Master of Science in Accounting (MSA) - Online

Required Introductory Course (1 credit)

Must be taken as early in the program as possible.

• 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-824 Big Data and Financial Statement Analytics
• ACCT-825 Management Decisions and Control
• ACCT-871 Not-For-Profit and Governmental Accounting
• ACCT-910 Directed Individual Study in Accounting
• TAX-862 Taxation of Corporations
• MBA-730 Innovate: Entrepreneurial Thinking, IT, And Business Law
• MBA-740 Immerse- Travel Seminar
• 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-851 Supply Chain Management: Design and Analysis
• ISOM-861 Project Management
• FIN-800 Financial Statement Analysis and Valuation
• 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-831 Portfolio Management
• FIN-880 Investment Banking
• FIN-882 Applied Risk Management
• MGIB-835 International Strategy

MSA Concentrations

The MSA program requires three (3) electives as part of the degree program. 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. Concentrations include: Business Intelligence, Corporate Accounting & Finance, or Forensic Accounting.

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-880 Investment Banking

Forensic Accounting Concentration

Required Courses (9 credits)

• ACCT-806 Fraud Examination
• ISOM-801 Solving Business Problems Using Advanced Excel
• ISOM-840 Security and Privacy