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  Rutgers Business School: Graduate Programs–Newark and New Brunswick 2012–2014 Concentrations Accounting (Flex M.B.A.) Curriculum and Course Descriptions  

Curriculum and Course Descriptions


This concentration requires that students take at least 18 credits beyond the M.B.A. core, foundation, and integrative courses.

Accounting for Managers (22:010:502 (FT)/22:010:577 (PT)) is part of the M.B.A. core (required for all students) and is a prerequisite for the other accounting courses (unless another prerequisite is specifically noted).

Students must choose one of two areas on which to focus: CPA Exam Content or Taxation

AREA 1: CPA EXAM CONTENT
Required Courses
(15 credits)

Course Number

Title

Credits

22:835:604

Auditing Concepts

3

22:835:603

Income Taxation*

3

22:835:501

Intermediate Accounting I

3

22:835:502

Intermediate Accounting II

3

22:835:627

Managerial and Cost Accounting**

3

*Note: This course may also be listed with course number 22:010:603.
**Note: This course is also listed as Management Accounting and Control (22:010:601).

Electives
(3 credits)

Course Number

Title

Credits

22:010:660

Accounting for the Digital Era

3

22:835:628

Advanced Accounting Research*

3

22:835:626

Advanced Auditing and Accounting Information Systems

3

22:835:625

Advanced Financial Accounting

3

22:010:661

Contemporary Issues in Corporate Governance

3

22:010:605

Corporate Income Taxation

3

22:010:648

Decoding of Corporate Financial Communications

3

22:010:551

Governmental and Not-for-Profit Accounting**

3

22:010:664

Special Topic: Forensic Accounting**

3

Not all of the above classes are offered each semester.
*Note: Day classes only
**Note: Class is offered online

Recommendations

The following two courses are recommended for the CPA Exam if not completed on the undergraduate level. They are not required for the concentration.

Course Number

Title

Credits

22:835:510

Business Law I

2

22:835:511

Business Law II

2


AREA 2: TAXATION
Required Courses
(6 credits)

Course Number

Title

Credits

22:010:605

Corporate Income Taxation

3

22:835:603

Income Taxation*

3

*Note: This course may also be listed with course number 22:010:603.

Electives
(12 credits)

Course Number

Title

Credits

22:010:618

Advanced Corporate Taxation

3

22:010:630

Advanced Tax Research

3

22:010:667

Consolidated Returns

3

22:010:626

Federal Estate and Gift Taxation

3

22:010:619

Federal Income Taxation of Trusts and Estates

3

22:010:629

International Tax I

3

22:010:631

International Tax II

3

22:010:615

Partnership Taxation

3

22:010:627

Pension and Profit-Sharing Plans

3

22:010:620

State and Local Tax

3

22:010:649

Taxation of Financial Instruments

3

22:010:657

Tax Accounting

3

22:010:616

Federal Tax Practice and Procedures

3

22:010:625

Tax-Exempt Entities

3

22:010:659

Federal Tax Research

3

22:010:673

Special Topic: State and Local Taxation and Constitutional Issues

3

22:010:675

Special Topic: GAAP-Acct  for Income Taxes

3

22:010:693

 Advanced State & Local Tax  

3

Not all of the above classes are offered each semester.
Income Taxation (22:010:603) is the prerequisite for all electives.

 
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