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Accounting & Management

Curriculum

MBA Required Curriculum (1st Year)

Financial Reporting and Control (FRC)

Recognizing that accounting is the primary channel for communicating information about the economics of a business, this course provides a broad view of how accounting contributes to an organization.

Students will gain:

  • An understanding of the concepts and language of accounting so it can be used as an effective tool for communication, monitoring, and resource allocation.
  • Mastery of the vocabulary of financial statements and accounting reports.
  • Familiarity with how modern accounting and control theory is used in evaluating economic conditions and making organizational decisions.

MBA Elective Curriculum (2nd Year)

Accounting and Management
Course Title Faculty Name Term Quarter Credits
Analyzing Financials in a Global Context David Hawkins Fall 2011 Q1, Q2 3.0
Business Analysis and Valuation Using Financial Statements Suraj Srinivasan

David F. Hawkins, Francois Brochet
Fall 2011

Winter 2012
Q1, Q2

Q3, Q4
3.0

3.0
Designing Winning Organizations Robert Simons Winter 2012 Q3, Q4 3.0
Field Course: Innovating for Sustainability (also listed under Organizational Behavior) Robert G. Eccles, Georgios Serafeim Winter 2012 Q3, Q4 3.0

Doctoral Programs

Detailed curriculum information and requirements for each doctoral program associated with the Accounting & Management unit can be found on the Doctoral Programs Web site, linked below.