Business Administration/Professional Accounting Dual MBA/M.S.PA
Degree: Dual Master of Business Administration/Master of Science in Professional Accounting
Major: Business Administration/Professional Accounting
The dual M.S./PA-MBA is a dual-degree plan for those students already earning an M.S./PA with at least six hours of electives from the MBA. To receive the dual degree, 18 hours of MBA core courses (including MGMT 5380 Strategic Management) are required, and the student must complete the MBA Exit Exam. Applicants apply to either the M.S./PA or the MBA, and should the applicant wish to enroll in the dual degree, she/he will add the other program as a second major. The total number of hours in this dual degree program is 48 hours.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses for Major | ||
| MBA Courses | ||
| ECON 5370 | Managerial Economics | 3 |
| FINC 5310 | Financial Management | 3 |
| MGMT 5340 | International Business | 3 |
| or BUSI 5380 | Global Enrichment | |
| MGMT 5380 | Strategic Management | 3 |
| MISY 5340 | ERP Overview | 3 |
| MKTG 5310 | Marketing Management | 3 |
| Accounting Courses | ||
| ACCT 5310 | Financial Accounting Research and Procedures | 3 |
| ACCT 5340 | Tax Research | 3 |
| ACCT 5375 | Advanced Accounting Information Systems | 3 |
| BULW 5340 | Business Ethics | 3 |
| Select 12 hours from the following STEM courses: | 12 | |
| Emerging Technology in Accounting | ||
| Data Analytics | ||
| Managerial Decision Making | ||
| Database Management Systems | ||
| Introduction to Programming for Business Solutions | ||
| Information Assurance and Security | ||
| Cybersecurity Management | ||
| Business Intelligence | ||
| Data Mining and Predictive Analysis | ||
| Select 6 hours from the Accounting Electives below: 1 | 6 | |
| Internal and External Financial Reporting | ||
| Financial Statement Analysis | ||
| Internship | ||
| Total Hours | 48 | |
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Consult your advisor for other elective choices.
Leveling or Deficiency Courses
(if required)
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Leveling courses for non-Business majors: | ||
| BCOM 3350 | Business Communications | 3 |
| BULW 3310 | Business Law | 3 |
| FINC 5300 | Foundations of Finance & Econ | 3 |
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Leveling courses for non-accounting students: | ||
| ACCT 2301 | Introduction to Financial Accounting | 3 |
| ACCT 3310 | Intermediate Accounting I | 3 |
| ACCT 3320 | Intermediate Accounting II | 3 |
| ACCT 3380 | Taxation Accounting I | 3 |
| ACCT 4300 | Introduction to Auditing | 3 |