MBA – Accounting Concentration
The Accounting MBA is a 34 semester hour program designed to provide individuals with the professional skills and business knowledge essential for success in contemporary professional accounting and business careers. In addition to meeting the admission requirements for graduate study in the Sanders College of Business and Technology, one should have the equivalent of a bachelor’s degree in accounting or successfully complete undergraduate accounting prerequisites as prescribed by an Accounting- MBA Coordinator. In most states, including Alabama, one must complete 150 semester hours of education in order to be eligible to sit for the CPA exam. The UNA Accounting MBA Program provides the remaining courses required for the CPA exam for students who have the equivalent of a bachelor’s degree in accounting.
Undergraduate Accounting Prerequisites for the MBA – Accounting Concentration
An Accounting MBA Coordinator will evaluate a student’s academic record and determine which, if any, of the following undergraduate accounting courses are required for admission to the Accounting MBA Program:
- Intermediate Accounting I (AC 391)
- Intermediate Accounting II (AC 392)
- Cost Accounting (AC 471)
- Tax Accounting (AC 472)
- Auditing (AC 473)
Accounting Concentration Curriculum
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| AC 630 | Research in Accounting | 2 |
| AC 674 | Advanced Accounting Theory | 3 |
| AC 675 | Advanced Tax Accounting | 3 |
| AC 697 | Advanced Auditing | 3 |
| CIS 622 | Information Systems Design and Project Management | 2 |
| EMB 612 | Business Ethics and Responsibility in a Global Economy | 2 |
| FI 632 | Corporate Financial Strategy | 2 |
| MBA 600 | Foundations of Business, Part 1 | 2 |
| MBA 601 | Foundations of Business, Part 2 | 2 |
| MBA 603 | MBA Essentials | 1 |
| MG 602 | Leadership | 2 |
| MG 630 | Strategic Management and Competitive Analysis | 2 |
| MK 672 | Strategic Marketing Analysis | 2 |
| Select 6 hours from the following: | 6 | |
| Financial Statement Analysis (Cannot earn credit if completed equivalent undergraduate course.) | ||
| Advanced Cost Accounting (Cannot earn credit if completed equivalent undergraduate course.) | ||
| AC Issues - Business Environments 1 | ||
| AC Issues - Regulation 1 | ||
| AC - Issues: Auditing 1 | ||
| AC Issues - Financial Reporting 1 | ||
| Accounting Business Concepts | ||
| Fraud Examination | ||
| Special Topics | ||
| Taxation of Business Entities (Taxation of Business Entities) | ||
| Data Mining & Analytics for Accountants (Data Mining and Analytics for Acccountants) | ||
| Controllership | ||
| Business Combinations | ||
| Total Hours | 34 | |
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AC 601, AC 602, AC 603, and AC 604 are one hour courses. If chosen as elective options, it is recommended that a combination of three of these courses be completed to meet the minimum 12 hour elective requirement.