Departmental Advisors
Dr. Teresa Conover
Dr. Paul Hutchison
Dr. Alan Mayper
- Room: BA 215
- Phone: (940) 565-3080
- Email: Conovert@unt.edu
HutchP@unt.edu
Mayper@unt.edu
The Master of Science with a major in accounting is designed to provide an appropriate base of knowledge for entry into the accounting profession. Students earning this degree will have completed an educational program consistent with recommendations from professional accountants and accounting educators, and will be prepared for entry into careers as professional accountants--- either as public or management accountants or as internal auditors within the public or private sector.
Career Possibilities with an MS in Accounting:
- Actuary
- Budget and Forecast Accountant
- Budgetary Control Analyst
- Chief Cost Accountant
- Chief Financial Officer
- Contract Administrator
- Controller
- Cost Accountant
- Director of Acquisitions
- Entrepreneur
- Industrial Accountant
- International Trade Specialist
- IRM Consultant
- Management Consultant
- Managerial Accountant
- Public Accountant
Background Courses (up to 37.5 hours)
All students must fullfil the MS program's background course requirements.
Required Accounting Courses (18 hours)
- ACCT 5110
- Fundamentals of Accounting Research (3 hours)
- ACCT 5120
- Using Information Systems in Accounting (3 hours)
- ACCT 5760
- Contemporary Issues in Accounting (3 hours) - must be taken final semester
- ACCT 5XXX
- Accounting Electives (9 hours)
The three accounting electives should include one course each from three of the five areas as follows. The choice of areas should be discussed with a department advisor prior to making your selection and consider the exposure you have already had to prior course work in selected areas. The choices should also reflect what supports your entrepreneurial objectives and the broad nature of these specializations.
Managerial
- ACCT 5250 - Strategic Cost Management (3 hours)
- ACCT 5270 - Managerial Cost Accounting (3 hours)
Taxation
- ACCT 5320 (3 hrs.) Taxation of Flow-Through Entities
- ACCT 5330 (3 hrs.) Taxation of C Corporations
- ACCT 5340 (3 hrs.)Oil and Gas Taxation
- ACCT 5360 (3 hrs.) Advanced Topics in Federal Taxation
- ACCT 5370 (3 hrs.) Family Tax Planning
Auditing
- ACCT 5410 (3 hrs.)Audit-Investigate Process
- ACCT 5440 (3 hrs.) IT Auditing
- ACCT 5450 (3 hrs.) Seminar in Internal Auditing
Financial
- ACCT 5140 (3 hrs.) Advanced Accounting Analysis
- ACCT 5710 (3 hrs.) Oil and Gas Accounting
- ACCT 5890 (3 hrs.) International Accounting
Systems
- ACCT 5630 (3 hrs.) Accounting Systems and Controls
- ACCT 5640 (3 hrs.) Current Topics in Acct Control Systems
Non-Accounting Electives (18 hours)
Students should consult with a departmental advisor and select 18 hours of non-accounting electives that will support their professional goals and enhance preparation for their career interest.
Students may take ACCT 5800 "Internship" by completing the application process and obtaining an approved internship. The internship is part of the non-accounting electives in each specialization. Note: The internship grade does not count as part of the required 3.0 on accounting graduate work.
Students who wish to take the CPA examination should take BUSI 5200 "Professional Ethics and Corporate Governance."
Professional Organizations
Students in Accounting can join Beta Alpha Psi, the National Honorary Accounting Fraternity, and NABA, the National Association of Black Accountants.
