MPS in Management: Accounting Specialization Curriculum
Prerequisites
Cornell Business Minor or equivalent including six business-related courses (18 credits) that must include Financial Accounting, Finance, Economics, Marketing, Management and Statistics and complete an undergraduate degree involving 120 credits or more. Students must also take Business Law (3 credits) and Intermediate Accounting I (3 credits) before matriculation. Corporate Financial Reporting, Financial Accounting III, or another equivalent course would also be accepted for Intermediate Accounting I.
Required courses
Students must complete the following required classes during their undergraduate or graduate programs. Those with appropriate prior undergraduate coursework may exempt the following courses and substitute appropriate graduate management electives (18 credits).
Required Courses – Fall
Course Number:
Number of Credit Hours
Advanced Accounting
NBA 5520
3
Financial Statement Analysis AND Advanced Financial Statement Analysis
Students must take a minimum of 6 credit hours of the following electives, in addition to the required courses:
Name:
Course Number:
Number of Credit Hours
Financial Markets and Institutions
NBA 5430
3
International Finance
NBA 5540
3
Fixed Income Securities
NBA 5550
3
Financial Modeling
NBA 5110
1.5
Investments
NBA 4670/5670
3
Managerial Spreadsheet Modeling
NBA 6430
1.5
Federal Income Taxation of Real Estate Ventures
NBA 5040
3
Federal Income Taxation of Low Income Taxpayers
AEM 6533
2
Evaluating Capitol Investment Projects
NBA 6060
1.5
Derivatives Securities (Part I and Part II)
NBA 6730/6740
1.5; 1.5
Corporate Financial Policy
NBA 5580
1.5
Investments and Portfolio Management
NBA 5420
1.5
Other graduate management electives:
(6 or more credits as needed to total 30 credits, in addition to the required courses.)
Students will have the ability to select from a large number of graduate level management electives including:
Finance
Strategy
Real Estate
Business Analytics
General Management and Business Law offered by the Johnson School, Dyson School and School of Hotel Administration.
These electives can be used to broaden a student’s skill set or to develop industry expertise in areas such as financial institutions, real estate, hospitality and services, or manufacturing.
“The flexibility and personalization of the MPS in Management – Accounting Specialization program aligned with my short– and long-term career objectives perfectly.”
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