Oakland University - School of Business Administration
Master of Accounting
Auburn Hills, USA
Master degree
DURATION
4 semesters
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time, Part time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
TUITION FEES
USD 1,027 / per credit *
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
* for non-resident | in-state $871.50
Key Summary
About: Oakland University's Master of Accounting (MAcc) programme prepares students for careers in public, corporate, and non-profit accounting. It integrates data analytics across tax, accounting, and auditing, offers optional concentrations in Assurance or Taxation, and supplies the credits needed to sit for the Uniform CPA Exam. Graduates are trained in financial reporting, economic analysis, decision support, ethical practice, and professional communication; small class sizes give personalized advising and employer connections.
Career Outcomes: Graduates enter public accounting, corporate accounting, internal auditing, assurance, tax specialist roles, management accounting, forensic accounting, financial analyst roles, CPA licensure paths in firms, government, industry, and non-profits.
Oakland University's MAcc program is designed for students who are interested in careers in public, corporate, and non-business accounting. Earning this degree will provide students with the qualifications employers expect of new employees. Students graduating from Oakland University’s MAcc program will be effective communicators, maintain a high level of expertise, and uphold ethical responsibilities, while providing financial information, analysis of the economic environment, and input in decision-making activities. Students are highly recruited and offered positions prior to graduation. Oakland University MAcc graduates have very successful careers within the accounting profession.
Oakland University allows MAcc students to focus on the areas of accounting that interest them the most. Students can customize their MAcc degree by selecting an Optional Concentration. Optional Concentrations (which appear on student transcripts) can be obtained in Assurance or Taxation.
The MAcc degree will also provide you with the appropriate number of business and accounting credits required for the Uniform Certified Public Accountant Exam and the CPA License.
The Master of Accounting program equips students for an accounting career in public, corporate, and non-profit sectors. The use of data analytics is integrated throughout tax, accounting, and auditing coursework. This degree provides students with the appropriate number of credits required to sit for the Uniform CPA Exam, with the option to customize the degree through a concentration in Assurance or Taxation.
Foundation Courses
- ACC 5150 - Introduction to Taxation
- ACC 5180 - Accounting Information Systems: Planning and Analysis
- ACC 5220 - Auditing
- ACC 5310 - Advanced Financial Accounting
- ACC 6010 - Financial Analysis and Valuation
- ACC 6220 - Audit Analytics
- FIN 5330 - Financial Management
- QMM 5100 - Quantitative Methods for Managers
Electives
- ACC 5050 - Business Law for Accounting & Finance
- ACC 5210 - Income Tax II: US Taxation of Alternative Business Structures
- ACC 5240 - Government and Not-for-Profit Accounting
- ACC 5260 - Accounting Information Systems: Audit and Control
- ACC 5330 - Accounting Information Systems: Analysis and Design
- ACC 5500 - Tax Research, Planning and Administration
- ACC 5520 - International Tax
- ACC 6170 - International Financial Accounting Standards and Reporting
- ACC 6200 - Cost Management
- ACC 6260 - Enterprise Risk Management
- ACC 6300 - Accounting and Communications
- ACC 6310 - Fraud Examination
- ACC 6500 - Professional Issues in Accounting
- ACC 6900 - Special Topics in Accounting
- ACC 6970 - Independent Study in Accounting
- FIN 5450 - Real Estate Investment Analysis
- FIN 5720 - Advanced Financial Management
- FIN 6900 - Special Topics in Finance