The MSA/MST joint degree program prepares students for successful professional careers in accounting, tax and financial management in several contexts.

The program provides concepts, technical knowledge and skills for immediate effectiveness, and also establishes a basis for continual development as careers evolve.

The subject matter of the program is presented in a strategic framework with a view to preparing graduates to function effectively as advisors to or members of senior management teams. The program allows students to develop a broad knowledge of taxation and enhanced expertise in the practice of taxation and tax advising along with an indepth knowledge of accounting theory and practice.

The program is designed for students who do not have an undergraduate degree in accounting or who feel their accounting training needs updating. The program will proide students with the educations requirements to sit for th Uniform CPA Examination in Massachusetts. The ideal candidate will desire in-depth knowledge in both accounting and taxation.

In the joint MSA/MST degree, electives of the degree are used to meet core requirements of the other. In this way, you can earn two degrees in less time and with four fewer classes than if completing both degrees separately.

The MSA/MST consists of 54-78 credits:

Management Preparation Courses - (18 Credits, may be waived)

MBA-610 - Organizational Behavior
MBA-622 - Operations and Data Analysis
MBA-630 - Economic Analysis for Managers
MBA-640 - Corporate Financial Reporting & Control
MBA-650 - Value-Based Financial Management
MBA-660 - Marketing: The Challenge of Managing Value

Accounting Preparation Courses - (6 Credits, may be waived)

ACCT-801 - Graduate Financial Accounting I
ACCT-804 - Cost Information, Decision, and Control

Accounting Core Courses* - (12 Credits)

ACCT-802 - Graduate Financial Accounting II
ACCT-824 - Corporate Financial Reporting & Analysis
ACCT-825 - Corporate Financial Planning & Control
*ACCT-865 - Technology and Financial Information Systems

*May be waived on basis of performance in appropriate courses taken previously and an elective substituted.

Tax Core Courses** - (18 Credits)

TAX-801 - Issues in Federal Taxation I
TAX-861 - Tax Research
TAX-862 - Taxation of Corporations
TAX-863 - Taxation of Pass-through Entities
TAX-864 - Tax Practice and Procedures
TAX-871 - Taxation of Estates, Trusts and Gifts

**May be waived on basis of performance in appropriate courses taken previously and an elective substituted.

Electives - (12 Credits)

Students select 4 electives from tax, accounting, or any other 800-level course offered in the Sawyer Business School, provided prerequisites are met. At least two must be TAX. Students planning to take the Uniform CPA Examination must choose ACCT 805 as an elective; see MSA and MST programs for suggested career tracks.

Integrative global and capstone courses* - (12 Credits)

*MBA-780 - Managing in the Global Environment
ACCT-861 - Leadership in the Financial Professions
ACIB-872 - Multinational Financial Analysis and Control
TAX-876 - Tax Policy

*May be waived on basis of performance in appropriate courses taken previously and an elective substituted.