Master of Accounting Curriculum
Curriculum
The Loyola MAcc curriculum offers three track options which allow students to either focus on specific accounting topics at a deeper level or maintain a broader perspective to meet their career goals and prepare for further career advancement.
The following MAcc tracks include:
Financial Reporting
The Financial Reporting Track helps students focus primarily on financial reporting areas of accounting to achieve specific career goals and prepare for further career advancement. Students who select this track are strongly encouraged to take GB 736 Data Visualization for Decision Making to better prepare for continuously changing technology in the accounting profession.
Tax
With the ever-increasing complexities of taxation, the Tax Track offers students the ability to expand upon their undergraduate studies with additional courses in Individual Taxation and Tax Research & Writing. The Tax Track will provide students with a strong foundational framework needed to begin or advance a career in the tax field. The focused courses in our Tax Track will provide students with the essential skills and abilities to identify and solve tax problems and recognize tax planning opportunities.
Data Analytics
The prevalence of big data and the increased availability of digital tools and services have created opportunities for accountants and other key decision makers to conduct detailed analyses of emerging market trends and business operations. Real-time data platforms and improved analytics now make it possible for organizations to quickly sense and respond to market needs. In this track, students will take a series of courses designed to deliver specific skills for how to prepare, visualize, and understand patterns in data within the accounting field.
Pre-requisites
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The MAcc program focuses on applicants who have a bachelor’s degree in accounting or completion of the following courses (or equivalents as determined by the department chair):
- Financial Accounting
- Managerial Accounting
- Intermediate Accounting I
- Intermediate Account II
- Auditing
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Core Courses
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- AC 700 Ethics for Accounting Professionals (online)
- AC 702 Advanced Financial Accounting (in person and online)
- AC 705 Audit Analytics (in person and online)
- AC 708 Advanced Finance (online)
- AC 710 Professional Communications (online)
- AC 712 SEC Reporting (online with in person site visit)
- Either AC 709 Accounting Internship OR AC 711 Seminar in Accounting Practice (online)
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Electives
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Financial Reporting Track:
Select THREE of the following:
- AC 701 Advanced International Accounting (in person and online)
- AC 704 Tax Research (in person and online)
- AC 719 Individual Income Tax (in person and online)
- ONE other GB elective (in person, online, and hybrid options)
Tax Track:
- AC 704 Tax Research (in person and online)
- AC 719 Individual Income Tax (in person and online)
- ONE other elective from the list above
Data Analytics Track:
- GB 736 Data Visualization for Decision Making (online)
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ONE other GB Data Analytics elective from the following:
- GB 730 Introduction to Data Analytics (online)
- GB 739 Data Management and Database Systems (online)
- GB 851 Business Intelligence & Data Mining (online)
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ONE additional AC elective from the following:
- AC 701 Advanced International Accounting (in person and online)
- AC 704 Tax Research (in person and online)
- AC 719 Individual Income Tax (in person and online)
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For more information on Loyola's MAcc program, contact us at 410-617-5067 or macc@loyola.edu.