Accountancy
Business Analytics
Business Ethics
Fraud and Forensic Accounting
Marketing Analytics
Master Personal Financial Planner (MPFP®) Certificate
Taxation
Accountancy
This certificate is intended for individuals who do not have an undergraduate
business degree in accounting, as preparation for careers in various accounting
fields. Students take four required courses and complete pre-program requirements
as needed. Prerequisites must be satisfied for all courses. The GMAT requirement
is waived for certificate applicants who have passed the CPA exam, or received
an MBA from an institution that required the GMAT for admission. Students must
complete all requirements within five years.
Required Courses
Students without two semesters of intermediate accounting and one semester of cost accounting may be required to take the following courses:
AC 611
Financial Accounting Problems I
AC 612
Financial Accounting Problems II
Required courses:
AC 730
Business Process and Systems Assessment
AC 741
Financial Statement Auditing
AC 750
Federal Income Taxation
AC 793
Professional Accounting Research and Policy
Business Analytics
The concentration in Business Analytics is designed for
professionals looking to gain a competitive advantage through the sound use of
data resources. The concentration provides a solid grounding in applied
statistical methods with emphasis on the use of appropriate software tools. The elective
courses give students the opportunity to see how these methods are used in
current practice in a particular business area. Exposure to real data takes places in
courses in the concentration, in an optional internship, and in other courses in
the curriculum where students with quantitative skills often fill vital roles in
group consulting projects. The GMAT requirement is waived for certificate
applicants who have received an MBA from an institution that required the GMAT for
admission. Students must complete all requirements within four years.
Required Courses
Required courses:
ST 625
Quantitative Analysis for Business and Finance
ST 635
Intermediate Statistical Modeling for Business
Elective courses - select two:
Methodology
At least one from the following methodology courses; although students may not take both EC 621 and MA 611:
EC 621
Business and Economic Forecasting
MA 611
Time Series Analysis
MK 726
Customer Data Analysis and Relationship Marketing
Application
Plus two or more courses from the above list or the following application courses:
CS 605
Dtaa Management and Systems Modeling
CS 753
Data Warehousing and Data Mining
EC 611
The Macroeconomics of Financial Markets
EC 631
Market Structure and Firm Strategy
MK 711
Marketing Research and Analysis
ST 701
Internship in Business Data Analysis
Business Ethics
This certificate helps students learn more about ethical thinking in business
contexts, and develops the skills and expertise needed to work with an
organizational ethics office or program. Students complete two required courses and two
elective courses; prerequisites must be satisfied for all courses. The GMAT
requirement is waived for certificate applicants who have received an MBA from an
institution that required the GMAT for admission. Students must complete all
requirements within four years.
Required Courses
Required courses (two):
ETH 700
Ethical Issues in Corporate Life
Plus one of the following:
ETH 750
Managing Ethics in Organizations
ETH 810
Research in Business Ethics
Elective courses (choose two):
AC 766
Risk and Performance Measurement
ETH 701
Internship in Business Ethics
ETH 750
Managing Ethics in Organizations
ETH 810
Research in Business Ethics
IPM 722
Information Privacy, Policy and Strategy
IPM 723
Information Security, Controls and Ethics
LA 720
Law and Ethics in Business
MG 630
Interpersonal Behavior in Management
MG 645
Managing Organizational Change
MG 656
Managing Workers in a Service Environment
MG 661
International Management Behavior
MG 670
Managing in a Diverse Workplace
MG 671
Management of the Transnational Corporation
Fraud and Forensic Accounting
This five course certificate is intended for individuals who have an
undergraduate business degree and are interested in this emerging area of the accounting
profession. Students in this certificate build on basic accounting knowledge to
develop skills in fraud investigation and forensic accounting procedures, enabling
them to serve as an investigator, expert witness or litigation consultant.
Prerequisites must be satisfied for all courses. The GMAT requirement is waived for
certificate applicants who have passed the CPA exam, or received an MBA from an
institution that required the GMAT for admission. Students must complete all
requirements within five years.
