MPS in Management: Accounting Specialization Curriculum
Prerequisites
Cornell Business Minor or equivalent including six business-related courses (18 credits) that must include Financial Accounting, Finance, Economics, Marketing, Management and Statistics and complete an undergraduate degree involving 120 credits or more. Students must also take Intermediate Accounting I (3 credits) before matriculation. Corporate Financial Reporting, Financial Accounting III, or another equivalent course would also be accepted.
Required courses
Students must complete the following required classes during their undergraduate or graduate programs. Those with appropriate prior undergraduate coursework may exempt the following courses and substitute appropriate graduate management electives (18 credits).
Name:
Course Number:
Number of Credit Hours
Managerial Accounting and Reporting
NBA 5020
3
Intermediate Accounting
NBA 5000
3
Advanced Accounting
NACCT 5520
3
Financial Statement Analysis AND Advanced Financial Statement Analysis
NBA 5060 and NBA 5090
1.5, 1.5
Auditing and Assurance
NACCT 5530
3
Federal Income Taxation
OR
Taxation of Corporations and Shareholders AND Taxation of Flow Through Entities, Estates and Trusts
Students must take a minimum of 6 credit hours of the following electives, in addition to the required courses:
Name:
Course Number:
Number of Credit Hours
Financial Modeling
NBA 5110
1.5
Fraud Examination
NACCT 5532
3
Taxation of Corporations and Shareholders
NBA 5350
1.5
Taxation of Flow Through Entities, Estates and Trusts
NBA 5355
1.5
Federal Income Taxation
NBA 5531
3
Systems and Analytics in Accounting
AEM 5225
3
Advanced Accounting
NACCT 5520
3
Cost Accounting
NACCT 5521
3
Advanced Financial Statement Analysis
NBA 5090
1.5
Other graduate management electives:
(6 or more credits as needed to total 30 credits, in addition to the required courses.)
Students will have the ability to select from a large number of graduate level management electives including:
Finance
Strategy
Real Estate
Business Analytics
General Management and Business Law offered by the Johnson School, Dyson School and School of Hotel Administration.
These electives can be used to broaden a student’s skill set or to develop industry expertise in areas such as financial institutions, real estate, hospitality and services, or manufacturing.
“The flexibility and personalization of the MPS in Management – Accounting Specialization program aligned with my short– and long-term career objectives perfectly.”
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