2003-2005 - Special Collections - University of Baltimore

MKTG780 Market Information and Research (3)
MKTG 797 Special Topics in Marketing Management (3)
Project-centered Capstone in Practical Application (6 credits)
Select either o/thefollowing two-semester combinations:
MGMT 764 Commercial Start-up (3)
MGMT 799 Individual Research (3)
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MKTG 790 Marketing Field Project (3)
MKTG 799 Individual Research (3)
Master ofScience in Accounting and
Business Advisory Services
Susan Lynn, Adviser
The Master of Science in Accounting and Business Advisory Services program is designed
to meet two important educational objectives. First, when combined with a bachelor's
degree in accounting, the program allows students to earn the additional credits necessary
to meet the 150-hour requirement to sit for the Uniform Certified Public Accountant
(CPA) exam in Maryland and many other states. The revised CPA exam (as ofNovember
2003) includes a section called Business Environment and Concepts which is composed of
questions related to finance (22% - 28%) and information technology (I7% - 23%), as
well as other topics currently covered by an undergraduate accounting degree. Students
planning to take the revised CPA exam will be best served by a program ofstudy that
emphasizes the same subject matter as the exam. Second, by incorporating courses in the
related disciplines of financial management and information technology, the program
complements the technical skills acquired in an undergraduate accounting education.
Graduates of the M.S. in Accounting and Business Advisory Services program will have
the flexibility needed to accelerate their public accounting careers or pursue careers in
other areas such as management accounting, internal auditing, accounting for governmental
or other non-profit entities and management consulting.
Although the program is designed to complement an undergraduate degree in accounting,
the program can also accommodate students without undergraduate degrees in
accounting. Students who meet the admissions requirements for graduate study in the
Merrick School of Business are admitted to the program but are required to satisfy undergraduate
accounting degree equivalency in conjunction with completion of the program.
These students will need to take the Preparatory Courses listed below in addition to the
required 30 hours in the M.S. in Accounting and Business Advisory Services program.
PREPARATORY COURSES
To meet accounting major equivalency requirements, students may be required to complete
some or all of the following courses (University of Baltimore undergraduate equivalent
courses are in parentheses):
ACCT 405
ACCT 504
ACCT 510
Income Taxation (3)
Introduction to Accounting (3) (or ACCT 20 I and ACCT 202)
Intermediate Accounting (3) (or ACCT 301 and ACCT 302)
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