Accounting

The Accounting specialization is designed to help accountants and auditors broaden their knowledge and business skills in various areas, including auditing, budget analysis, financial and international accounting, management accounting, accounting information system consulting, fraud examination, forensic accounting, and tax consulting and preparation services.

Note: Students who do not have an undergraduate or master’s degree in accounting must complete MGMT 3104 Accounting Principles or equivalent. In addition, students must complete a college-level course in differential and integral calculus.

Completion Requirements for KAM-Based Specializations

  • 134 total quarter credit hours
    • Foundation course (6 cr.)
    • Core Knowledge Area Modules (KAMs I, II, III) (42 cr.)
    • Specialized Knowledge Area Modules (KAMs V, VI, VII) (42 cr.)*
    • Foundation Research Sequence (14 cr.)
    • Proposal, dissertation, and oral presentation (30 cr.)
  • Professional Development Plan and Program of Study
  • 20 days of residency (two 4-day and two 6-day residencies)

Time to completion may vary by student, depending on individual progress and credits transferred. For a personalized estimate of your time to completion, call your enrollment advisor at 1-866-492-5336.

*Students may substitute three graduate-level courses or two graduate-level courses and an independent study for KAM VII with the approval of their faculty mentor and the program chair, provided that they complete a minimum of two KAMs.

Foundation Course

Course Code Course Title Credits
AMDS 8008 Foundations for Doctoral Study
6

Core KAMs

Course Code Course Title Credits
KAM I: Principles of Societal Development
SBSF 8110 Breadth: Theories of Societal Development 5
SBSF 8120 Depth: Current Research in Societal Development 5
SBSF 8130 Application: Professional Practice and Societal Development 4
KAM II: Principles of Human Development
SBSF 8210 Breadth: Theories of Human Development 5
SBSF 8220 Depth: Current Research in Human Development 5
SBSF 8230 Application: Professional Practice and Human Development 4
KAM III: Principles of Organizational and Social Systems
SBSF 8310 Breadth: Theories of Organizational and Social Systems 5
SBSF 8320 Depth: Current Research in Organizational and Social Systems 5
SBSF 8330 Application: Professional Practice and Organizational and Social Systems 4

Foundation Research Sequence

This sequence provides the student with the background to effectively complete doctoral-level research. The sequence is composed of three online quarter-based courses:

Course Code Course Title Credits
RSCH 8100 Research Theory, Design, and Methods 4
RSCH 8200 Quantitative Reasoning and Analysis 4
RSCH 8300 Qualitative Reasoning and Analysis 4

Specialized KAMs

Course Code Course Title Credits
KAM V: Financial Accounting Theory
AMDS 8515 Breadth: Theory of Financial Accounting 5
AMDS 8525 Depth: Current Research in Financial Accounting 5
AMDS 8535 Application: Professional Practice: Application of Financial Accounting 4
KAM VI: Auditing and International Accounting Theory
AMDS 8615 Breadth: Theory of Auditing and International Accounting 5
AMDS 8625 Depth: Current Research in Auditing and International Accounting 5
AMDS 8635 Application: Professional Practice: Application of Auditing and International Accounting 4
KAM VII: Research
AMDS 8710 Breadth: Research Methods 5
AMDS 8720 Depth: Selected Research Methods 5
AMDS 8730 Application: Research Design 4

Dissertation

Course Code Course Title Credits
AMDS 9000 Dissertation 30

Course Descriptions

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