MS in Accounting: Managerial Accounting

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.”