Rawls MSA at Texas Tech University

MSA Auditing/Financial Reporting

The mission of the graduate programs in auditing/financial reporting is to prepare students to contribute as auditing and financial reporting professionals to the success of their organizations, to the enhancement of the accounting profession, and to the betterment of society. To this end, we provide students with technical and non-technical skills necessary to enter, adapt, and succeed in a dynamic business environment. We also encourage and model the practice of life-long learning.

MSA Tool Courses (43 Hours)
3
ACCT 2300
 Financial Accounting
3
ACCT 2301
 Managerial Accounting
3
ACCT 3304
 Intermediate Accounting I
3
ACCT 3305
 Intermediate Accounting II
3
ACCT 3306
 Principles of Cost and Managerial Accounting
3
ACCT 3307
 Income Tax Accounting
3
ACCT 3315
 Accounting Systems
3
ACCT 4301
 Principles of Auditing
2
FIN 5219
 Financial Management Tools
3
FIN 5320
 Financial Management Concepts
3
ISQS 5345
 Statistical Concepts for Business and Management
3
MKT 5360
 Marketing Concepts and Strategies
2
BLAW 5290
 Legal, Regulatory, & Ethical Environments of Business
3
MGT 5371
 Managing Organizational Behavior & Organizational Design
3
ECO 5310
 Price & Income Theory
 
Core Courses (24 Hours)
3
ACCT 5303
 Accounting Systems & Management Control
3
ACCT 5305
 Accounting Research & Communication
3
ACCT 5309
 Special Entity-Ownership Accounting Issues
3
ACCT 5319
 Auditing Theory & Practice
3
ACCT 5320
 Advanced Topics in Auditing
3
ACCT 5327
 Advanced Income Taxation Accounting
3
ACCT 5332
 Ethics in Accounting
3
BLAW 5392
 Advanced Business Law
 
Electives (9 Hours)
Group A (at least one from each group)
3
FIN 5325
 Securities Analysis
3
FIN 5329
 Money & Capital Markets
3
FIN 5333
 United States Financial Systems in a Global Environment
3
FIN 5338
 Multinational Financial Management
 
Group B (at least one from each group)
3
ACCT 5306
 International Taxation
3
ACCT 5311
 Oil & Gas Accounting
3
ACCT 5315
 Estate & Gift Taxation
3
ACCT 5324
 Issues in International Accounting
3
ACCT 5382
 Internship in Accounting Agreement form
3
ISQS 6347
 Data & Text Mining
3
MGT 5374
 Negotiation & Conflict Management
 
Capstone Course (3 Hours)
3
ACCT 5334
 Professional Accountancy

**Course requirements subject to change. Degree Plans must be filed after completing 9 credit hours of Graduate Coursework. To graduate, you must have at least one 3-hour "A"  above a 3.00 graduate GPA.  Individual degree plans vary based on concentration and student background.