Master of Business Administration: Accounting
Master of Business Administration: Accounting
Accounting Concentration in Rowan's MBA
Join one of the most flexible and customizable MBA programs in the country to hone your skills in specific targeted areas of business – or explore building knowledge across sectors – to expand your insights and set yourself apart from the competition.
An MBA Concentration in Accounting is an ideal option for those that want a career that draws on their quantitative strengths and detail-oriented skill sets along with working on cyclical and special projects involving advising, problem-solving, management and planning. Explore preparing and using financial reporting statements, mastering budgeting processes and operational planning, and advanced accounting principles that are crucial for careers in roles such as CPA, tax manager, budget analyst, or auditing manager. Accounting talent is in demand across diverse industries such as insurance, healthcare, or information technology, as well as in the public sector, serving accounting or financial management functions in nonprofit or government. Long term career goals might include positions such as chief financial officer, financial analyst, or financial manager.
MBA Curriculum Requirements and Options
All Rowan MBA students pursue the same 18 credits of to satisfy core requirements of the 36-credit curriculum. Rowan MBA students also enjoy the freedom of customizing 18 credits to meet career pursuits. The flexible, customized 18 credits are pursued via six 3-credit courses: two areas of concentration or one area of concentration and three elective courses.
Rowan MBA students can choose two related Concentrations to build significant depth, two distinct Concentrations to build breadth, or even choose one concentration and three elective courses across disciplines to gain a wide view from varying perspectives.
Accounting Concentration Coursework
Rowan MBA students select 3 courses, or 9 credits, from the below courses to satisfy pursuit of an Accounting Concentration:
ACC 03502 - Advanced Managerial Accounting
ACC 03502 - Advanced Managerial Accounting (3 credits)
- Taking a managerial approach, this course examines decision making by management. It includes topics on activity-based cost allocation, determination of cost behavior using regression analysis and learning curves, cost allocation, the decision-making process and decision models under uncertainty, performance measurement and executive compensation.
ACC 03507 - Government and Not-For-Profit Accounting
ACC 03507 - Government and Not-For-Profit Accounting (3 credits)
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This financial accounting course focuses on the contemporary accounting issues of governmental and non-profit organizations. It includes financial reporting, budgeting, forecasting and strategic planning in the environments of local, state, and federal government, colleges and universities, hospitals, and voluntary health and welfare organizations.
ACC 03509 - Intermediate Financial Accounting
ACC 03509 - Intermediate Financial Accounting (3 credits)
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This course will include a review of the accounting process, the conceptual framework, the preparation of financial statements and specific principles related to the accounting for current assets, property, plant and equipment, liabilities, leases, income taxes, pensions, and shareholders' equity. Research and empirical evidence will be emphasized. This course is restricted to students who have not taken Intermediate Accounting I and II at the undergraduate level.
ACC 03510 - Financial Statement Analysis
ACC 03510 - Financial Statement Analysis (3 credits)
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This course will take an expanded study of financial statement analysis from the point of view of the primary users of financial statements: equity and credit analysts. The analysis and use of financial statements will also emphasize the properties of numbers derived from these statements, and the features of the environment in which key decisions are made in using financial statement information. Research and empirical evidence will be emphasized.
ACC 03511 - Introduction to Federal Taxation
ACC 03511 - Introduction to Federal Taxation (3 credits)
- This course provides an overview of Federal income tax concepts, including gross income, deductions, credits, gains and losses from dispositions of property, deferred and tax exempt transactions, assignment of income, tax accounting, and other special topics. Emphasis will be placed on interpreting the Internal Revenue Code and Regulations as well as case law. Students will be required to show evidence of scholarly research through a major writing assignment on an emerging tax issue.
ACC 03512 - Advanced Accounting Information Systems and Business Process Controls
- This course is designed to give the MBA student an introduction to the important concepts related to accounting information systems, with emphasis on enterprise risk management. An overview of internal control frameworks is used to discuss pervasive, business process and application controls. A methodology for evaluating the risks and controls within a defined business process is demonstrated and applied across the major business processes. Students will gain hands-on experience with a leading Enterprise Resource Planning system and commercial computerized accounting software.
ACC 03513 - Financial Accounting Problems and Practice
ACC 03513 - Financial Accounting Problems and Practice (3 credits)
- This course provides an overview of accounting problems and concepts related to financial accounting and reporting. It is intended for students with a strong background in accounting and can help prepare them to be successful in passing the CPA exam section on financial accounting and reporting.
ACC 03514 - Accounting Legal Liability & Professional Responsibility
ACC 03514 - Accounting Legal Liability & Professional Responsibility (3 credits)
- This course is a study of the legal liability of accountants and ethical concepts. It will cover the following areas: the ethical role of the professional accountant, professional codes of conduct, ethical decision making, legal and regulatory obligations, and corporate governance and ethical management.
ACC 03515 - Forensic Accounting and Fraud Examination
ACC 03515 - Forensic Accounting and Fraud Examination (3 credits)
- This course provides a broad overview of forensic accounting. It examines current issues of fraud, such as the nature of fraud, types of fraud, identification, detection, and prevention of fraud. The course provides students with exposure to case study, analytics and critical thinking in order to confirm the financial information is presented fairly.
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