Master of Business Administration - Accounting

Program Description
The Master of Business Administration/Accounting program is designed to enhance the management skills students need to function effectively within an accounting organization. Students will create and defend their solutions to problems of crisis management, profitable growth opportunities, and change leadership. Throughout the program, students gain experience in distilling a situation into a well-defined problem; applying tools and concepts to analyze a variety of alternative solutions; and selecting and defending their recommended course of action.

The Master of Business Administration program at the University of Phoenix utilizes problem based learning where refine their problem solving skills along with their communication, creativity, information utilization, and critical thinking skills. They are assessed on the basis of their use of the problem solving process (which employs a general rubric) as well as their communication and critical thinking skills during their presentation.

The MBA/ACC specialization is designed to enhance the accounting management skills students need to function effectively within private businesses, non-profit organizations, and public agencies. The MBA/ACC specialization is based upon courses in advanced accounting information systems, advanced cost accounting, advanced business taxation, accounting theory, and auditing.

Learning teams will apply the principles of benchmarking throughout the program to research the most creative solutions to an accounting problem. This will enrich the alternatives that learners consider in evaluating possible solutions to the problems.

The MBA/ACC consists of 54 credit hours and includes three proficiency courses (MBA/501, MBA/502, MBA/503) which may be satisfied using undergraduate coursework. Students may also waive an additional nine credits using graduate courses and may qualify for a 36-credit hour residency.

Course # Course Title
MBA500 Foundations of Problem-Based Learning
MBA501 Forces Influencing Business in the 21st Century
MBA502 Managing the Business Enterprise
MBA503 Introduction to Finance and Accounting
MBA520 Transformational Leadership
MBA530 Human Capital Development
MBA510 Managerial Decision Making
MBA540 Maximizing Shareholder Wealth
MBA550 Resource Optimization
MBA560 Enterprise Risk
MBA570 Sustainable Customer Relationships
MBA580 Strategies for Competitive Advantage
MBA590 Strategic Implementation and Alignment
ACC589 Accounting Theory
ACC559 Advanced Accounting Information Systems
ACC569 Advanced Cost Accounting
ACC579 Advanced Business Taxation
ACC599 Auditing