Accounting & Financial Planning

Campus Masters Full Time
Delivery
Campus
Study mode
Full Time
Level
Masters

Introduction

Accounting & Financial Planning is a Masters program taught at Elms College, USA. The program is offered in campus-based modes with full-time options.

The Master of Science in Accounting & Financial Planning at Elms College trains students for accounting and financial planning work through Core Accounting Courses and a Financial Planning Curriculum. The accounting portion covers corporate taxation, business law and ethics for accountants, principles of forensic accounting and fraud examination, nonprofit and government accounting, and contemporary issues in financial accounting. The financial planning portion includes introduction to financial planning, tax management and strategy, employee benefits and retirement planning, risk management and insurance planning, principles of estate planning, investment analysis and portfolio management, and a capstone in financial planning.

Students complete the program through required courses totaling 36 credits: Core Accounting Courses (15 credits) and Financial Planning Curriculum (21 credits). The capstone course is included within the financial planning curriculum. The Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards Inc. certified the financial planning programs, including the master’s program, and noted a student-centered approach to teaching financial planning courses.

Modules

  • ACC 6003 Corporate Taxation
  • ACC 6103 Business, Law & Ethics for Accountants
  • ACC 6205 Principles of Forensic Accounting and Fraud Examination
  • ACC 6303 Nonprofit and Government Accounting
  • ACC 6403 Contemporary Issues in Financial Accounting
  • FIN 6000 Introduction to Financial Planning
  • FIN 6100 Tax Management and Strategy
  • FIN 6200 Employee Benefits and Retirement Planning
  • FIN 6300 Risk Management & Insurance Planning
  • FIN 6400 Principles of Estate Planning
  • FIN 6500 Investment Analysis and Portfolio Management
  • FIN 6600 Capstone in Financial Planning

Admission Requirements

The minimum requirements for admission in Accounting & Financial Planning at Elms College for all applicants (Domestic or International) are:

  • program specific academic requirment set by Elms College.
  • English Language OR any other language requirments as set by Elms College as pre-requiste for admission in Accounting & Financial Planning.

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Courses Units

Scholarships

80 fully funded scholarships are listed for USA. See USA scholarships.