Required Courses
Foundation Work
Students with a limited accounting background may be required to take the following course:
AC 611
Financial Accounting Problems I
Required courses (four):
AC 730
Business Process and Systems Assessment
AC 741
Financial Statement Auditing
AC 772
Principles of Fraud Investigation
AC 773
Fraud and Forensic Accounting
Elective courses (choose one):
AC 701
Internship in Accounting (must be in the area of forensic accounting)
AC 742
IT Audit (if not taken as the audit course in the required above)
AC 744
Internal Audit (if not taken as the audit course in the required above)
IPM 722
Information Privacy: Policy and Strategy
IPM 723
Information Security, Control and Ethics
Marketing Analytics
This certificate allows students with an undergraduate degree to gain essential
marketing and IT skills. Students complete five required courses - four in
marketing and one quantitative - as well as foundation courses as needed.
Prerequisites must be satisfied for all courses. The GMAT requirement is waived for
certificate applicants who have received an MBA from an institution that required the
GMAT for admission. Students must complete all requirements within five years.
Required Courses
Foundation Work
Students with a limited marketing or quantitative background may be required to take the following courses:
PPF 502
Economic Environment of the Firm
PPF 506
Marketing Management (2 credits)
Required marketing courses:
MK 612
Strategic Marketing
MK 711
Marketing Research and Analysis
MK 726
Customer Data Analysis and Relationship Marketing
Required quantitative courses (choose one):
ST 625
Quantitative Analysis for Business and Finance
ST 635
Intermediate Statistical Modeling
Required marketing elective Courses (choose one):
MK 712
Consumer and Buyer Behavior
MK 713
Marketing Promotion and Communication
MK 714
Marketing Channels and Logistics
MK 715
New Products: Planning, Development and Marketing
MK 716
International Marketing
MK 717
Business to Business Marketing
MK 718
Marketing of Services
MK 758
Enhancing Creativity
Master Personal Financial Planner (MPFP®)
This certificate enables students who have earned a bachelor's degree to gain
essential knowledge in the foundation of financial planning. Students develop a
firm grasp of the concepts, tools and techniques essential to helping individuals
meet life goals through proper management of their financial resources. The
program comprises four courses: three required and one elective. Prerequisites must
be satisfied for all courses. The GMAT requirement is waived for certificate
applicants who have passed the CPA exam, Certified Financial Planner (CFP) exam, or
bar examination, as well as for those who received an MBA from an institution
that required the GMAT for admission. Certificate recipients may choose to pursue
the full MSFP degree without having to meet any additional admission
requirements. Students must complete all requirements within four years.
Required Courses
Required courses (three):
FP 600
Professional Financial Planning Practice
FP 601
Investments and Capital Accumulation
FP 620
Trusts, Gifts and Estates
It is strongly recommended that students take FP 600 as one of the first courses in the program.
Elective course (choose one):
FP 610
Benefits, Compensation and Retirement
FP 700
Investment Vehicles
FP 701
Portfolio Management
FP 703
Marriage, Separation and Divorce
FP 704
Financial Planning for Non-Traditional Families
FP 705
Elder-Planning Techniques
FP 706
Psychology in Financial Planning
FP 710
Insurance and Wealth Preservation Planning Techniques
FP 720
Charitable and Estate Planning Techniques
Taxation
This certificate enables individuals who have earned an undergraduate degree to
gain essential knowledge in the foundation of taxation principles. Students
complete three required courses and one elective course. The GMAT requirement is
waived for certificate applicants who have passed the CPA exam, Certified Financial
Planner (CFP) exam, or bar examination, as well as for those who received an MBA
from an institution that required the GMAT for admission. Certificate recipients
may choose to pursue the full MST degree without having to meet any additional
admission requirements. Students must complete all requirements within four years.
Required Courses
Required courses (three):
TX 600
Professional Tax Practice
TX 601
Federal Taxation of Income
TX 604
Professional Tax Practice
It is strongly recommended that students take TX 600 as one of the first courses in the program.
Elective courses (choose one):
TX 603
Corporations and Shareholders
TX 704
Federal Taxation of Income from Trusts and Estates
TX 707
Pass-Through Entities and Closely-Held Businesses
TX 711
Mergers and Acquisitions
TX 731
Investment Companies
TX 732
Intellectual Properties
TX 733
Tax Aspects of Buying and Selling a Business
TX 741
Tax Accounting Problems
TX 742
Affiliated Corporations
TX 751
Tax Dispute Resolution
TX 752
Research Methodology
TX 761
State and Local Tax Practice
TX 771
International Tax Practice
TX 791
Practicum in Low-Income Taxpayer Clinic
