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The Master of Accountancy (MAC) program enhances undergraduate accounting and
non-accounting business backgrounds by providing coursework in complementary areas including finance, taxation, and e-business. MAC courses cover a wide variety of relevant, career-advancing topics including:
- Financial market issues, such as derivative financial instruments and corporate restructuring
- The pervasive impact of taxation on business operations and planning
- Strategic planning and cost measurement
- Performance evaluation
- The impact of e-business on the business value chain
Our courses were carefully designed with guidance from VSB’s Accounting Advisory Council, a group of dedicated professionals from
prominent public accounting and consulting firms. Council members help
ensure that our course offerings are up-to-date, relevant, and thought-provoking.
Select an option below to learn more about the MAC course of study that matches
your background:
Course of study for accounting majors
Course of study for non-accounting business majors
Program Schedule for Accounting Majors
First Summer Coursework
1. Applied Corporate Finance
2. Global Business Analysis
3. Performance Management/Strategic Cost Analysis
4. Fraud Examination and Forensic Accounting
Fall Coursework
1. Accounting and Information Systems (distance learning)
Spring Coursework
1. Ethics and Legal Environment of Business (distance learning)
Second Summer Coursework
1. Taxes and Business Strategy
2. Advanced Topics in Disclosure and Financial Reporting
3. Risk Management and Assurance Services
4. Negotiation, Ethics, and Relationship Management
Program Schedule for Non-Accounting Business Majors and Minors The MAC
program allows non-accounting business
students to achieve the same goals as accounting majors, building on any
business background to provide the foundation that is critical for success in
accounting. The curriculum also includes a variety of complementary,
career-advancing topics.
First Summer Coursework
1. Applied Corporate Finance
2. Global Business Analysis
3. Intermediate Accounting or Introduction to Tax
4. Fraud Examination and Forensic Accounting
Fall Coursework
1. Auditing
2. Intermediate Accounting or Introduction to Tax
3. Management Accounting
4. Accounting and Information Systems (distance learning)
Spring Coursework
1. Ethics and Legal Environment of Business (distance learning)
2. Internship
Second Summer Coursework
1. Taxes & Business Strategy
2. Advanced Topics in Disclosure & Financial Reporting
3. Risk Management & Assurance Services
4. Negotiation, Ethics & Relationship Management | 
