Accounting
Accounting is the language of business. It’s how you communicate
business information. At Suffolk, you’ll master the unfolding regulatory,
financial, and strategic challenges in a global business environment.
Accounting Concentration
Students must take 3-4 courses to complete this concentration based on the following criteria:
If you have already taken or waived MBA 640
Required Courses:
-
ACCT-800 Graduate Financial Accounting I
Credits:
3.00
Description:
This introductory-level accounting course provides students with a solid base in accounting fundamentals, including U.S. GAAP, the conceptual framework, nature of accounts, journal entries, and ultimately, financial statements. Provides in depth coverage of the process by which accountants analyze, journalize, post, and summarize transactions. Reviews and analyzes multiple examples of current financial statement presentations. Financial ratio analysis and time value of money techniques will be integral to this learning experience. For MSA, GDPA, & MST Students this is the first course in the financial accounting sequence. For MBA students, this potential elective course builds upon concepts learned in MBA 640 which is why it should be taken after completing or waiving MBA 640.
Term:
Offered Both Fall and Spring
-
ACCT-801 Graduate Financial Accounting II
Prerequisites:
ACCT-800 or MSA Program Director permission
Credits:
3.00
Description:
This is the first of two intermediate-level accounting courses that build on students' learning in ACCT 800, going in-depth into measurement and reporting of asset, liability, and stockholders' equity accounts for external financial reporting purposes. Discusses pronouncements of authoritative sources such as the SEC, AICPA, and the FASB. Introduces students to IFRS and their similarities to and differences from U.S. GAAP. Develops strong critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
Term:
Offered Both Fall and Spring
Select one course from the following list:
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ACCT-802 Graduate Financial Accounting III
Prerequisites:
ACCT-801 or MSA Program Director permission
Credits:
3.00
Description:
This is the second of two intermediate-level accounting courses. The critical thinking and problem-solving skills developed in ACCT 801 are broadened as this class tackles more complex accounting concepts, including: dilutive securities, earnings per share, investments, revenue recognition, income tax accounting, pensions and leases. Since accounting for many of these areas has been a source of substantial debate and major revisions in recent years, subject matter covered will be topical. Pertinent pronouncements of standard-setting bodies continue to be studied.
Term:
Offered Both Fall and Spring
-
ACCT-805 Auditing and Assurance Services
Prerequisites:
ACCT-800 or MBA-640
Credits:
3.00
Description:
Introduces the field of auditing, with a concentration in auditing historical financial statements in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards, and some exposure to auditing the internal control over financial reporting of large public companies. Covers the environment, standards, regulation, and law of auditing in the US, with some exposure to the international environment. Covers audit planning, risk, and materiality assessments, audit evidence, evaluation of internal control, documentation, and audit reports. Includes researching and resolving practice-oriented problems and practice in using computer-assisted audit techniques and electronic confirmations.
Term:
Offered Both Fall and Spring
-
ACCT-824 Financial Reporting and Analysis
Prerequisites:
MBA-650 and ACCT-801 (previous or concurrent) or program director approval
Credits:
3.00
Description:
Explores the assessment of corporate strategy in respect to creation and retention of value, identification and management of risk, and valuation of companies and financial securities. Students develop a framework for analyzing corporate performance and projecting future performance, assessing quality of accounting and disclosure, and examining research relevant to financial reporting and analysis and equity prices in the public financial markets.
Term:
Offered Fall Term
-
ACCT-825 Management Decisions and Control
Prerequisites:
ACCT-804 and ACCT-800 or MBA-640 or program director approval
Credits:
3.00
Description:
This case based course, teaches students how to better use information for improved decision making. Students will study how to identify the relevant information that is needed to make decisions. The decisions discussed will span a variety of business areas including accounting, finance, marketing and others. A special emphasis would be put on developing and strengthening the students' presentation skills in both face to face and online environments. Students will learn to speak influentially and effectively about numbers and communicate their conclusions and suggested decisions to different stakeholders.
