Master of Science in Accounting (MSA)

Required Introductory Course (1 credit)

Must be taken on campus in first semester of program.

• SBS-700 You As a Leader: Self-Awareness, Feedback, and Decision-Making

Management Preparation Courses (9 credits)

May be waived.

• SBS-603 Managerial Economics
• SBS-604 Data Analytics
• MBA-650 Value Based Financial Management

MSA Preparation Courses (9 credits)

May be waived.

• ACCT-800 Graduate Financial Accounting I
• ACCT-804 Cost and Managerial Accounting
• BLLS-800 Business Law

MSA Core Courses (18 credits)

If a course is marked “must substitute,” select an elective following the rules outlined in the Elective Courses section.

• ACCT-801 Graduate Financial Accounting II
• ACCT-802 Graduate Financial Accounting III
• ACCT-805 Auditing and Assurance Services
• ACCT-865 Accounting Information Systems
• ACIB-872 International Accounting
• TAX-801 Federal Taxation I

Capstone Course (3 credits)

Should be taken as late in the program as possible.

• ACCT-861 Leadership in the Financial Professions

Elective Courses (9 credits)

The first elective must be an ACCT or TAX course. The second and third electives can be any courses from the Approved MSA Electives List. If a student received any "must substitute" under the MSA Core Courses section of this document, the fourth elective must be an ACCT course, the fifth elective must be a TAX course, and the sixth elective can be any course from the Approved MSA Electives List.

• Approved MSA Electives
• ACCT-806 Fraud Examination
• ACCT-807 Forensic & Investigative Accounting
• ACCT-824 Big Data and Financial Statement Analytics
• ACCT-825 Management Decisions and Control
• ACCT-827 Special Topics in Accounting: Business & Regulation
• ACCT-828 Special Topics in Accounting: Financial Accounting & Auditing
• ACCT-871 Not-For-Profit and Governmental Accounting
• ACCT-910 Directed Individual Study in Accounting
• TAX-802 Federal Taxation II
• TAX-861 Tax Research
• TAX-862 Taxation of Corporations
• TAX-863 Taxation of Pass-Through Entities
• TAX-864 Tax Practice and Procedures
• TAX-865 International Taxation Outbound
• TAX-866 State & Local Taxation
• TAX-867 Advanced Topics in Corporate Tax
• TAX-868 Estate Planning
• TAX-871 Taxation of Estates, Trusts and Gifts
• TAX-874 International Taxation Inbound
• TAX-876 Tax Policy
• TAX-879 Personal Financial Planning
• MBA-730 Innovate: Entrepreneurial Thinking, IT, And Business Law
• BLLS-830 Managing in the International Legal Environment
• BLLS-871 Corporate Crime and Financial Fraud
• ISOM-730 Python for Business Analytics
• ISOM-801 Solving Business Problems Using Advanced Excel
• ISOM-821 Data Management and Modeling
• ISOM-825 Enterprise Data Management
• ISOM-827 Data Warehouse and Business Intelligence
• ISOM-835 Predictive Analytics
• ISOM-837 Data Mining and Business Insights
• ISOM-840 Security and Privacy
• ISOM-845 Business Intelligence and Data Analytics
• ISOM-861 Project Management
• FIN-800 Financial Statement Analysis and Valuation
• FIN-801 Money & Capital Markets
• FIN-808 General Theory in Corporate Finance
• FIN-810 Investment Analysis
• FIN-812 Capital Budgeting
• FIN-814 Options and Futures
• FIN-816 Risk Management in Banking and Finance
• FIN-818 Financial Econometrics
• FIN-825 International Finance
• FIN-831 Portfolio Management
• FIN-835 Behavioral Finance
• FIN-845 Private Capital Markets
• FIN-880 Investment Banking
• FIN-881 Real Estate Finance
• FIN-882 Applied Risk Management
• FIN-884 Fixed Income Securities
• FIN-885 Enterprise Risk Management
• FIN-887 Fundamental Equity Analysis
• MGES-800 Business Startups
• MGES-802 Corporate Entrepreneurship
• MGES-803 Think Like a Leader
• MGOB-810 Emotional Intelligence
• MGOB-820 Career Strategy
• MGOB-835 Managing Difficult People at Work
• MGOB-855 Conflict & Negotiation
• MGOB-860 Leadership and Team Building
• MGOB-866 Managing Failure for Success
• P.AD-815 Nonprofit Management
• P.AD-822 Public Management Information Systems
• P.AD-827 Financing State & Local Government
• P.AD-840 Comparative Public Policy
• P.AD-847 Nonprofit Financial Management
• P.AD-849 Revenue Strategies for Nonprofits
• MGSM-833 Corporate Innovation
• MGSM-834 Mergers and Acquisitions
• MBA-740 Immerse- Travel Seminar
• MGIB-835 International Strategy
• Approved Electives for the CPA Exam
• Financial Accounting & Reporting (FAR) CPA Exam Section
• ACCT-871 Not-For-Profit and Governmental Accounting
• ACCT-828 Special Topics in Accounting: Financial Accounting & Auditing
• Auditing and Attestation (AUD) CPA Exam Section
• ACCT-828 Special Topics in Accounting: Financial Accounting & Auditing
• Regulation (REG) CPA Exam Section
• TAX-802 Federal Taxation II
• TAX-862 Taxation of Corporations
• TAX-863 Taxation of Pass-Through Entities
• TAX-867 Advanced Topics in Corporate Tax
• ACCT-827 Special Topics in Accounting: Business & Regulation
• Business Environment and Concepts (BEC) CPA Exam Section
• FIN-808 General Theory in Corporate Finance
• FIN-810 Investment Analysis
• ACCT-827 Special Topics in Accounting: Business & Regulation
• ISOM-840 Security and Privacy
• MBA-730 Innovate: Entrepreneurial Thinking, IT, And Business Law
• Approved Electives for CMA Exam Preparation
• ACCT-824 Big Data and Financial Statement Analytics
• ACCT-825 Management Decisions and Control
• FIN-812 Capital Budgeting

