Master - Accounting (Auditing and Analytics Concentration)
- 2 years
- Duration
- 16,380 USD/year
- Price
- Rolling admission
- Start
- Rolling admission
- Deadline
- Master
- Degree
- Campus
- Format
- San Marcos / USA
- Location
- Texas State University, USA
- School
Program description
This program can be used to fulfill the 150-hour education requirement for the Texas Certified Public Accountant (CPA) license. The Master of Accountancy (M.Acy.) degree with a major in Accounting is intended to expand the educational experience of those preparing for a career in the public accounting profession. Students investigate the social, ethical, and environmental effects of accounting information on those who rely on it for their decision making needs.
Program structure
Thirty semester credit hours are needed for the Master of Accountancy (M.Acy.) degree with an accounting focus in auditing. To meet university criteria, students must finish a thorough exam after the program. It may be necessary for students who lack the necessary prior coursework to finish prerequisite or leveling courses.
Required Courses
- Auditing
- Accounting Data Analytics
- Professional Accounting Research
- IT Auditing
- Business Entity Taxation
- Internship in Accounting
- Corporate Governance and Ethics
Electives
- Advanced Accounting
- Financial Statement Reporting and Analysis
- Regulation and Professionalism
- Cost and Managerial Accounting Theory
- Special Studies in Accounting
- Internship in Accounting
- Fraud Examination
- Business Information Consulting
- Tax Practice, Procedures, Audits and Controversy
- International Accounting
- Sustainability Reporting
- The Employment Relationship
- Legal Issues of Sustainability and Responsibility
- Database Management Systems
- Agile Project Management For Business Professionals
- E-Commerce: Strategies, Technologies, and Applications
- Data Warehousing
- Information Security
- Enterprise Resource Planning and Business Intelligence
- Accounting Information Systems and Controls
- International Economics
- Emerging Market Economies
- Investment Analysis
- Portfolio Theory and Capital Markets
- International Investments and Financial Management
- Real Estate Investment
- Organizational Change Management
- Process Improvement Management in Organizations
- Seminar in Management
- New Venture Management
- Cross-Cultural Management
- Supply Chain Management
- Managing Business Creativity
- Seminar in Human Resource Management
- New Venture Launch
- Managerial Data Analysis
- Managing the Communication Process
- Graduate Business Internship
- Marketing Research Methods
- International Marketing
- Integrated Marketing Communications
- Services Marketing
- Independent Study in Marketing
- Optimization for Business Analytics
- Statistical Methods for Business
- Forecasting and Simulation
- Analytics
- Topics in Data Analytics
Price
- Tuition an Fees: 16,380 USD/year
- Books and Supplies: 780 USD
- Housing and Food (On campus):13,000 USD
- Personal and Misc: 2,750 USD
- Travel: 1,660 USD
- Total: 34,570 USD
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- $90 nonrefundable application fee for applications with international credentials
Requirements for applicants
- сompleted online application
- $90 nonrefundable application fee for applications with international credentials
- baccalaureate degree from a regionally accredited university (Non-U.S. degrees must be equivalent to a four-year U.S. Bachelor’s degree. In most cases, three-year degrees are not considered.)
- official transcripts from each institution where course credit was granted
- a competitive GPA in the last 60 hours of undergraduate coursework (plus any completed graduate courses)
- Texas State accounting majors with at least an overall 3.2 GPA and a 3.4 GPA in upper-level accounting course
- responses to specific essay questions
- An essay waiver may be available for Texas State accounting undergraduate applicants who have:
- provided at least two reference forms from Texas State faculty
- earned a minimum of a 3.0 GPA or higher in upper-level accounting courses, and
- earned a minimum of 3.2 GPA or higher in the last 60 hours of undergraduate course work, and
- resume/CV detailing work experience, extracurricular and community activities, and honors and achievements
- two forms of recommendation from persons best able to assess the student’s ability to succeed in graduate school
English language requirements
- TOEFL iBT scores required with a 78 overall and minimum individual module scores of 19 listening, 19 reading, 19 speaking, 18 writing
- official PTE scores required with a 52 overall
- official IELTS (academic) scores required with a 6.5 overall and minimum individual module scores of 6.0
- official Duolingo scores with a 110 overall
About the university
Why Texas State University?
Our strong faith in the ability of education to change communities, drive economies, and reimagine the world serves as the foundation for Texas State University, a public, student-centered research university. From all walks of life, our students come from all around Texas, the country, and the world.
Austin is less than an hour away from our San Marcos campus. You're close to one of the US cities with the quickest rate of growth. Austin's booming IT industry has earned it the moniker "Silicon Hills." Here, businesses like Dell and Advanced Micro Devices have made their homes. Apple, Tesla, Google, and Oracle have all recently increased their business activities. Our campuses provide the ideal mix of professional ties and academic achievement.
We help you achieve your next professional objectives. More than 200 corporations have relocated to Texas, and the state is home to 55 Fortune 500 companies. There are therefore many of job alternatives available to you. We provide individualized resources and assistance to help you thrive outside of the classroom. You'll succeed at the top three US destinations for international students, whether you're in business or technology.