Term:
Offered Spring Term
-
ACCT-865 Accounting Information Systems
Prerequisites:
ACCT-800 or MBA-640
Credits:
3.00
Description:
Describes various transaction processing cycles and their use in the structured analysis and design of accounting information systems. Students gain an understanding of Enterprise Resource Planning softwares, Quickbooks, database design, XBRL, implementations of internal controls, and privacy and data security issues.
Term:
Offered Both Fall and Spring
-
ACIB-872 International Accounting
Prerequisites:
ACCT-800 or MBA-640
Credits:
3.00
Description:
Imparts an understanding of differences among nations in approaches to disclosure and choices of accounting measurement systems. Students learn about the influence of the IASB and IOSCO on multinational accounting harmonization, contrasting historical cost/purchasing power accounting with other accounting approaches, including current value accounting. Students will assess how differences in industrial and ownership structures affect accounting performance measurement. Students will also analyze risk management, accounting for derivative contracts, consolidation accounting, budgetary control, and transfer pricing in a multinational company.
Term:
Offered Both Fall and Spring
Type:
MBA International Business
If you have not taken or waived MBA 640, 4 courses comprise the Accounting concentration.
Required courses:
-
ACCT-800 Graduate Financial Accounting I
Credits:
3.00
Description:
This introductory-level accounting course provides students with a solid base in accounting fundamentals, including U.S. GAAP, the conceptual framework, nature of accounts, journal entries, and ultimately, financial statements. Provides in depth coverage of the process by which accountants analyze, journalize, post, and summarize transactions. Reviews and analyzes multiple examples of current financial statement presentations. Financial ratio analysis and time value of money techniques will be integral to this learning experience. For MSA, GDPA, & MST Students this is the first course in the financial accounting sequence. For MBA students, this potential elective course builds upon concepts learned in MBA 640 which is why it should be taken after completing or waiving MBA 640.
Term:
Offered Both Fall and Spring
-
ACCT-801 Graduate Financial Accounting II
Prerequisites:
ACCT-800 or MSA Program Director permission
Credits:
3.00
Description:
This is the first of two intermediate-level accounting courses that build on students' learning in ACCT 800, going in-depth into measurement and reporting of asset, liability, and stockholders' equity accounts for external financial reporting purposes. Discusses pronouncements of authoritative sources such as the SEC, AICPA, and the FASB. Introduces students to IFRS and their similarities to and differences from U.S. GAAP. Develops strong critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
Term:
Offered Both Fall and Spring
-
ACCT-804 Cost and Managerial Accounting
Credits:
3.00
Description:
Examines the concepts and practices of cost measurement: variable costing, cost-volume-profit analysis, setting goals and monitoring performance, standard costing, and variance analysis. Students learn how to work with multiple products; standard mix and mix variances; joint and by-product costing; measurement and control of overhead costs; and constructing operating, working capital, and capital budgets. Students study analysis in support of decisions, such as pricing, setting product line and customer profitability policy, sourcing of products and services, and matching costing systems to strategy. For MSA, GDPA, & MST Students this is the first managerial accounting course you will take. For MBA students, this potential elective course builds upon concepts learned in MBA 640 which is why it should be taken after completing or waiving MBA 640.
Term:
Offered Both Fall and Spring
Select one course from the following list:
-
ACCT-802 Graduate Financial Accounting III
Prerequisites:
ACCT-801 or MSA Program Director permission
Credits:
3.00
Description:
This is the second of two intermediate-level accounting courses. The critical thinking and problem-solving skills developed in ACCT 801 are broadened as this class tackles more complex accounting concepts, including: dilutive securities, earnings per share, investments, revenue recognition, income tax accounting, pensions and leases. Since accounting for many of these areas has been a source of substantial debate and major revisions in recent years, subject matter covered will be topical. Pertinent pronouncements of standard-setting bodies continue to be studied.
Term:
Offered Both Fall and Spring
-
ACCT-805 Auditing and Assurance Services
Prerequisites:
ACCT-800 or MBA-640
Credits:
3.00
Description:
Introduces the field of auditing, with a concentration in auditing historical financial statements in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards, and some exposure to auditing the internal control over financial reporting of large public companies. Covers the environment, standards, regulation, and law of auditing in the US, with some exposure to the international environment. Covers audit planning, risk, and materiality assessments, audit evidence, evaluation of internal control, documentation, and audit reports. Includes researching and resolving practice-oriented problems and practice in using computer-assisted audit techniques and electronic confirmations.
