University of Miami Patti and Allan Herbert Business School
Master of Science in Accountancy

Coral Gables, USA

DEGREE TYPE

MSc

DURATION

1 year

LANGUAGES

English

PACE

Full time

APPLICATION DEADLINE

EARLIEST START DATE

STUDY FORMAT

On-Campus

Key Summary

About : The Master of Science in Accountancy focuses on advanced accounting principles and practices. This program is designed to prepare students for the CPA exam and offers in-depth knowledge in auditing, taxation, and financial reporting. Graduates will also develop skills in critical thinking and problem-solving, enabling them to tackle real-world accounting challenges.

Career Outcomes : Graduates can pursue various career paths, including public accounting, corporate finance, forensic accounting, and tax advisory services. Opportunities often include roles as auditors, accountants, or financial analysts in diverse sectors. The program equips students for leadership positions within organizations and consulting firms.

Becoming a CPA is only just the beginning when it comes to making yourself stand out in the business world. Top firms look for industry-ready graduates that can add value to the company. Miami Herbert's Master of Science in Accountancy provides you with the skills you need to rise up as a trusted advisor.

Graduate confidently and prepared to make the right recommendations and maximize the value of top accounting firms or corporations. This STEM-designated program offers a deep focus on financial and managerial accounting, auditing, and systems demanded of accounting professionals in public accountancy and industry today. The program is among just a handful in the nation fully accredited by AACSB International, the leading accrediting body for business schools worldwide.

Curriculum Requirements

The MSA program offers two tracks: Assurance (MSA-Assurance) for students planning to go into public accounting and Corporate Accounting (MSA-Corporate) for students planning careers as controllers, CFOs, or financial analysts. The MSA is designed for the student who has taken the accounting and related courses required for an undergraduate major in accounting or other undergraduate business majors who have successfully completed the Accounting Summer Intensive Program. These students should be able to complete the MSA in a year or less provided they enroll as full-time students.

Undergraduate Course Requirements

The courses listed below are undergraduate prerequisites that, unless already completed, must be fulfilled in order to be admitted for graduate study. For most graduate tax classes including ACC 648 Financial Reporting Implications of Income Taxes., the equivalent of ACC 404 Advanced Taxation(Corporate and Partnership Income Taxation) is also required. Students can satisfy this prerequisite by taking ACC 639 Income Taxation and Business Entitles which is offered in a 9-day intersession format in August before the start of the fall semester. If a candidate does not have an undergraduate business degree, additional business prerequisites (economics, marketing, management, finance, and others) will also be required.

ACC 211 Principles of Financial Accounting 3
ACC 212 Managerial Accounting 3
ACC 301 Cost Accounting 3
ACC 311 Intermediate Accounting I 3
ACC 312 Intermediate Accounting II 3
ACC 402 Auditing 3
ACC 403 Fundamentals of Taxation 3
ACC 406 Accounting Systems 3

Master of Science in Accountancy—Assurance Track (MSA-Assurance) (Accounting Major)

The program requires 30 semester hours consisting of nine required courses and the balance of approved elective courses provided the student has an undergraduate degree in Accounting, or its equivalent, from an accredited institution. In addition to the nine required courses, students must select four courses from the designated course list. Other courses can be selected from the list of approved electives or in consultation with the program director. Courses with a 600-level designation are designed for graduate students. Courses with a 500-level designation are open to upper-level undergraduate students and do not count toward the MSA degree. Unless otherwise noted, courses in the program are two semester hours (two credits).

Required Courses 16

ACC 610 Financial Reporting Research
ACC 622 Advanced Issues in Auditing
ACC 628 Introduction to Accounting Analytics
ACC 630 International Financial Reporting Standards
ACC 648 Financial Reporting Implications of Income Taxes.
ACC 672 Advanced Financial Analysis
BUS 610 Communicating for Career Success

Additional Courses 14

The remaining courses will be selected from the following or other courses approved by the program director and a pre-approved list will be provided:

ACC 603 Studies in Financial Reporting Issues
ACC 604 Seminar in Cost Accounting
ACC 606 Internal Auditing
ACC 611 Auditing Seminar
ACC 620 Accounting Controls in Information Technology
ACC 623 International Accounting and Taxation
ACC 624 Accounting for Governmental and Not-for-Profit Entities
ACC 626 Litigation and Advisory Services
ACC 627 Accounting Regulations and Compliance
ACC 639 Income Taxation and Business Entities
ACC 640 Corporate Taxation I
ACC 641 Corporate Taxation II
ACC 642 Seminar in Taxation
ACC 664 Global Mergers and Acquisitions: Accounting and Related Issues
ACC 677 Forensic Accounting
ACC 699 Directed Readings (Internal Auditing Internship)
BSL 675 Advanced Business Law
BSL 691 The Public Corporation: Legal Perspectives
FIN 650 Financial Investment
FIN 670 Corporate Finance
MAS 637 Applied Regression Analysis I
MAS 639 Data Acquisition, Preparation, and Visualization
MAS 648 Machine Learning for Data Analytics I

Total Credit Hours 30

Any other electives must be selected in consultation with the Program Director.

Master of Science in Accountancy—Corporate Accounting Track (MSA-Corporate) (Accounting Major)

The program requires 30 semester hours consisting of eight required courses and the balance of approved elective courses provided the student has an undergraduate degree in Accounting, or its equivalent, from an accredited institution. In addition to the eight required courses, students must select five courses from the designated course list. Other courses can be selected from the list of approved electives or in consultation with the program director. Courses with a 600-level designation are designed for graduate students. Courses with a 500-level designation are open to upper-level undergraduate students and do not count toward the MSA degree. Unless otherwise noted, courses in the program are two semester hours (two credits).

Required Courses 15