Accounting, Master of Business Administration

Curriculum

Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) in Accounting Program of Study

The two-year, 57-credit Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) in accounting program prepares students to leverage their education and skills to become tomorrow’s leaders by providing the broad business knowledge, skills, and competencies to prepare them for cross-functional decision making. The curriculum is designed to help professionals understand the function of accounting within their organizations and in the global marketplace and to relate sophisticated theoretical concepts to practical applications.

The M.B.A. in Accounting is designed to fulfill the business and accounting education requirements to sit for the Uniform CPA Examination. Undergraduate business majors should consider the M.S. in Accounting program. Graduates advance their careers in the accounting profession or in managerial positions in industry, government and not-for-profit organizations. If a student intends to become licensed in the State of New York, they are required to satisfy additional examination and experience requirements.

Curriculum M.B.A. in Accounting (57 credits – 19 courses):

Business Curriculum (24 credits)

• BUA 602 Business Analytics
• ECO 606 Industrial Economics
• FIN 607 Financial Management
• LAW 600 Law, Ethics and the Principled Path in Business
• MGT 601 Managing for Global Success
• MKT 600 Decisions in Marketing Management
• RMI/ERM 601 Risk Management or Foundations of Enterprise Risk Management
• MGT 700 Seminar in Business Policy

Professional Curriculum (33 credits)

• ACC 615 Financial Reporting: Concepts and Applications †
• ACC 620 Global Managerial Accounting I †
• ACC 622 Global Managerial Accounting II
• ACC 630 Financial Reporting: Specialized Topics †
• ACC 638 Business Entities and Combinations
• ACC 639 Governments and Not-for-Profits
• AIS 623 Auditing: Concepts and Applications
• AIS 624 Information Technology Auditing
• AIS 625 Accounting Ethics and Professionalism
• TAX 610 Individual Tax Planning †
• TAX 635 Business Tax Planning

† Undergraduate accounting majors may request permission to waive these courses and/or select substitute courses from the list of accountancy, assurance and information systems, or taxation electives.

Applicants to The Tobin College of Business Graduate programs will automatically be considered for GMAT/GRE waivers. Applications with a GPA below 3.25 may be strengthened by submitting a GMAT/GRE score. 

The course of study for Certified Public Accountants is governed by New York State laws and regulations issued by the New York State Education Department. In addition to stipulating the number of credits in accounting (33), the State Education Department requires candidates to have sufficient credits in general business (36). The accounting program presented below specifies the courses which the C.P.A. candidate must take to meet the standards for New York State certification. Therefore, students interested in obtaining the C.P.A. license should consult with an accounting advisor to have a course of study arranged which meets the standards for New York State certification.

Students who have majored at the undergraduate level in fields other than accounting may be required to take certain core courses in accounting and/or other fields of business specialization. Such students should consult their accounting advisor for an approved course of study.

Department Faculty 

Please see a list of our Accounting and Taxation faculty. 

Admission

Application Requirements

All applicants must possess a baccalaureate degree from an accredited institution or the international equivalent prior to enrollment at the graduate level. In addition to the application form and non-refundable application fee candidates should submit the following:

• Statement of professional goals and resume which can be uploaded as part of the  application for admission
• Official transcripts from all undergraduate, graduate, and professional schools attended. 
• Two letters of recommendation, obtained from professional or academic references.
• Official TOEFL, IELTS, or Duolingo scores are required for applicants whose native language is not English.
• Students with international credits must also submit a course-by-course foreign credit evaluation with GPA calculation from a NACES member.
• Applicants to The Tobin College of Business Graduate programs will automatically be considered for GMAT/GRE waivers. Applications with a GPA below 3.25 may be strengthened by submitting a GMAT/GRE score.  

For additional information, please contact:
Office of Graduate Admission
The Peter J. Tobin College of Business
8000 Utopia Parkway
Suite 114
Queens, NY 11439
718-990-1345
[email protected]

Professional licensure and certification requirements often vary from state to state. St. John’s University has not determined requirements for individual states beyond New York. If you reside or plan to reside outside New York you are strongly encouraged to contact the appropriate state licensing agency in that state to seek information and guidance before beginning the program.

Federal Regulations require all higher education institutions offering an academic program designed to meet the educational requirements for a professional license or certification or advertised as such, to provide potential students with information about whether completion of that program would meet the educational requirements for licensure/certification in the state of the student’s location upon enrollment.

This program prepares students for licensure/certification in New York State. Students who plan to work in a state other than NY, must visit our Professional Licensure Disclosure Information page where we have indicated if this program meets or does not meet the educational requirements for specific states.

Career Outcomes

The Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) degree provides the student with broad business knowledge and prepares them for cross-functional decision-making. The curriculum gives the student a deeper understanding of management problems and the business firm’s position in the economic structure of society. The goal of the public accounting concentration is to supplement the M.B.A with a level of technical competence that enables the student to enter and advance in the profession of public accounting.

The program will prepare graduates to:

Demonstrate the ability to apply the competencies of the discipline

• Identify, measure and summarize financial information
• Analyze exposures and risks
• Model data for decision making
• Communicate and report findings
• Research technical issues
• Leverage technology
• Recognize appropriate professional behavior

Apply business knowledge and skills effectively in a variety of settings

• Link data, knowledge, and insight from various disciplines to provide information to solve problems and make decisions, demonstrating insight, good judgment, innovation and creativity
• Demonstrate effective written and oral (including listening) communications skills, and presentation skills targeting internal audiences (e.g. top management, functional managers, and direct report employees)

Demonstrate the ability to make strategic, integrative decisions

• Demonstrate an understanding of the fundamental concepts/principles of core business disciplines and an ability to integrate and apply knowledge that runs across a variety of core business disciplines
• Formulate managerial and strategic business decisions for a rapidly globalizing business environment
• Demonstrate development of personal and team-level decision skills, i.e., to secure team participation and “buy-in” for a range of business issues, policies, and strategic decision making activities

Demonstrate an understanding of professional responsibility, ethical obligations, and social awareness

• Identify the nature, range and scope of ethical considerations and legal ramifications of a business decision and propose a course of action for individuals and firms
• Describe and give examples of the strategic and managerial challenges of not-for-profit community based organizations, and other charitable service organizations

Demonstrate competency in the global aspects of business

• Identify local, national and global current events and understand their impact on society and business