2013-2014 Academic Catalog

Nov 23, 2024

2013-2014 Academic Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Master of Science in Accounting (MSA)

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Overview

Graduate Program

The Clark University M.S.A program readies you for a career in public accounting and financial management. You will be able to develop and analyze accounting information, provide assurances of financial control and accuracy, develop investment and tax strategies, and advise top-level managers as they make important decisions.

Graduate Program Requirements

Clark’s MSA program consists of 10 units for students with an undergraduate accounting degree program that follows the U. S. (U.S. GAAP) or international accounting (IFRS) standards. For those without the appropriate accounting degree, two foundation courses are required, both of which may be waived based on prior coursework or waiver exams.

Every degree candidate takes five units of core courses and five units of elective courses from the following lists. A student who has any of the core courses waived because of a strong accounting background must substitute elective courses for the waived courses. Waivers will not reduce the length of the program below ten units.

Full-time students typically complete the program in four or fewer semesters depending upon the number of courses that are waived. Part-time students typically complete the programs in eight semesters or fewer depending on number of waivers and courses taken per semester.

Foundation Courses (2 units)

The following courses may be waived based on prior undergraduate or graduate coursework, or may be taken at GSOM.

ACCT 4100 - Foundations of Accounting
One unit in economics, operations management, statistics, or quantitative methods (
ECON 4004 Management Economics
,
STAT 4005 Statistical Methods
,
STAT 4006 Management Decision Models
, or
OM 4600 Operations Management
)

Core Courses (5 units)

Based on prior accounting courses, a maximum of three core courses may be waived at the discretion of the MSA Director.

Elective Courses (A total of 5 units from the following 2 groups):

Group 1: A minimum of 2 units from the following:

Group 2: A minimum of 1 unit must have an FIN prefix:

Other graduate courses in GSOM may be used as electives with the MSA Director’s permission.

Faculty

Program Faculty

Dileep Dhavale, Ph.D., C.P.A.

Inshik Seol, Ph.D.

Zhihong Wang, Ph.D.

For a full list of faculty, including visiting and adjunct professors, please see the Faculty page on GSOM’s website.