Graduate School of Management & Technology - Programs

Management Program

• Program Description
• Specialization Overview
• Program Objectives
• Program Overview
• Student Profile

Specialization Requirements

• Accounting
• Financial Management
• Health Care Administration
• Homeland Security Management
• Human Resource Management
• Information Systems & Services
• Interdisciplinary Studies in Management
• Marketing
• Nonprofit & Association Management
• Procurement & Contract Management
• Project Management
• Public Relations

Dual Degrees

• Master of Business Administration
• Master of Distance Education

Related Certificates

• Accounting
• Financial Management in Organizations
• Health Care Administration
• Homeland Security Management
• Project Management
• Public Relations
• More

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Master of Science in Management: Accounting

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.

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

Requirements

Recommendations

Students who wish to improve their graduate writing skills may take COMM 600, Academic Writing for Graduate Students (3).

Core Required Courses

UCSP 611 Introduction to Graduate Library Research Skills (0), to be taken within the first 6 credits of study

• MGMT 610 The Manager in a Technological Society (3)
• MGMT 615 Intercultural Communication and Leadership (3)
• MGMT 640 Financial Decision Making for Managers (3)
• MGMT 650 Research Methods for Managers (3)

Capstone Course: MGMT 670 Strategic Management Capstone (3)

Clustered Course Option

MGMT 630 Organizational Theory and Behavior in a Global Environment (6) is a six-credit course. Students who receive credit for MGMT 630 may not receive credit for MGMT 610 or MGMT 615.

Core Rules

1. Students must complete 24 credits, including other core requirements, before enrolling in MGMT 670.
2. MGMT 640 and MGMT 650 should not be completed simultaneously.
3. MGMT 640 is prerequisite to FIN 610 in the Financial Management specialization.

Accounting (ACCT) Specialization Required Courses

• ACCT 610 Financial Accounting (3)
• ACCT 611 Management Accounting (3)
• ACCT 612 Auditing Process (3)
• ACCT 608 Fraud Examination and Accounting Ethics (3)
• ACCT 614 Accounting Information Systems (3)
• ACCT 613 Federal Income Taxation (3)
• ACCT 665 Special Topics in Accounting (3)

Specialization Rules

1. ACCT 610 must be taken prior to any other graduate accounting courses.
2. Students must have completed 15 credits of undergraduate accounting work with a grade of C or better before enrolling in graduate level accounting courses.
3. Students may be accepted into the degree program with less than the required 15 credit hours, but should take the undergraduate credit hours while they take the core courses.

Note: Some course names and numbers were updated beginning with the fall 2007 semester. If you began the program prior to fall 2007 and have chosen to follow your original, pre-fall 2007 requirements, you should use the pre-fall 2007 Study Plan for this degree.