Term:
Offered Both Fall and Spring
-
ACCT-824 Financial Reporting and Analysis
Prerequisites:
MBA-650 and ACCT-801 (previous or concurrent) or program director approval
Credits:
3.00
Description:
Explores the assessment of corporate strategy in respect to creation and retention of value, identification and management of risk, and valuation of companies and financial securities. Students develop a framework for analyzing corporate performance and projecting future performance, assessing quality of accounting and disclosure, and examining research relevant to financial reporting and analysis and equity prices in the public financial markets.
Term:
Offered Fall Term
-
ACCT-825 Management Decisions and Control
Prerequisites:
ACCT-804 and ACCT-800 or MBA-640 or program director approval
Credits:
3.00
Description:
This case based course, teaches students how to better use information for improved decision making. Students will study how to identify the relevant information that is needed to make decisions. The decisions discussed will span a variety of business areas including accounting, finance, marketing and others. A special emphasis would be put on developing and strengthening the students' presentation skills in both face to face and online environments. Students will learn to speak influentially and effectively about numbers and communicate their conclusions and suggested decisions to different stakeholders.
Term:
Offered Spring Term
-
ACCT-865 Accounting Information Systems
Prerequisites:
ACCT-800 or MBA-640
Credits:
3.00
Description:
Describes various transaction processing cycles and their use in the structured analysis and design of accounting information systems. Students gain an understanding of Enterprise Resource Planning softwares, Quickbooks, database design, XBRL, implementations of internal controls, and privacy and data security issues.
Term:
Offered Both Fall and Spring
-
ACIB-872 International Accounting
Prerequisites:
ACCT-800 or MBA-640
Credits:
3.00
Description:
Imparts an understanding of differences among nations in approaches to disclosure and choices of accounting measurement systems. Students learn about the influence of the IASB and IOSCO on multinational accounting harmonization, contrasting historical cost/purchasing power accounting with other accounting approaches, including current value accounting. Students will assess how differences in industrial and ownership structures affect accounting performance measurement. Students will also analyze risk management, accounting for derivative contracts, consolidation accounting, budgetary control, and transfer pricing in a multinational company.
Term:
Offered Both Fall and Spring
Type:
MBA International Business
Entrepreneurship
If you’re creative, passionate, and driven, and want to be an impact-player in the business world, the entrepreneurship concentration is for you. The curriculum is designed for students working in existing organizations or those who plan to start their own businesses.
Entrepreneurship Concentration
Select three or four courses from the following list:
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MGES-810 Social Entrepreneurship
Credits:
3.00
Description:
Social entrepreneurship is about applying innovative financial and operational solutions to ameliorating intractable social problems such as health care, education, poverty, climate change and human rights. This course will not only introduce you to the issues and challenges faced by social entrepreneurs the world over, but will also focus on the various business models adopted by social enterprises. The class will be case-based (2 books) with two short exams, one additional book to read, and an out of class project (individual or group--your choice).
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MGES-842 Global Innovation & New Product Development in Virtual Team
Credits:
3.00
Description:
Corporations place high importance on innovation and new product development for competitiveness and profitability. Since many companies are operating in a global environment, there's a need to find ways to harness the talent of people at multiple locations. This course is designed to teach global innovation and new product development using virtual team and connectivity techniques involving multiple locations/countries, while equipping students with the necessary knowledge, expertise and capabilities towards this goal. This course may also be conducted with Suffolk Law School students.
Type:
MBA International Business
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MGES-843 Business Opportunities Using Design Thinking and Biomimicry
Credits:
3.00
Description:
Ever wonder what great breakthroughs are on the horizon to improve business thinking, processes, products, and services? If you have, this course is for you. We will learn about how businesses are using principles of design thinking and biomimicry to create entirely new ways of meeting the challenges of modern business: those are, needs to reduce costs, increase revenues, minimize waste & energy use, maximize novel approaches, & meet consumer and business needs. You may recognize the term design thinking if you are a follower of Apple, Inc. which has used this process in the development of all of their products and services over the past 15 years. Biomimicry principles are those that seek their inspiration from nature; after all, nature has been problem-solving for 3.8 billion years -- surely there is something to learn from this to be adapted to solving modern challenges. The course will be both conceptual and practical with various experiential learning opportunities.
