Master of Accounting How They Differ

Saint Leo University’s Master of Accounting (MAcc) is a graduate program focused on accounting principles and practices. It emphasizes understanding financial data, how to find it, and how to accurately record and report it. The program is presented as different from an accounting MBA because the MAcc has accounting as its primary focus rather than teaching business as a main objective.

For the MAcc, the program includes accounting coursework such as Advanced Cost Accounting, Law and the Accountant, Fund Accounting for Government and Not-For-Profit Accounting, Accounting Theory, and Using Financial Accounting Information. It also includes specialized accounting classes including Fraud Examination, Contemporary Issues in Auditing, Federal Taxation for Business Entities, and Corporate Finance. The text links this deeper accounting education to preparation for certification exams.

Modules

• Advanced Cost Accounting
• Law and the Accountant
• Fund Accounting for Government and Not-For-Profit Accounting
• Accounting Theory, and
• Using Financial Accounting Information.
• Fraud Examination
• Contemporary Issues in Auditing
• Federal Taxation for Business Entities, and
• Corporate Finance.

• Certified public accountant (CPA)
• Certified management accountant (CMA)
• Certified fraud examiner (CFE)