Master of Business Administration, M.B.A.

Management Accounting Concentration

The MBA Management Accounting concentration is designed to prepare students with the competencies necessary to excel in professional positions that require a high level of comfort with accounting and finance, such as chief financial officers, controllers, financial analysts, budget analysts or directors. More specifically, students will develop an extensive understanding of management accounting concepts, cost accounting, accounting research practices, activity-based costing as an aid to decision-making, profit planning, budget forecasting and preparation, and broadening leadership skills. In acquiring skills for the CFO function within a variety of organizational structures, this concentration will develop student knowledge of financial planning, financial analysis, control mechanisms, decision-making, and professional ethics.