MS-Accounting Program Curriculum


Candidates with Baccalaureate Degree in Accounting
General Accounting Track

  • All candidates must complete the thirteen courses (48 quarter credits) listed below:*
Course No. Course Title

Credits
Accounting Courses (7 courses):
22 ACCT 821 Managerial Accounting

4
22 ACCT 831 Corporate Tax I

4
22 ACCT 872 Federal Tax Planning and Research

4
22 ACCT 873 Auditing

4
22 ACCT 874 Advanced Auditing

4
22 ACCT 882 Strategic Cost Management

4
22 ACCT 887 International Accounting

4
Business Law Courses (2 courses):
22 BLAW 851 Corporate Law I

4
22 BLAW 852 Corporate Law II

4
Free Electives (3 courses)

12
Total Credits 48

Candidates with Non-Accounting Business Degee

  • All candidates must complete the sixteen courses (63 quarter credits) listed below:
Course No. Course Title Credits
Accounting Courses (13 courses):
22 ACCT 331 Intermediate Accounting I

4
22 ACCT 332 Intermediate Accounting II

4
22 ACCT 333 Intermediate Accounting III

4
22 ACCT 472 Tax I

4
22 ACCT 821 Managerial Accounting

4
22 ACCT 831 Corporate Tax I

4
 22 ACCT 871 Accounting Theory 

 3
22 ACCT 872 Federal Tax Planning and Research

4
22 ACCT 873 Auditing

4
22 ACCT 874 Advanced Auditing

4
22 ACCT 875 Consolidated Financial Statements

4
22 ACCT 882 Strategic Cost Management

4
22 ACCT 887 International Accounting

4
22 ACCT 598 Professional Ethics and Accounting

4
Business Law Courses (2 courses):
22 BLAW 851 Corporate Law I

4
22 BLAW 852 Corporate Law II

4
Total Credits

63

Candidates with Non-Business Degree

  • All candidates must complete the nineteen courses (78 quarter credits) listed below:*
Course No. Course Title Credits
Business Courses (5 courses):
15 ECON 711 Economics for Managers

4
22 MGMT 714 Organizations and Leadership

4
22 FIN 713 Financial Tools for Managers

2
22 MKTG 711 Marketing for Managers

4
22 QA 711 Business Statistics and Decision Models

4
Accounting Courses (12 courses):
22 ACCT 331 Intermediate Accounting I

4
22 ACCT 332 Intermediate Accounting II

4
22 ACCT 333 Intermediate Accounting III

4
22 ACCT 472 Tax I

4
22 ACCT 821 Managerial Accounting

4
22 ACCT 831 Corporate Tax I

4
22 ACCT 872 Federal Tax Planning and Research

4
22 ACCT 873 Auditing

4
22 ACCT 875 Consolidated Financial Statements

4
22 ACCT 882 Strategic Cost Management

4
22 ACCT 887 International Accounting

4
22 ACCT 598 Professional Ethics and Accounting

4
Business Law Courses (2 courses):
22 BLAW 851 Corporate Law I

4
22 BLAW 852 Corporate Law II

4
Total Credits

78

A maximum of 12-quarter credits can be transferred in from graduate course work completed at other AACSB accredited institutions. This is subject to approval of the Program Director.

Final Evaluation Requirements

The Graduate School requires an individual evaluation process as a culmination of the course work in every Masters program at the University of Cincinnati. This requirement will be met by taking the Strategic Cost Management course (22 ACCT 882).

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