Accounting - Finance

Course Overview

The Master of Science in Accounting program is designed to prepare graduates to pursue mid-level management positions in both the public and private sectors. The curriculum is designed to enrich skills in auditing, taxation, cost accounting, and financial accounting while providing students the opportunity to choose elective courses and a specialization to meet their specific interests and goals. Graduates may be eligible to sit for professional certification examinations, which include the Certified Public Accountant (CPA) , Certified Internal Auditor (CIA) , and Certified Management Accountant (CMA) examinations. The curriculum focuses on: Familiarizing you with overall department management, Generating and analyzing accounting data, Creating quality improvement processes, compliance strategies, and reimbursement procedures, Conducting research, Addressing risk management and legal issues, Career: Opportunities: Employment opportunities for graduates with an accounting degree may exist within government, private, nonprofit, and public accounting. In addition, many entrepreneurial opportunities may exist for small business accounting and consulting services. Specific careers may include public accountant, management accountant, government accountant, internal auditor, and tax accountant.