An introduction to financial and managerial accounting, with emphasis on the content, interpretation, and uses of accounting reports. Discussion of the determination and reporting of net income and financial position, and the theories underlying business financial statements; consideration of managerial accounting topics designed to extend the student's knowledge to the planning and controlling of the operations of the firm.

Concepts and their application in transaction analysis and financial statement preparation; analysis of financial statements.

An exploration of concepts and their application in transaction analysis and financial statement preparation; and analysis of financial statements.

Introduction to cost behavior, budgeting, responsibility accounting, cost control, and product costing.

Introduction to cost behavior, budgeting, responsibility accounting, cost control, and product costing.

This course is used to record credit the student earns while enrolled at another institution in a program administered by the University's Study Abroad Office. Credit is recorded as assigned by the study abroad adviser in the Department of Accounting. University credit is awarded for work in an exchange program; it may be counted as coursework taken in residence. Transfer credit is awarded for work in an affiliated studies program.

Theoretical foundation, concepts, and principles underlying financial statements; current assets; current liabilities; property, plant, and equipment; short-term investments; present value analysis.

Study of financial statements and their related footnotes; tools and procedures common to financial statement analysis; the relationships among business transactions, environmental forces (political, economic, and social), and reported financial information; and how financial statement information can help solve certain business problems.

The origination, processing, reporting, and use in business operations of accounting information for management purposes.

This course is used to record credit the student earns while enrolled at another institution in a program administered by the University's Study Abroad Office. Credit is recorded as assigned by the study abroad adviser in the Department of Accounting. University credit is awarded for work in an exchange program; it may be counted as coursework taken in residence. Transfer credit is awarded for work in an affiliated studies program.

Identify and analyze healthcare revenues, expenses, management problems, and ethical dilemmas, applying theories and tools to recommend strategic solutions.

This course is used to record credit the student earns while enrolled at another institution in a program administered by the University's Study Abroad Office or the school's BBA Exchange Programs. Credit is recorded as assigned by the study abroad adviser in the Department of Accounting. University credit is awarded for work in an exchange program; it may be counted as coursework taken in residence.

Presentations by professional accountants and managers.

Discussion of current issues confronting the accounting profession.

The role of taxes in contemporary society and their impact on individuals and business.

Conceptual framework of financial accounting; research methods in financial reporting; and financial reporting institutions and regulations.

Information quality assurance, auditing, and control, considered from the perspective of a business manager who must decide the type and amount of assurance to acquire.

Analysis of manufacturing costs, development of cost estimates, and preparation of relevant information for management decision making.

Professional practice standards and procedures of auditing: ethics, legal liability, sampling methods, control systems, control design, and control evaluation.

Introduction to the role of taxes in contemporary society and their impact on individuals and business entities; emphasis on federal income taxation.

Discover how to price transactions between subsidiaries of multinational corporations buying and selling goods, services, intellectual property and other assets in light of tax obligations and other considerations.

Students apply skills in their major area and focus on additional project management skills through group projects conducted in a professional setting. Students may work with a private or a public enterprise.

Study selected accounting topics.

Study selected accounting topics.

Introduction to basic concepts of personal wealth management and financial planning, including insurance and risk management, investment management, tax planning, estate planning, and retirement planning. Designed for upper-level finance and accounting majors interested in a career in financial services or students pursuing master in professional accounting with interest in this area of the accounting profession.

Explore the role of sustainability in the corporate sector. Examine how businesses partner with others for sustainability goals, how to value sustainable business practices, and how to report on corporate sustainability.

Identify accounting practices in the real estate industry.

Explore corporate sustainability focused on the management of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) issues, with an emphasis on ESG identification, measurement, and reporting. Designed for upper-level accounting and finance majors interested in a career in professional accounting or financial services with interest in corporate sustainability.

Discussion of current issues confronting the accounting profession.

Examines issues in financial reporting from a user's perspective, including how important economic transactions of large public companies are reflected in financial statements.

Explore an overview of the skills executives will need in order to analyze a company's performance and financial position in the context of the company's industry and strategic environment.

In-depth study of selected accounting topics.

Examines the predictive analytics of financial statement numbers and how these accounting forecasts, estimates and judgments are made in practice, and how external auditors evaluate them. Insights from financial economics, psychology, and statistics provide a foundation for exploring accounting and auditing measurement challenges such as customer behavior analytics for loan default or loyalty award redemption; actuarial methods for establishing product warranty or insurance reserves; fair value models for brand names, trade secrets, and customer relationships; and other applications involving uncertain accounting numbers.

