Master of Accounting Curriculum
Tulane's Master of Accounting program has an industry-endorsed curriculum designed to be flexible, allowing students to tailor their education to their personal and professional goals. All students will work closely with a faculty advisor to design an individual course of study. The program requires completion of 30 credit hours.
Accounting Prerequisites
(must be completed prior to beginning the program)
- Financial Accounting (Freeman School ACCN 2010 or equivalent)
- Managerial or Cost Accounting (Freeman School ACCN 3010 or equivalent)
- Intermediate Accounting I & II (Freeman School ACCN 3100 & 4110 or equivalent)
Core Courses
- Ethics in Accounting and Finance
- Auditing
- Advanced Financial Accounting
- Advanced Managerial Accounting
- Business Law
- Principles of Entity Taxation
- Financial Communication
Electives
- Accounting Analytics
- Accounting Information Systems
- Energy Accounting and Valuation
- Financial Statement Analysis
- Forensic Accounting
- Government and Not-For-Profit Accounting
- Research in Taxation
- Taxation of Individuals
- Taxation of Partnerships and S Corporations
- Advanced Auditing
- Accounting Research
- Accounting for Business and Financial Risk
- Accounting and Controls for Operational Risk
Core courses can be waived if the student successfully completed prior academic work covering substantially the same material. Course waivers must be approved before enrollment by the MACCT faculty advisor. Any core courses waived must be replaced with approved electives to meet the 30 credit hour requirement.
Specializations
Tulane's Master of Accounting program provides specializations that allow students to tap into the expertise of Freeman’s stellar faculty, both within accounting and in other areas, to craft an interdisciplinary education or to deepen their knowledge in a specific area of accounting. All MACCT students work one-on-one with their faculty advisor to develop a course of study appropriate for their academic preparation, interests and career goals.
Students’ ability to pursue a specialization will depend on their background in accounting. While no specialization is required, the expertise gained by completing a specialization will help students stand out to potential employers in the job market.
Analytics
Students may earn a Specialization in Analytics by completing 9 credit hours as follows:
- ACCN 7290 Accounting Analytics (3), required
Plus 6 credit hours from the following:
- ACCN 7150 Accounting Information Systems (3)
- FINE 7180 Financial Modeling (3)
- FINE 7510 Econometrics and Forecasting (3)
- MGMT 7010 Organizational Research Methods and Analytics (3)
- MGSC 7310 Modeling and Analytics (3)
- MGSC 7320 Advanced Spreadsheet Modeling (3)
- MKTG 7250 Social Media and Online Marketing (3)
- MKTG 7280 Research and Analytics (3)
Energy
Students may earn a Specialization in Energy by completing 9 credit hours as follows:
Plus 6 credit hours from the following:
- ENRG 7100 Energy Markets, Institutions, and Policy (3)
- ENRG 7110 Energy Modeling (3)
- ENRG 7130 Energy and Environmental Economics (3)
- ENRG 7200 Energy Fundamentals and Trading (3)
- ENRG 7300 Advanced Energy Trading and Finance (3)
- ENRG 7500 Energy Risk Management (3)
- ENRG 7610 Energy Trading: Wholesale Electric Markets (3)
- ENRG 7730 Energy Investment Banking (3)
Entrepreneurship
Students may earn a Specialization in Entrepreneurship by completing 9 credit hours as follows:
Plus 6 credit hours from the following:
- FINE 7140 Venture Capital and Private Equity (3)
- MGMT 6160 New Venture Planning (3)
- MGMT 7110 Negotiations (3)
- MKTG 7140 New Product Development in the Hospitality Industry (3)
- MGMT 7180 Innovation and Technology Commercialization (3)
- MGMT 7210 Management of Technology and Innovation (3)
- MGMT 7250 Strategic Human Resources Management (3)
- MKTG 7280 Research and Analytics (3)
Risk Management
Students may earn a Specialization in Risk Management by completing 9 credit hours as follows:
- ACCN 7270 Accounting for Business and Financial Risk (3), required
- ACCN 7280 Accounting and Controls for Operational Risk (3), required
Plus 3 credit hours from the following courses:
Strategic and Innovation Management
Students may earn a Specialization in Strategic and Innovation Management by completing 9 credit hours as follows:
Plus 6 credit hours from the following:
Structured Finance
Students may earn a Specialization in Structured Finance by completing 9 credit hours as follows:
Plus 6 credit hours from the following:
Taxation
Students may earn a Specialization in Taxation by completing 9 credit hours (in addition to TAXN 7100 Taxation of Entities or equivalent) as follows:
- TAXN 7260 Taxation of Individuals (3), required
- TAXN 7280 Research in Taxation (3), required
- TAXN 7290 Taxation of S-Corps and Partnerships (3), required
Students may earn a Major in Taxation by completing the Specialization requirements plus 3 credit hours from the following courses:
- 3LAW 3920 Corporate Tax, Advanced (2)
- 4LAW 6730 State and Local Taxation (2)
- TAXN 7920 Independent Study in Taxation (1 - 3)
- XLAW xxxx Other Law School course if approved by advisor and instructor