Master of Accounting Curriculum
MAcc Tracks
The Loyola MAcc curriculum offers three track options which allow students to either focus on specific accounting topics at a deeper level or maintain a broader perspective to meet their career goals and prepare for further career advancement.
Curriculum & Course Information
Pre-requisites
The MAcc program focuses on applicants who have a bachelor’s degree in accounting or completion of the following courses (or equivalents as determined by the department chair):
- Financial Accounting
- Managerial Accounting
- Intermediate Accounting I
- Intermediate Account II
- Auditing
Core Courses
- Ethics for Accounting Professionals
- Advanced Financial Accounting
- Audit Analytics
- Advanced Finance
- Professional Communications
- SEC Reporting
- Accounting Internship OR Seminar in Accounting Practice
Electives
Select THREE of the following:
- Forensic Accounting
- State and Local Tax
- Tax Research
- Individual Income Tax
- Sustainability and ESG Reporting
One additional graduate business elective
- State and Local Tax
- Tax Research
- Individual Income Tax
One additional elective from the list above
Data Visualization for Decision Making
AND
One additional graduate business Data Analytics elective from the following:
- Introduction to Data Analytics
- Data Management and Database Systems
- Business Intelligence & Data Mining
AND
One additional accounting elective from the following:
- Forensic Accounting
- State and Local Tax
- Tax Research
- Sustainability and ESG Reporting
- AC 719 Individual Income Tax
For more information on Loyola's MAcc program, contact us at 410-617-5067 or macc@loyola.edu.
Robert J. Callens, ’81, Partner, RSM US LLP
John Peter Krahel, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Accounting
Christine Aspell, BBA & Partner, KPMG LLP
Bob Jirsa, BA ’77, Partner, RSM US LLP