The Department of Accounting and Finance at UMD is committed to offering innovative programs, providing students with experiential learning opportunities, and facilitating faculty growth in their research and teaching initiatives.
The department is home to two specialized programs, Financial Marketings and Financial Planning. Students learn to analyze and evaluate complex business problems, communicate skillfully in oral and written forms, develop a high level of technical skills to work in public, private, government, or not-for-profit sectors, and understand the social and cultural environments of organizations and clients.
Classes are taught by a majority of Ph.D. qualified faculty, most of whom maintain an active research agenda in the area they teach. Many of our faculty hold UofM system-level distinctions and campus awards in testament to their ongoing commitment to students and academic excellence.
Faculty provide more than just a robust classroom environment. They offer training and opportunities to build upon what is learned in the classroom and apply it in a real-life context.
Students have the opportunity to participate in the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program providing tax return preparation services for low and moderate-income residents of the Duluth-Superior area.
Students can join student clubs, gain internships, connect with mentors, work with local companies on projects, and conduct research with faculty.
Our department is highly collegial, with faculty frequently socializing outside of LSBE. Senior faculty are committed to mentoring new faculty as they settle into their teaching, research, and service roles at the University.