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2009-2010 Downtown Campus Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Accounting MS
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Program Director: Michael Roberts
Telephone: 303-556-6518
E-mail: Michael.Roberts@ucdenver.edu
Faculty
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| Professors: |
| Bruce Neumann, PhD, University of Illinois |
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| Associate Professors: |
| Gary Colbert, PhD, University of Oregon |
| Carol Dee, PhD, Louisiana State University |
| L. Ann Martin, PhD, University of Minnesota |
| Michael Roberts, PhD, Georgia State University |
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| Assistant Professors: |
| George F. Klersey, PhD, University of Southern Caliornia |
| Mary Malina, PhD, University of Colorado Boulder |
| Robert Nieschwietz, PhD, Arizona State University |
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| Senior Instructors: |
| Elizabeth Connor, MS, Colorado State University |
| Robert Hockenbury, MS, University of Houston |
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| Instructors: |
| Cindy Fischer, MA, University of Colorado Boulder |
| Emily Vera, MS, University of Colorado Denver |
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The master of science in accounting offers three specializations plus a flexible program which allows students to design individualized courses of study. The program provides students the opportunity to acquire a thorough understanding of financial and managerial accounting, auditing and taxation in preparation for successful careers in public or private accounting, as well as government or nonprofit accounting.
Students completing the MS in accounting will complete:
- 6 semester hours of required accounting course work
- 12 semester hours of elective accounting course work*
- 9 semester hours of a secondary business area
- 3 semester hours of a free accounting elective.
*The elective course work can be selected from graduate accounting courses or by selecting one of the three specializations offered within the program. Students who select the accounting and information systems audit and control (AISAAC) specialization have completely different requirements which are listed under that specialization.
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A. Background Accounting Courses*
The MS in accounting also requires completion of the following undergraduate accounting prerequisites.
Must be completed with a grade of B- or higher plus a cumulative GPA of 3.0. Students with grades below a B may be subject to probation.
Required Courses: Total: 15-21 Hours
*Waived for students with appropriate background. BUSN 6550, Analyzing and Interpreting Accounting Information, may be substituted for ACCT 2200 and ACCT 2220. International course work waivers are by petition only.
Accounting courses may be taken by nondegree or non-matriculated students. B. Common Body of Knowledge (CBK)
Based on prior course work, students may be required to take up to three backgrouond courses. The following are suggested: Required Courses (all students)
(6 semester hours) Accounting Electives
(12 semester hours)
To design an individualized course of study, choose four accounting courses with three of those accounting courses numbered 6260 or higher.
Or, you may select one of the three following specializations to meet this elective requirement. D. Accounting Specializations
If you select one of the three following specializations, you will complete the required courses, complete four of the choices within your selection of specialization, complete the secondary area and complete a free elective. Auditing and Forensic Accounting Specialization
Financial Accounting Specialization
E. Secondary Area
(9 semester hours)
Accounting is increasingly diverse and linked to many business decisions. Accountants may eventually work as systems designers, chief financial officers, cost analysts, budget officers or chief executive officers. Students will be better prepared for their careers if they develop competencies in a related field, which may be chosen from a single discipline such as finance, information systems, entrepreneurship, health administration, marketing or management. The accounting faculty strongly encourage students to gain additional expertise in finance and/or information systems.
Alternatively, a self-designed secondary area might best achieve a student’s individual objectives (must be approved by the program director). A self-designed secondary field must have a common theme or objective if it crosses several disciplines. For example, a secondary area in information systems might include an accounting technology course, a data base management course and a finance technology course. On the other hand, a finance secondary area might include two finance courses and a cost management (accounting) course or a strategic management course. When a BUSN course is a prerequisite for a secondary area, it can be included in the secondary area by petition only. Consult a schedule planner for information about current course offerings and a current catalog for course descriptions. F. Free Accounting Elective
(3 semester hours)
Select one graduate accounting course numbered above ACCT 6000. Accounting and Information Systems Audit and Control (AISAAC) Specialization
Recently, new regulatory environments have required companies to provide better documentation of their accounting and IT systems to improve the management and disclosure of their business processes for better financial and regulatory controls. Accounting and IT professionals have significant roles in audit and control activities, since they control the systems that monitor and report on finance, planning and operations. The courses within this specialization cover business-process management and financial controls; the emerging trends and practices in privacy and security; the strategies for integrating governance and compliance; and the IT organization’s financial and business intelligence services. These courses will focus on how to leverage the existing IT infrastructure to establish quality in financial and internal audit processes and address the regulatory issues associated with reporting, consolidation and document/content management more effectively and completely.
As you will notice the complete 30 semester hour requirements for this specialization are listed below.
Accounting Core
(9 semester hours) AISAAC Common Courses
(12 semester hours) Choose three of the following courses:
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