Finance
Finance is evolving quickly, and you want to do more than just keep
pace. You want to be at the forefront of change, ready to lead. With this
concentration, you’ll explore areas such as corporate finance, portfolio
management, investment banking, and international finance.
Finance Concentration
Select three courses from the following list:
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FIN-801 Money & Capital Markets
Prerequisites:
MBA 650
Credits:
3.00
Description:
Students analyze markets for financial assets, including the money market and various bond and stock markets. They learn determinants of the level and structure of interest rates, the Federal Reserve impact on markets, how financial institutions operate with respect to their sources and uses of funds, essentials of the regulatory structure of financial markets, transaction costs, and interrelations among markets.
Term:
Offered Spring Term
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FIN-808 General Theory in Corporate Finance
Prerequisites:
Take MBA 650
Credits:
3.00
Description:
This course extends the body of knowledge acquired in MBA 650. Students expand knowledge of dividend theory, capital structure theory, capital budgeting, long-term financing decisions, cash management and corporate restructuring, market efficiency, and risk and liability management.
Term:
Offered Both Fall and Spring
-
FIN-810 Investment Analysis
Prerequisites:
MBA-650
Credits:
3.00
Description:
Students examine markets for investment procedures, valuation models, basic analytical techniques, and factors influencing risk/return tradeoffs. This course emphasizes the professional approach to managing investment assets. A variety of investment vehicles are discussed, including stocks, bonds, options, and futures.
Term:
Offered Both Fall and Spring
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FIN-814 Options and Futures
Prerequisites:
MBA-650
Credits:
3.00
Description:
Students explore the pricing of options and futures contracts, the characteristics of the markets in which these contracts are traded, options and futures strategies, and the application of these contracts in the hedging of financial positions. In addition, students are exposed to swap markets and a variety of swaps.
Term:
Offered Both Fall and Spring
-
FIN-825 International Finance
Prerequisites:
MBA-650
Credits:
3.00
Description:
This course covers corporate financial decisions in an international setting with a focus on foreign exchange management and capital budgeting.
International Business
You need a global mindset to compete in today’s marketplace. Businesses,
nonprofits, and government agencies are increasingly multinational. With this
concentration, you’ll become a leader who can cross borders, embrace new
cultures, and offer international perspectives.
International Business Concentration
Select three courses from the following list:
-
ACIB-872 International Accounting
Prerequisites:
ACCT-800 or MBA-640
Credits:
3.00
Description:
Imparts an understanding of differences among nations in approaches to disclosure and choices of accounting measurement systems. Students learn about the influence of the IASB and IOSCO on multinational accounting harmonization, contrasting historical cost/purchasing power accounting with other accounting approaches, including current value accounting. Students will assess how differences in industrial and ownership structures affect accounting performance measurement. Students will also analyze risk management, accounting for derivative contracts, consolidation accounting, budgetary control, and transfer pricing in a multinational company.
Term:
Offered Both Fall and Spring
Type:
MBA International Business
-
BLLS-830 Managing in the International Legal Environment
Prerequisites:
MBA 680 or MBA 730
Credits:
3.00
Description:
Examines the complex interactions among legal, political, economic and cultural forces. Students discuss contemporary international conflicts in the areas of trade,expropriation, political risk analysis, foreign direct investment, anti-dumping and countervailing duty laws, export control laws,extraterritoriality and taxation of income.
Term:
Offered Both Fall and Spring
Type:
MBA International Business
-
FIN-825 International Finance
Prerequisites:
MBA-650
Credits:
3.00
Description:
This course covers corporate financial decisions in an international setting with a focus on foreign exchange management and capital budgeting.
