Completion of a minimum of 30 units beyond the undergraduate degree of which a minimum of 18 units should be in 600-level courses or above designed primarily for graduate students. (This is an AACSB requirement.) Students may take courses at either institution, but must take a minimum of 12 units sponsored by each institution out of the total 30-unit program.
Required Courses
Accounting (12 units)*
ACCT 630
Contemporary Issues in Financial Reporting (3)
ACCT 720
Design of Managerial Cost Control Systems (3)
ACCT 740
Advanced Topics in Assurance Services (3)
ACCT 752
Advanced Topics in Accounting Systems (3)
Financial Management (6 units)*
FIN 640
Intermediate Financial Management (3)
and
FIN 715
Investment Analysis (3)
or
FIN 705
Advanced Financial Management (3)
Information Technology (6 units)
Applied Information Technology**
AIT 610
Systems Development Process (3)
AIT 632
Database Management Systems (3)
or
Management Information Systems***
INSS 651
Database Management Systems (3)
INSS 671
Systems Analysis Design (3)
Electives (6 units)
Accounting*
ACCT 655
Tax Policy (3)
ACCT 680
Taxation of Entities (3)
ACCT 695
Individual Research (3)
ACCT 770
Seminar in Current Topics in Accounting (3)
ACCT 780
Sustainability Accounting (3)
Finance***
FIN 720
International Financial Management (3)
FIN 745
Derivative Instruments (3)
FIN 750
Real Estate Investment (3)
FIN 780
Corporate Restructuring (3)
FIN 797
Special Topics in Financial Management (3)
Information Technology**
AIT 600
Information Technology Infrastructure (3)
AIT 612
Information Systems Vulnerability and Risk Analysis (3)
AIT 614
Network Security (3)
Management Information Systems***
INSS 641
Information Resource Management (3)
INSS 650
Telecommunications (3)
INSS 765
Global Electronic Commerce (3)
Graduate courses in areas such as applied information technology, economics, management, marketing, etc. may also be chosen after consultation with the graduate director depending on the student’s career goals and professional needs.
Courses offered at Towson University and University of Baltimore
** Courses offered at Towson University only
*** Courses offered at University of Baltimore only
CPA Examination
A student must have also completed the specific courses required to sit for the Certified Public Accountant examination in Maryland, which would normally be done during the student’s undergraduate studies (see Prerequisite Course section). A student who has not completed these courses prior to admission to the M.S. in Accounting and Business Advisory Services program will develop a plan to satisfy these requirements in consultation with the graduate director. This can be expected to add to the total number of units needed to earn the degree.
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