pr., ACCT 4310 or departmental approval. Principles of auditing standards, ethics, controls, evidence, sampling, and audit reports. Offered fall only on-campus and distance learning.

ACCT 6420/6426 INCOME TAX II (3). Pr., ACCT 4410 or departmental approval. Tax accounting for individuals, partnerships, corporations, estates and trusts. Extensive use of a tax service program. Offered fall and spring on-campus, and offered fall only via distance learning.

ACCT 6610/6616 GOVERNMENTAL AND NOT-FOR-PROFIT ACCOUNTING (3). Pr., ACCT 3120 or departmental approval. Accounting for governmental and not-for-profit entities. Focus on effective use of resources. Offered fall and 3rd session of summer on-campus, and offered 3rd session of summer via distance learning.

ACCT 7110/7116 RESEARCH IN ACCOUNTING (3). Pr., ACCT 4130 or departmental approval. Advanced accounting topics with focus on developing research skills using LEXIS/NEXIS and EDGAR. Offered fall only on-campus and distance learning.

ACCT 7210/7216 ACCOUNTING FOR DECISION MAKING AND CONTROL (3). Pr., 4210 or departmental approval. Focus on relationship between management accounting and information systems and analysis of costs. Offered 1st session of summer only on-campus and distance learning.

ACCT 7320/7326 FINANCIAL ANALYSIS & VALUATION (3). Pr., 5130/6130 or departmental approval. Forecast of earnings and financial statements, valuation approaches and their application in accounting measurement, and financial reporting as a tool in management communication with investors. Offered spring only on-campus and distance learning.

ACCT 7410 FEDERAL TAX RESEARCH (3). Pr., ACCT 6420 or departmental approval. Sources of authority used federal tax research and survey of tax policy issues. Offered fall only on-campus.

ACCT 7430/7436 TAXES & DECISION MAKING (3). Pr., ACCT 6420 or departmental approval. Emphasis on identifying, understanding, and evaluating tax planning opportunities. Offered spring only on-campus and distance learning.

ACCT 7510/7516 INTEGRATED ACCOUNTING APPLICATIONS (3). Pr., ACCT 3510 or departmental approval. Design and analysis of accounting information systems and relational databases. Offered fall only on-campus and distance learning.

ACCT 7980/7986 INTEGRATED ACCOUNTING CONCEPTS FOR DECISION MAKING (3). Pr., Capstone course. Course is offered during the spring semester only and is open only to MAc students graduating during the spring term or following summer term.  The four and one-half day on-campus residency requirement occurs at the end of this course. Offered spring only on-campus and distance learning for graduating students only.