Introduction to basic concepts of personal wealth management and financial planning, including insurance and risk management, investment management, tax planning, estate planning, and retirement planning. Designed for upper-level accounting and finance majors interested in a career in financial services and MPA students with interest in this area of the accounting profession.

Explores challenges and rewards of accounting in the entertainment industry. Covers the requisite skills needed to account for film and television production costs, while utilizing the latest software.

Exposure to accounting practices in the real estate industry.

Introduction to corporate sustainability focused on the management of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) issues with an emphasis on ESG identification, measurement, and reporting. Designed for MPA and MBA students interested in a career in professional accounting or financial services with interest in corporate sustainability.

Develop a fundamental understanding of the principles of taxation and financial planning.

Explore data analytics with an emphasis on finding, collecting, cleaning, and drawing business- and accounting-related inferences from large and often messy datasets using Python. No prior experience in Python is required or expected.

Discover how to price transactions between subsidiaries of multinational corporations buying and selling goods, services, intellectual property and other assets in light of tax obligations and other considerations.

Explore the nuances of finance and accounting using case-based studies in the healthcare industry to prepare for careers in healthcare finance, managerial accounting, or careers adjacent to those fields.

Explore services provided by advisory firms to clients seeking to add value in merger, acquisition, and other significant corporate transactions.

Examine accounting and financial practices across the energy sector, with a focus on oil and gas operations, sustainability and ESG reporting, and the emerging role of renewable energy.

Examine the frameworks and models by which investors and practitioners detect and analyze fraud in the capital markets.

Evaluate, formulate, and conduct scholarly research in financial reporting. Discuss advantages of archival, experimental, and theoretical methods, evaluating validity of design, and overcoming research barriers.

Concepts and issues involved in the preparation and interpretation of financial statements; the use of financial information to evaluate and control an organization.

An integrative and intensive examination of financial accounting, with emphasis on management's alternative reporting strategies and investors' decisions.

Surveys the strategic uses of the most important elements of internal accounting systems, including cost accounting systems and management control systems used for planning and budgeting, and the use of publicly available financial accounting information to evaluate past performance, forecast future performance, and estimate the value of debt and equity securities.

Examine accounting information and tools executives need to plan and evaluate personnel and operations of the firm. Explore a framework that provides a better understanding of when and why executives need specific types of accounting information to both facilitate their own decisions and influence the decisions of their employees.

Quantitative and/or computerized applications to business problems; computer-based accounting information systems; analysis of optimizing models; simulation of important functional activities; large-scale simulation of the firm.

Professional and technical aspects of practice; ethics and legal responsibilities; review of fieldwork, emphasizing materiality, sampling, and working papers; reporting problems, including long-form and special purpose reports; fraud examination and audit methods.

Study selected accounting topics in taxation.

Focus on taxation of C corporations and their shareholders.

Focus on flow-through entities, including partnerships.

Focus on the main systems for taxing transactions involving more than one jurisdiction, as well as how these systems mitigate double taxation and approaches to preventing abuses of the system.

Work with the Tax Help Program that partners with the IRS to implement the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program for low-income filers.

An analysis of the United States federal income taxation of domestic oil and gas operations and transactions. Examines taxation associated with the operational life cycle of oil and gas operations including exploration, development, production, and abandonment, as well as transactions involving oil and gas interests analysis acquisition, disposition, structuring and investment.

Financial accounting theory; current pronouncements on theory; problems of income determination; accounting research and research methodology applied to accounting issues.

The use of accounting information by managers within the organization for decision making, planning, and the design of control systems for implementing the organization's strategy. Topics include long-range planning, annual profit planning, activity-based costing, cost prediction, strategic control systems, and performance evaluation. Case studies are used.

Explore how to think and function as the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of an enterprise. Discuss CFO responsibilities, interactions with the Board of Directors, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO), and other top-level executives, and how a CFO can maximize their effectiveness.

Focus on academic and professional development through valuable work experience and the integration of accounting knowledge by working with public or private enterprises. A minimum of 320 hours of work, a daily work-related journal, and paper are needed for internship credit.

Preparation of a report to fulfill the requirement for the master's degree under the report option.