Financial Management and Accounting

Graduate School of Management and Technology

Program Description

The Master of Science in Management (MSM) is designed for professionals who are assuming greater management responsibilities within their organizations. The program emphasizes the leading-edge management skills and technical expertise that are the basis for success in modern organizations. Throughout the curriculum, major emphasis is placed on the effects of rapid technological change on organizations and administrative processes, and the consequent ethical and moral responsibilities of managers to society at large.

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Program Overview

The curriculum requires 36 credits of coursework and is divided into 15 credits of required program core coursework, including a 3 credit capstone course, and 21 credits of required coursework, from one of the program specializations.

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Accounting Specialization Description

The accounting specialization covers a broad range of accounting related studies, especially in the areas of:

• Financial accounting, fraud detection, and accounting ethics
• Management accounting
• Government and nonprofit accounting
• Auditing process
• Income taxation
• Accounting information systems
• Accounting policy, combining in-depth studies in management science and accounting.

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Partnerships

Articulation Agreement with UMUC’s School of Undergraduate Studies (SUS)

Students who completed their undergraduate degree at UMUC with a major in Accounting may be able to reduce their total coursework by 6 credits (2 courses) under this Articulation Agreement with the School of Undergraduate Studies (SUS).

The UMUC BS in Accounting and the MS in Management—Accounting Specialization will “share” 6 credits of coursework and have selected certain courses that each program will accept from the other's curriculum. UMUC undergraduates and alumni are eligible to complete both degrees for a total of 150 credits.

The shared credits are restricted to the following substitutions:

• GSMT will accept either SUS ACCT 426 Advanced Cost Accounting in lieu of GSMT ACCT 611 Management Accounting or SUS ACCT 427 Advanced Auditing Theory and Practice in lieu of GSMT ACCT 612 Auditing Process.
• SUS will accept either GSMT ACCT 612 Auditing Process in lieu of SUS ACCT 427 Advanced Auditing Theory and Practice or GSMT ACCT 614 Accounting Information Systems in lieu of SUS ACCT 326 Accounting Information Systems.

The total number of credits shared between the two programs cannot exceed 6 credits. Credits for sharing must have been completed no earlier than 5 years prior to the beginning of graduate studies and no later than 1 year after the beginning of graduate studies. A minimum grade of B must be earned in the undergraduate class for the credits to be accepted at the graduate level.

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Career Path

The MSM program prepares graduates for a number of entry-, mid-, and high- level positions, as determined by a student’s work experience.

Depending on a student’s background and an employer’s criteria, graduates of the Accounting specialization may qualify for these positions:

• Public Accountant or Auditor
• Accounting Manager
• Internal Control/Forensics Accounting Specialist
• Management Accountant
• Government Accountant or Auditor
• Internal Auditor
• Financial, Budget, or Management Analyst
• Fraud Examiner

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Student Profile

Students entering this program are not required to have backgrounds in any particular educational or professional field. Those interested in the accounting specialization must have completed 15 semester hours of accounting coursework with a grade of C or better in each course prior to enrolling in any graduate level accounting course.

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