MSA Accounting
The Master of Science in Accountancy degree is granted to students who satisfactorily complete a minimum of 30 semester hours at the 6000-level in the College of Business and Innovation.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Accounting Core Courses | ||
| ACCT 6130 | External Financial Reporting III 1 | 3 |
| ACCT 6190 | Contemporary Accounting Problems | 3 |
| ACCT 6210 | Research In Accounting And Taxation | 3 |
| OSCM 6250 | Essentials of Business Analytics | 3 |
| GENERAL MSA 2 | ||
| International Accounting And Taxation | ||
| Corporate Taxation | ||
| Advanced Managerial Accounting | ||
| Advanced Topics In Accounting Information Systems | ||
| Governmental And Not-For-profit Accounting | ||
| Business Valuation And Analysis | ||
| Advanced Auditing | ||
| Fraud and Forensic Accounting | ||
| ACCT 6600 | Data Analytics for Accountants | 3 |
| Independent Study In Accounting | ||
| Business Electives - 6 hours (2 courses): | ||
Two graduate business courses. | ||
| Financial Systems | ||
| Strategic Marketing And Analysis | ||
| Results-Based Management | ||
| International Business | ||
| Supply Chain Management | ||
| Information Technology And E-Business | ||
| SPECIALIZED MSA TRACKS 3 | ||
| AUDITING & IT TRACK 3 | ||
Accounting Electives (12 hours) - Choose 4 courses from the following: | ||
| Governmental And Not-For-profit Accounting | ||
| Advanced Auditing | ||
| Fraud and Forensic Accounting | ||
| Advanced Topics In Accounting Information Systems | ||
| ACCT 6600 | Data Analytics for Accountants | 3 |
| Independent Study In Accounting | ||
| Business Electives (6 hours) - Choose 2 courses from the following: | ||
| Business Intelligence Management | ||
| Information Storage And Retrieval Structures | ||
| Management of Information Systems Security | ||
| FINANCIAL REPORTING AND FINANCE TRACK 3 | ||
Accounting Electives (12 hours) - Choose 4 courses from the following | ||
| International Accounting And Taxation | ||
| Corporate Taxation | ||
| Advanced Managerial Accounting | ||
| Governmental And Not-For-profit Accounting | ||
| Business Valuation And Analysis | ||
| ACCT 6600 | Data Analytics for Accountants | 3 |
| Independent Study In Accounting | ||
Business Electives (6 hours) - Choose 2 courses from the following: | ||
| Financial Systems | ||
| Advanced Corporate Finance | ||
| Investments And Security Analysis | ||
| Derivative Securities | ||
| STRATEGIC MANAGERIAL ACCOUNTING AND OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT TRACK 3 | ||
Accounting Electives (12 hours) - Choose 4 courses from the following: | ||
| International Accounting And Taxation | ||
| Advanced Managerial Accounting | ||
| Advanced Topics In Accounting Information Systems | ||
| Governmental And Not-For-profit Accounting | ||
| Business Valuation And Analysis | ||
| ACCT 6600 | Data Analytics for Accountants | 3 |
| Independent Study In Accounting | ||
Business Electives (6 hours) - Choose 2 courses from the following: | ||
| Financial Systems | ||
| Supply Chain Management | ||
| Business Intelligence Management | ||
| Quality Management and Six Sigma | ||
| Supply Chain Resources Management | ||
| Total Hours | 24 | |
| 1 | ACCT 4130 at the undergraduate level |
| 2 | MSA 4 Core courses (12 hours) above required for all MSA students. |
| 3 | MSA Elective courses for the "General MSA" and the "Specialized MSA Tracks": 18 hours (6 courses) - at least 12 credit hours (4 courses) of Accounting Electives. |
Other UT graduate courses are allowed as electives with pre-approval from the MSA academic advisor. If a student takes one of the courses above at the undergraduate level (specifically ACCT 4130, ACCT 4250 and ACCT 4410), these courses may not be taken at the graduate level. This does not reduce the number of credit hours or courses required to earn the MSA degree. The student will select a different option with the Accounting Department Chair and MSA Program Advisor. Other courses from the College of Business and Innovation (or, in the case of a JD/MSA student, a course from the College of Law) may also be approved for the three areas above, with good cause shown, by the Accounting Department Chair and/or MSA Program Advisor.
MSA Common Body of Knowledge
Based on the candidate’s prior course work, any or all of the MSA Common Body of Knowledge may be waived (each course is three semester hours):
If a student can demonstrate that he/she has completed equivalent course work at the undergraduate level prior to admission to the M.S.A. program and has earned a grade of C (2.0) or better in the course(s), the corresponding course below may be waived. The undergraduate and graduate equivalents are below.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| ACCT 5000 | Financial And Managerial Accounting 1 | 3 |
| ACCT 3100/5100 | Financial Accounting and Analysis | 3 |
| ACCT 3110/5110 | Intermediate Financial 1 | 3 |
| ACCT 3120/5120 | Intermediate Financial 2 | 3 |
| ACCT 3210/5210 | Individual Taxation | 3 |
| ACCT 3310/5310 | Accounting Information Systems And Controls | 3 |
| ACCT 3320/5320 | Cost Accounting | 3 |
| ACCT 4420/5420 | Auditing | 3 |
| FINA 5210 | Economics For Business Decisions 2 | 3 |
| FINA 5310 | Managerial Finance 3 | 3 |
| OSCM 5510 | Business Statistics With Computer Applications 4 | 3 |
| Total Hours | 33 | |
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| 2 | |
| 3 | |
| 4 |
Students must have an average GPA of 3.0 or higher in the common body of knowledge courses in order to proceed into 6000 level accounting classes.