-
MGES-842 Global Innovation & New Product Development in Virtual Team
Credits:
3.00
Description:
Corporations place high importance on innovation and new product development for competitiveness and profitability. Since many companies are operating in a global environment, there's a need to find ways to harness the talent of people at multiple locations. This course is designed to teach global innovation and new product development using virtual team and connectivity techniques involving multiple locations/countries, while equipping students with the necessary knowledge, expertise and capabilities towards this goal. This course may also be conducted with Suffolk Law School students.
Type:
MBA International Business
-
MGIB-835 International Strategy
Credits:
3.00
Description:
This course addresses the creation of competitive advantage in a multinational firm. Topics include: analysis of the nature of globalization, the formulation and implementation of international strategy, market entry and organizational forms, and the management of global operations.
Term:
Offered Fall Term
Type:
MBA International Business
-
MKIB-817 International Marketing
Prerequisites:
MBA 660
Credits:
3.00
Description:
The application of marketing principles and practices to competition in global markets. The course emphasizes the skills necessary for cross-cultural marketing.
Type:
MBA International Business
Marketing
Marketing is critical to the success of any business. And it’s a field
that’s evolving rapidly with the onset of globalization, new technologies, and
modern lifestyles. Having expertise in areas such as consumer behavior,
advertising, and brand management increases your career opportunities.
Marketing Concentration
Take the following three courses from the following list:
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MKT-810 Marketing Research for Managers
Prerequisites:
MBA-625, OR SBS-604, OR MBA-622; AND MBA-660
Credits:
3.00
Description:
This course explores the role of research in marketing decision-making, including the cost and value of information. The course uses cases and problems to explore problem definition, research design, sampling, questionnaire design, field methods, data analysis and reporting.
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MKT-820 Sales Management
Prerequisites:
MBA 660
Credits:
3.00
Description:
This course addresses the role of the sales manager in today's challenging business environment. As such, the course includes an understanding of direct sales, as well as all facets of sales management such as recruitment, compensation, and management of a sales force. The core of activity is lecture and case study.
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MKIB-817 International Marketing
Prerequisites:
MBA 660
Credits:
3.00
Description:
The application of marketing principles and practices to competition in global markets. The course emphasizes the skills necessary for cross-cultural marketing.
Type:
MBA International Business
Strategic Management
Learn
what it takes to build and implement business strategies that take your
organization to the next level. Your courses focus on a wide range of areas,
such as corporate innovation, international strategy, and management consulting.
Strategic Management Concentration
Take the following three required courses:
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MGSM-833 Corporate Innovation
Credits:
3.00
Description:
This course is designed to provide you the tools to analyze your organization's competitive situation and develop innovative strategies and proposals that disrupt your competition and are game changers for your industry. You will also learn how to develop blue ocean strategies that create new growth opportunities and bring new customers into your industry. Next, you will learn how to assess existing business models and design business models supportive of your overall innovation-based strategy offerings. Lastly, you will learn how to access and leverage external sources of innovative ideas through the processes of open innovation, including crowd sourcing and co creation and their application in diverse industry settings.
Term:
Offered Both Fall and Spring
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MGSM-834 Mergers and Acquisitions
Prerequisites:
MBA-650
Credits:
3.00
Description:
This course is designed to examine the underlying theoretical foundations and practice of decisions central to corporate strategy development. Since this subject is important to scholars in strategic management, financial economics, and public policy, it is approached from an integrative, interdisciplinary perspective. Topics include: the history of merger waves in America and comparative global trends; types of mergers; merger financial and economic motives; strategic and managerial motives; acquisition processes; synergy of the diversified corporate portfolio; empirical evidence of merger success; post-merger integration; divestment; takeover defense strategies; leveraged buyouts; and public policy issues. Students will develop conceptual and analytical skills required for effective merger and divestment analysis through class lectures, selected readings, case discussions, and guest speakers.
Term:
Offered Spring Term
-
MGIB-835 International Strategy
Credits:
3.00
Description:
This course addresses the creation of competitive advantage in a multinational firm. Topics include: analysis of the nature of globalization, the formulation and implementation of international strategy, market entry and organizational forms, and the management of global operations.
Term:
Offered Fall Term
Type:
MBA International Business
