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MAcc Approved Electives
MAcc Approved Electives
Below is a list of the approved electives for the Master of Accountancy (MAcc) Program. For detailed information on courses, including executive summaries and videos, visit the Academic Subjects page. Use Schedule Builder or MyU Class Search to check course schedules throughout the year.
Notes:
Electives are subject to change.
This list may not be exhaustive as courses are added and revised annually.
Additional UMN Twin Cities graduate courses may be petitioned to contribute towards program electives. Academic advisor approval required.
Questions? Current students may contact their academic advisor, Clay Forester (claytonf@umn.edu), or aaset@umn.edu.
Group A (Choose 2 credits from Group A)
Group A (Choose 2 credits from Group A)
FINA 6121 Debt Markets, Interest Rates, and Hedging (2 credits)
FINA 6213 Financial Capital Structure (1 credit)
FINA 6214 Business Valuation (1 credit)
MBT 6347 Tax Technology and Analytics Fundamentals (2 credits)
MGMT 6305 International Environment of Business (4 credits)
Group B (Choose 6 credits from Group A or Group B)
Group B (Choose 6 credits from Group A or Group B)
ACCT 5126 Internal Audit (2 credits)
ACCT 5311 International Accounting (2 credits)
ACCT 5900 Advanced Auditing (2 credits)
ACCT 6603 Advanced Auditing (2 credits)
FINA 5522 Options and Derivatives I (2 credits)
FINA 6114 Private & Public Equity Financing (2 credits)
FINA 6211 Cash Flows & Project Selection (2 credits)
FINA 6212 Working Capital Management (2 credits)
FINA 6222 Mergers & Acquisitions (2 credits)
FINA 6322 Financial Modeling (2 credits)
MBA 6807 Financial Management (2 credits) - formerly MBA 6231
MBT 6383 Transfer Pricing (2 credits)
MGMT 6031 Industry Analysis (2 credits)
MGMT 6185 Corporate Strategy (2 credits) - equivalent to MGMT 6085
MGMT 6186 M&A Strategy (2 credits) - equivalent to MGMT 6085
Group C (Choose 8 credits from Group A, Group B, or Group C)
Group C (Choose 8 credits from Group A, Group B, or Group C)
ACCT 5420 Independent Study (1-4 credits)
MBT 6201 Tax Accounting Methods I (2 credits)
MBT 6202 Tax Accounting Methods II (2 credits)
MBT 6221 Tax Research, Communication, and Practice (4 credits)
MBT 6231 Corporate Taxation (2 credits)
MBT 6346 ASC 740 Computations and Analysis (2 credits)
MBT 6371 Taxation of Property Transactions (2 credits)
FINA 6111 Financing Over a Firm's Life Cycle (1 credit)
FINA 6123 Financial Services Industry (2 credits)
FINA 6325 Behavioral Finance (2 credits)
BLAW 6158 The Study of Laws Affecting Private Business and Publicly-Traded Companies (2 credits)
IBUS 5212 Economic Growth: A Cultural Perspective on the Middle Income Trap (4 credits)
MABA 6121 Practical Statistics for Business
MABA 6251 AI for Competitive Advantage Applications
MABA 6311 Programming for Business Analytics
MABA 6321 Data Management and Big Data
MABA 6341 Data Visualization
MBA 6804 Data Analysis & Statistics for Managers (2 credits) - formerly MBA 6121
MBA 6805 Strategic Management (2 credits) - formerly MBA 6301
MBA 6813 Business Ethics (2 credits) - formerly MBA 6315
MBA 6853 Developing Cultural Agility (2 credits) - formerly MGMT 6311
MGMT 6004 Negotiation Strategies (2 credits)
MGMT 6084 Management of Teams (2 credits)
MGMT 6345 Powerful Problem Solving (2 credits)
SCO 6041 Project Management (2 credits)
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