Master of Science in Accounting

The Master of Science in Accounting is a 32-credit hour program that prepares students for the dynamic nature of the accounting profession and for a rapidly changing business environment. The program delivers a comprehensive understanding of accounting systems, theories and practical skills that, in combination with courses completed in our undergraduate program, satisfies the state of Florida’s requirements for the CPA examination and equips students to pursue a variety of careers in accounting. The curriculum focuses on developing ethical knowledge and judgement, environmental perspective, technological know-how, critical thinking and problem-solving abilities, presentation skills and the technical accounting knowledge required to be successful in a global economy with increased scrutiny of corporate accounting practices.

Degree Requirements

Prerequisite courses: (28 credit hours)

ACC 304	Cost Accounting	4
ACC 320	Intermediate Accounting I	4
ACC 351	Accounting Information Systems	4
ACC 352	Federal Taxation I	4
ACC 401	Auditing and Attestation	4
ACC 420	Intermediate Accounting II	4
BUS 221	Business Law and Social Responsibility	4

Required MS-ACC courses: (12 credit hours)

ACC 625	Accounting Research and Analytics	4
ACC 635	Business Ethics and Corporate Governance	4
ACC 680	Contemporary Issues in Accounting	4

Elective courses (20 credit hours)

Note: At least 2 elective courses must be ACC

BUS 550	Commercial Law for Financial Professionals	4
ACC 502	Auditing II	4
ACC 541	Governmental Accounting	2
ACC 553	Federal Taxation II	4
ACC 637	Information Systems Advisory and Assurance	4
ACC 643	Advanced Financial Accounting	4
ACC 651	Advanced Management Accounting	4
ACC 654	Federal Taxation III	4
ACC 655	Fraud Examination	4
ACC 657	Advanced Financial Statement Analysis and Valuation	4
ITM 505	Database Fundamentals	2
ITM 615	Data Mining for Business	4
ITM 617	Machine Learning for Business Analytics	4
ITM 618	Application Development for Managers	4
ITM 619	Enterprise Systems	4
ITM 650	Information Security Management	4

Note: Students can count a maximum of two 500-level courses towards the MSA, if the courses were not taken to satisfy undergraduate credit hours.

Total Credit Hours: 32-60