MSA Concentrations

The MSA program requires three (3) electives as part of the degree program. Students may declare a concentration in Corporate Finance & Accounting, Business Intelligence, Forensic Accounting, or Governmental & Not-for-Profit Accounting if they received enough MSA core course waivers for substitution. If a concentration is declared, three electives must be in one concentration area. The schedule of when courses within a concentration are offered vary by semester.

Students who declare a concentration must submit an SBS Graduate Program Concentration Request Form. Students are encouraged to meet with their advisor before they declare a concentration.

The concentration appears on the transcript, not the diploma.

Business Intelligence Concentration

Required Courses (6 credits)

• ACCT-824 Big Data and Financial Statement Analytics
• ISOM-821 Data Management and Modeling

Elective course (1 course, 3 credits)

Choose 1 course from the following list:

• ISOM-801 Solving Business Problems Using Advanced Excel
• ISOM-825 Enterprise Data Management
• ISOM-827 Data Warehouse and Business Intelligence
• ISOM-845 Business Intelligence and Data Analytics
• Corporate Accounting and Finance Concentration

Required Course (3 credits)

ACCT-824 Big Data and Financial Statement Analytics

Elective Courses (2 courses, 6 credits)

Choose 2 electives from the following list:

• TAX-862 Taxation of Corporations
• FIN-808 General Theory in Corporate Finance
• FIN-825 International Finance
• FIN-880 Investment Banking
• Forensic Accounting Concentration

Required Course (3 credits)

• ACCT-806 Fraud Examination

Elective courses (2 courses, 6 credits)

Choose 2 courses from the following list:

• ACCT-807 Forensic & Investigative Accounting
• BLLS-871 Corporate Crime and Financial Fraud
• ISOM-840 Security and Privacy
• CJ-704 Legal Issues in Criminal Justice System
• ISOM-801 Solving Business Problems Using Advanced Excel
• Government and Not-for-Profit Accounting Concentration

Required Course (3 credits)

• ACCT-871 Not-For-Profit and Governmental Accounting

Elective Courses (2 courses, 6 credits)

Choose 2 course from the following list:

• P.AD-827 Financing State & Local Government
• P.AD-847 Nonprofit Financial Management
• P.AD-849 Revenue Strategies for Nonprofits