The Master of Business Administration (MBA)/Master of Accounting (MAC) dual degree develops professionals to be ethical, socially responsible, and values-based leaders who have deep knowledge in the field of accounting. The streamlined 48 credit hour dual degree can be completed in considerably less time and cost than if the two degrees were earned separately. For the MAC student, the 9 hours of MBA core courses would be dual counted with the MBA. Accounting core courses and electives could be counted toward the 12 hours of MBA courses electives. For the MBA student, the 9 hours of MBA courses would be dual counted with the MAC program. MBA electives, if carefully selected, would fulfill the core elective courses of the MAC program. For the student engaged in both degrees concurrently, the 48 hours are achieved by taking five additional courses (15 hours)
Foundation
Applicants must meet the admissions requirements for both the MBA and MAC degree programs. All MBA/MAC students will work with the Graduate Business Programs office and the MAC program coordinator to develop a plan of study reflecting the students' academic and work backgrounds, business competencies, and career goals. Plans of study will consist of courses from the Functional Core and/or from an extensive list of Concentration courses. the relative emphasis of a student's plan of study on each of these areas will depend on each student's academic and business background.
Requirements
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| MBA Core Courses (12 hours) | ||
| MBA 771 | Leadership and Organizational Behavior | 3 |
| MBA 775 | Business Policy And Managerial Action | 3 |
| MBA 776 | Business, Ethics and Society | 3 |
| BIA 762 | Survey of Business Intelligence and Analytics | 3 |
| MBA Functional Core Courses (6 hours) | ||
| Students who are new to the study of business because they hold neither an undergraduate degree in business nor have extensive business work experience may be required to take some or all of the functional core classes. Students who hold undergraduate business degrees or have extensive business experience may elect to take one or more of these courses with the approval of the Graduate Business Program's Office or may elect to move directly to concentration courses. | ||
| MBA 711 | Managerial Finance | 3 |
| MBA 761 | Marketing Management | 3 |
| MAC Core Courses (18 hours) | ||
| ACC 516 | Advanced Cost Accounting | 3 |
| ACC 521 | Advanced Accounting | 3 |
| ACC 523 | Advanced Auditing | 3 |
| ACC 544 | Advanced Taxation | 3 |
| MAC 756 | Research and Analysis of Ethical Issues in the Accounting Profession | 3 |
| MAC 761 | Current Issues in Accounting | 3 |
| MAC Accounting-Discipline Electives (12 hours) | ||
| MBA 717 | Accounting Seminar: Special Managerial and Financial Accounting Issues | 1-3 |
| MBA 715 | Investment Value and Theory | 3 |
| MAC 766 | Graduate Internship | 1-3 |
| MAC 795 | Independent Study & Research | 1-3 |
| MIM 730 | Financial Statement Analysis I | 3 |
| MBA 742 | Seminar in Applied Managerial Economics | 3 |
| MBA 759 | Seminar in Applied Economics | 1-3 |
| MBA 779 | Seminar in Management | 0-9 |
| MIM 722 | Fixed Income and Derivatives I | 3 |
| MIM 732 | Economics of Investment Management | 3 |
| MIM 734 | Equity Analysis | 3 |
| MIM 738 | Advanced Financial Analysis | 3 |
| BIA 770 | Cybersecurity | 3 |
| BIA 764 | Data Governance | 3 |
| MBA/MAC Electives | 12 | |
| These business courses cover advanced topics in economics, finance, business intelligence & analytics, marketing, and management. To ensure appropriate breadth and depth student must take 12 hours in at least three of five functional areas (economics, finance, business intelligence & analytics, marketing, and management). | ||
| MAC Co-Curricular Activities | ||
| In addition to completing the required course work, each MAC student will also engage in two required co-curricular activities while in the program: professional and service participation. 1) A student must participate in a student or community business organization or activity (e.g., the Creighton Beta Alpha Psi chapter, the Creighton Leadership program, the Omaha Chapter of the Institute of Internal Auditors, etc.). Part of this requirement will include a written reflective piece to be submitted to the MAC Program Coordinator; 2) Each MAC student must complete at least one service project (e.g., a CCSJ-sponsored service trip, participation in VITA, a service learning component in a course, etc.) that contains a significant reflective component. | ||