The Master of Science with a major in accounting is designed to provide an appropriate base of knowledge for entry into the accounting profession. Students earning this degree will have completed an educational program consistent with recommendations from professional accountants and accounting educators, and will be prepared for entry into careers as professional accountants - either as public or management accountants or as internal auditors within the public or private sector. Click here for a printable MS ACCT – MGAS information sheet.
Career Possibilities with an MS in Accounting – Managerial Accounting
| Actuary | Director of Acquisitions |
| Budget and Forecast Accountant | Financial Analyst |
| Budgetary Control Analyst | Industrial Accountant |
| Chief Cost Accountant | International Trade Specialist |
| Chief Financial Officer | IRM Consultant |
| Contract Administrator | Management Consultant |
| Controller | Managerial Accountant |
| Cost Accountant | Public Accountant |
Professional Organizations
Students in Accounting can join Beta Alpha Psi, a national accounting honorary fraternity; NABA, National Association of Black Accountants; and ALPFA, Association of Latino Professionals in Finance and Accounting.
Certification
Information about becoming a CPA can be found through the Accounting department’s website http://www.cob.unt.edu/acct/cpa.php. Certifications for Accounting Information Systems and Internal Audit are also available.
Course Requirements
Background Courses* (up to 37 hours)
*Note: Background course may be required if your undergraduate degree did not prepare you for current master level courses. Background courses are assessed on an as needed basis after evaluation of undergraduate transcripts.
| ACCT 5020 (3 hrs) |
Accumulation and Analysis of Accounting Data |
| BCIS 5090 (1.5 hrs) |
Intro. to Business Computer Info. Systems |
| BLAW 5050 (1.5 hrs) |
Legal, Reg., and Ethical Env. Of Business |
| DSCI 5010 (1.5 hrs) |
Statistical Analysis |
| ECON 5000 (3 hrs) |
Economic Concepts |
| FINA 5040 (1.5 hrs) |
Intro. to Finance and Financial Mathematics |
| MATH 1190 (3 hrs) |
Business Calculus |
| MGMT 5070 (1.5 hrs) |
Management Issues |
| MKTG 5000 (1.5 hrs) |
Marketing Concepts |
| ACCT 3110 (3 hrs) |
Intermediate Accounting I |
| ACCT 3120 (3 hrs) |
Intermediate Accounting II |
| ACCT 3270 (3 hrs) |
Cost Accounting |
| ACCT 4100 (3 hrs) |
Accounting Systems |
| ACCT 4300 (3 hrs) |
Federal Income Tax |
| ACCT 4400 (3 hrs) |
Auditing – Professional Responsibilities |
| ACCT 3405 (1 hr) |
Professional Development |
Required Accounting Courses (24 hours)
| ACCT 5110 | Fundamentals of Accounting Research |
| ACCT 5120 | Using Information Systems in Accounting |
| ACCT 5250 | Strategic Cost Management |
| ACCT 5270 | Managerial Cost Accounting |
| ACCT 5XXX | Accounting Elective |
| ACCT 5XXX | Accounting Elective |
| ACCT 5XXX | Accounting Eletive |
| ACCT 5760 | Accounting, Business Analysis, and Valuation (take in last year) |
Electives (12 hours)
As a general rule, it is useful to select groups of two or more related non-accounting electives as part of the chosen support coursework. Examples of non-accounting electives often selected to support this specialization area include:
Information Technology
| BCIS 5120 | Information Systems Development |
| BCIS 5610 | Executive and Decision Support Technologies |
| BCIS 5620 | Networking and Telecommunications |
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, and Law
| BLAW 5400 | Law for Accountants and Managers |
| BLAW 5610 | Legal Issues in Electronic Commerce |
| FINA 5170 | Financial Management |
| FINA 5210 | Investment Analysis and Management |
| INSU 5730 | Risk Management Techniques for Business Execs. |
| INSU 5770 | Employee Benefits and Uses of Life & Health Ins. |
| REAL 5350 | Introduction to Real Estate and Investments |
| REAL 5440 | Advanced Real Estate Finance and Analysis |
Management
| MGMT 5120 | Managing Organizational Design and Change |
| MGMT 5140 | Organizational Behavior and Analysis |
| MGMT 5230 | Management Seminar |
| MGMT 5280 | Analysis and Design of Operations Systems |
| MGMT 5300 | Entrepreneurship and Venture Management |
| MGMT 5760 | Strategic Management |
Marketing and Logistics
| MKTG 5150 | Marketing Management |
| LSCM 5300 | Strategic Supply Chain Management |
| LSCM 5660 | Strategic Logistics Management |
Students may take ACCT 5800 “Internship” by completing the application process and obtaining an approved internship. The internship is part of the non-accounting electives in each specialization. Note: The internship grade does not count as part of the required 3.0 on accounting graduate coursework.
Students in this specialization should consider taking the CMA (Certified Management Accounting) professional examination. Students who also wish to take the CPA examination should take BUSI 5200 “Professional Ethics and Corporate Governance.”
