Curriculum
The program includes required courses and a concentration.
| COURSES | SEMESTER HOURS |
| Required Courses | 12 |
| Concentration | 18 |
| Total Hours for MPAcc (minimum) | 30 |
REQUIRED COURSES
The required courses lay the professional accounting foundation which includes written and oral communication skills, critical thinking skills, ethics, leadership and teamwork.
| COURSES | SEMESTER HOURS |
| ACCM 5000 Accounting Ethics & Professionalism | 3 |
| ACCM 5020 Communication & Accounting Research | 3 |
| ACCM 5510 Accounting Theory | 3 |
| ACCM 5600 Seminar in Fraud Awareness | 3 |
CONCENTRATIONS
In consultation with the MPAcc coordinator, students choose an area of concentration in taxation, fraud examination and forensic auditing, or accounting. Each concentration develops the students’ competency in that area while continuing to focus on the core attributes developed in the required courses. Each concentration requires a minimum of 18 credit hours.
TAXATION
| COURSES | SEMESTER HOURS |
| ACCM 5090 Tax Research | 3 |
| Plus 15 credit hours from the following courses or from any other ACCM master’s level courses | |
| ACCM 5980 Masters Accounting Internship | 3 |
| ACCM 6090 Tax Practice & Procedures | 3 |
| ACCM 6100 Taxation of Corporations & Shareholders I | 3 |
| ACCM 6110 Taxation of Corporations & Shareholders II | 3 |
| ACCM 6140 Taxation of Partners & Partnerships | 3 |
| ACCM 6150 Tax Planning: Trusts, Estates, & Gifts | 3 |
| ACCM 6160 Taxation of International Transactions | 3 |
| ACCM 6170 Taxation of Oil, Gas & Minerals | 3 |
| ACCM 6840 Variable Topics in Accounting, Fraud, & Taxation | 1-12 |
| ACCM 684B Variable Topics in Tax: Planning & Law | 3 |
| ACCM 6900 Teaching of Accounting | 3 |
| ACCM 6950 Accounting Research Assistantship | 1-12 |
FRAUD EXAMINATION AND FORENSIC ACCOUNTING
| COURSES | SEMESTER HOURS |
| ACCM 5650 Legal Elements of Fraud | 3 |
| ACCM 6600 Occupational Fraud | 3 |
| ACCM 684A Variable Topics in Fraud: Business Valuation | 3 |
| Plus 9 credit hours of ACCM master’s level courses | |
ACCOUNTING
| COURSES | SEMESTER HOURS |
| 18 credit hours from the following courses or from any other ACCM master’s level courses | |
| ACCM 5060 Commercial Law for Accountants | 3 |
| ACCM 5200 Contemporary Auditing Issues | 3 |
| ACCM 5300 Seminar in Accounting Information Systems | 3 |
| ACCM 5400 Strategic Cost Management | 3 |
| ACCM 5420 International Financial Accounting | 3 |
| ACCM 5520 Business Combinations | 3 |
| ACCM 5550 Contemporary Accounting Issues | 3 |
| ACCM 5810 Small Business Consulting and Accounting | 3 |
| ACCM 5980 Masters Accounting Internship | 3 |
| ACCM 6580 Financial Statement Analysis | 3 |
| ACCM 6840 Variable Topics in Accounting, Fraud, & Taxation | 1-12 |
| ACCM 6900 Teaching of Accounting | 3 |
| ACCM 6950 Accounting Research Assistantship | 1-3 |
| ACCM 5901 Internal Audit Project | 3 |
