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Northeastern Illinois
University, on Chicago's north side, offers a two-phase
Master of Science (MSA) program. The first phase consists of
a set of Foundation courses, some or all of which may be
waived depending on your prior academic preparation.
If your bachelor's degree
is not in Accounting, you'll also need to show proficiency
in six undergraduate prerequisite courses:
Cost Accounting,
Auditing Theory and Problems,
Federal Income Tax (Individual),
Intermediate Financial
Accounting I,
Intermediate Financial Accounting II,
and
Business Calculus.
You may demonstrate proficiency either through competent
course work or by passing a proficiency examination. Please
note that these six courses are program prerequisites. They
are not part of the MSA program and cannot be applied to the
MSA degree.
The second phase is made up
of 30 hours of advanced core courses are required of all MSA
students. Among these advanced courses are 6 hours of
accounting elective classes and 9 hours of non-accounting
elective classes
The MSA Coordinator,
Essam Elshafie,
773-442-6118,
will help you select and register for any courses that you
may need to fulfill program prerequisites. |
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Foundation (Phase I) Courses |
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Phase I courses are designed for
students with a non-business undergraduate degree who need an
introduction to the domains of key business decision areas. If
your undergraduate degree is in business or you have previously
taken undergraduate business courses, you may be able to waive some or all
of the Phase I courses.
Those not otherwise able to satisfy Phase I
requirements, will need to take courses as
follows:
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Subject Matter |
Graduate Courses |
Credit
Hours |
NEIU Undergraduate Courses
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Credit
Hours |
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Business Foundation
Courses
- or - |
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Fundamentals of Accounting |
ACTG 400 |
4 |
ACTG
201 and
ACTG 202
(both must be taken) |
3/3 |
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Legal & Social Environment of Business & Management |
BLAW 400 |
2 |
BLAW 285 |
3 |
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Fundamentals of Business Economics |
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Both
ECON
215 and
ECON 217
(3 hours each, 6 total)
- or- the graduate level course,
ECON 401 (4 hours) |
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Fundamentals of Financial Management |
FINA 400 |
2 |
FINA 360 |
3 |
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Fundamentals of Marketing |
MKTG 400 |
2 |
MKTG 350 |
3 |
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Managing Organizations |
MNGT 400 |
2 |
MNGT 370 |
3 |
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Fundamentals of Business Statistics |
MNGT 401 |
2 |
MNGT 368 |
3 |
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Accounting Foundation
Courses
Not part of degree, must be taken or show proficency |
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Cost Accounting |
ACTG 301 |
3 |
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Auditing Theory and Problems |
ACTG 307 |
3 |
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Federal Income Tax (Individual) |
ACTG 310 |
3 |
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Intermediate Financial Accounting I |
ACTG 321 |
3 |
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Intermediate Financial Accounting II |
ACTG 322 |
3 |
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Undergraduate
courses can fulfill Foundation requirements, but do not earn graduate
credit. |
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Core (Phase II) Courses |
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Phase II Courses
are required of all MSA students. They offer advanced, in-depth study in
key Accounting topics. These courses carry graduate credit, and are
available only to MSA
or MBA
students.
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REQUIRED CORE
Courses |
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Course Title |
Listing |
Credit Hours |
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Current
Topics in Financial Accounting |
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3 |
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Accounting
for Planning and Control |
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3 |
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Tax
Research and Procedure |
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3 |
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Auditing
Theory and Practice |
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3 |
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Research Methodology in Accounting |
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3 |
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REQUIRED ELECTIVE Courses |
To round out
your Master of Accounting degree, you'll select:
six hours (2 courses)
of Accounting electives, and
nine hours (3 courses)
of
non-Accounting electives.
All electives carry graduate credit, and
are available only to MSA
or MBA students. |
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ACCOUNTING
Electives
6 hours (2 courses) |
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Governmental
and Not-for-Profit Accounting |
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3 |
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Advanced
Management Accounting |
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3 |
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Financial
Statement Analysis |
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3 |
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Estate,
Gift, and Trust Taxation |
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3 |
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Accounting
Information Systems |
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3 |
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Issues
in International Accounting and Multinational Business Operations |
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3 |
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Master's
Project |
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3 |
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Management
Consulting |
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3
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NON
ACCOUNTING Electives
9 hours (3 courses) |
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FINANCE |
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Investment Strategies |
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3 |
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Corporate Financial Strategy |
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3 |
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International Financial Management |
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3 |
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Seminar on Futures and Options Markets |
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3 |
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Management of Financial Institutions |
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3 |
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MANAGEMENT |
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Leadership and Organizational Behavior |
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3 |
| Production and Operations Management |
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3 |
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Human Resources Policy and Decision Making |
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3 |
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Entrepreneurship |
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3 |
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International Management |
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3 |
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Strategy and Organization |
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3 |
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Strategic Planning |
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3 |
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Management of Organization Change |
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3 |
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MARKETING |
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Marketing Management |
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3 |
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Consumer Behavior and Marketing Action |
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3 |
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Advertising Management |
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3 |
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Marketing Research |
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3 |
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Channels of Distribution and Retailing |
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3 |
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Global Marketing |
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3 |
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Services Marketing Management |
MKTG 461 |
3 |
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Industrial Marketing |
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3 |
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Northeastern Illinois University
is
conveniently located
in a residential neighborhood in the northwest
section of Chicago |
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