Accounting, M.S., Accounting Analytics (STEM) Concentration

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STEM Designation: This program is STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math)-designated by the Department of Homeland Security. For more information, please see https://www.newhaven.edu/admissions/stem-designated-programs.php

The objective of the Master of Science in Accounting program is to provide an in-depth framework for corporate, accounting analytics, and taxation accounting inquiry, devised in structure and content from the entire scope and process of accounting-information-based economic decision-making. The existence of such a framework is intended to provide graduate accountants and professional practitioners with an opportunity to share in the development and assessment of issues of accounting interest within a decision-making context. Additionally, the Master of Science in Accounting program is designed to provide non-accountants and practitioners with the accounting credits requisite for certification.

The accounting analytics concentration provides the tools for data analysis used in auditing, predictive modeling, and business operations analytics. These tools will enhance the traditional skillsets provided in the Master of Science in Accounting core. This is a cutting-edge field in the modern American marketplace.

The Master of Science in Accounting with Accounting Analytics concentration is recognized as a STEM-compliant degree program (CIP 52.1302).

M.S. Accounting Required Courses (24 credits)

The degree is comprised of 36-39 credits, of which 7.5 credits (ACCT 6620 , ACCT 6621 , and ACCT 6619 ) are prerequisites and may be waived. Waivers for any prerequisite course require departmental approval. The corporate, forensic, and taxation concentrations require a total of 36 degree credits (30 if prerequisite courses are satisfied). The Accounting Analytics concentration requires a total of 39 degree credits (33 if prerequisite courses are satisfied), but is also STEM compliant. Students may choose only ONE concentration within the M.S. Accounting program.

Program Goals:

Our graduates will be...

a. Practicing in various professional accounting fields.

b. Eligible to sit for the CPA exam.

c. Advancing their careers in the fields they choose.

Program Learning Outcomes:

Identify fundamental concepts and knowledge in their concentration areas of Corporate, Forensic, Tax, or Accounting Analytics.
Produce solutions from functional Accounting areas that consider both the internal and the external environments of an organization.
Analyze the effects of business transactions using Accounting fundamentals.
Demonstrate an understanding of social responsibility in accounting and its effects on stakeholders.
Apply a variety of ethical principles within the Accounting practice.
Create well written documents related to Accounting topics.
Recognize how different Accounting sub-disciplines interrelate.

Accounting Analytics Concentration-Specific Program Outcomes:

Analyze data to answer a research question.
Communicate the results of a data analytics inquiry.

All students are required to complete the following Accounting core courses:
ACCT 6620 - Financial Accounting for Managers
ACCT 6621 - Managerial Accounting
ACCT 6630 - Current Topics in Financial Accounting
ACCT 6631 - Advanced Financial Accounting
ACCT 6650 - Advanced Accounting Theory
ACCT 6652 - Auditing and Assurance Services Seminar
ACCT 6654 - Financial Statements: Reporting and Analysis
ACCT 6695 - Independent Study I

Concentration in Accounting Analytics (15 credits)

Note: this concentration is STEM approved

Students who concentrate in Accounting Analytics will complete the following additional courses (substitutions require departmental approval):