Raymond S. Kulzick, Program Coordinator
rkulzick@stu.edu
The St. Thomas University Master of Business Administration with a specialization in Accounting degree is designed for students who are currently in, or plan to enter responsible positions of management. The MBA-Accounting specialization is designed to enable a student who has earned an undergraduate degree in accounting from a regionally accredited institution to complete the educational requirements for the CPA exam in Florida while earning the MBA degree. The MBA-Accounting student must substitute one graduate accounting course for the accounting core course (ACC 770-Managerial Accounting); and therefore, this specialization requires only nine core courses (27 credits) rather than ten (30 credits). If the student is considering sitting for the Florida CPA examination, they must contact their program advisor prior to beginning the program. Final determination of one’s eligibility rests with the State Board of Accountancy.
The St. Thomas University Master of Business Administration program has full-time and adjunct faculty representing a broad background in management, health management, international business, sports administration and accounting.
Degree Program
The MBA with Areas of Specialization:
The program consist of (42) credits, thirty (30) credits of core courses and twelve (12) credits in the area of specialization, except for the accounting and sports administration specialization which require 27 hours of business core and 15 hours in the specialization area. The accounting specialization is only available to students with an undergraduate degree in accounting or its equivalent. An additional three preparatory courses might be required to provide the needed base-skills for those students who have not successfully completed the following undergraduate equivalencies: accounting-6 credits, economics-6 credits, and business statistics-3 credits. Preparatory courses are offered in two formats; traditional classroom format with three (3) semester hours of credit each and an alternative one (1) semester hour, self-paced independent study format.
Course Requirements (42 credits)
Preparatory Courses (if required) Statistical Analysis for Management
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ACC(BUS)
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530 or
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Essentials of Accounting
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3
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ACC
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500
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Fundamentals of Accounting
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1
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ECO(BUS)
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531 or
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Essentials of Economics
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3
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ECO
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500
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Fundamentals of Economics
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1
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BUS
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532 or
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Statistical Analysis for Management
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3
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BUS
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500
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Fundamentals of Statistics
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1
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Core Courses (30 credits)
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ACC (BUS)
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770
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Managerial Accounting
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3
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BUS
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533
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Quantitative Methods for Business
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3
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BUS
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670
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Advanced Operations Management
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3
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BUS
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673
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Management Writing and Reporting
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3
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BUS
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704
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Policy, Planning and Strategy Systems
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3
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BUS
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705
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Advanced Information Systems
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3
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ECO
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534
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Managerial Eco. for Bus. Decision-Making
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3
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BUS (FIN)
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Financial Management
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3
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MAN
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510
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Management Ethics
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3
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MAN
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700
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Organizational Behavior
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Accounting Specialization (15 credits)
* Five of the following courses, one of which substitutes for ACC 770:
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ACC(BUS)
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502
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Avanced Auditing
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3
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ACC(BUS)
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503
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Management Accounting II- Cost Analysis
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3
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ACC
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504
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Advanced Accounting Information Systems
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3
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ACC(BUS)
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505
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Advanced Taxation
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3
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ACC(BUS)
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507
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Governmental and Institutional Accounting
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3
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ACC(BUS)
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508
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International Accounting
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3
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ACC
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540
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Fraud Examination
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3
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ACC
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541
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Forensic Accounting Applications
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3
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ACC
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542
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Forensic Accounting Practice Issues
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3
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ACC
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543
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Computer Auditing and Investigation
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3
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ACC(BUS)
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605
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Seminar in Accounting Theory
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3
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ACC(BUS)
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755
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Seminar: Selected Topics in Accounting
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3
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ACC(BUS)
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781
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International Taxation
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3
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ACC(BUS)
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783
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Tax Research
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3
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ACC (BIS)
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785
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Taxation of Estates, Trusts, and Gifts
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3
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ACC
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786
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Advanced Corporate Taxation
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3
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ACC(BUS)
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788
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"S" Corporation and Partnership Taxation
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3
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