Curriculum

The University of Richmond MACC program consists of 30 graduate credits including a 2-credit opening residency, 2-credit internship, 2-credit Professional Responsibilities seminar; 12 credits of graduate accounting courses; 6 credits of MBA electives and 6 credits of Law School electives approved by the MACC director. A maximum of 6 semester hours may be accepted in transfer.

Professional Internship (2 cr.):

Each student will participate in an eight-week internship with a company, not-for-profit organization or public accounting firm. Students will submit weekly writing assignments to earn academic credit.

Opening Residency (2 cr.):

The opening residency will introduce students to professional research using electronic databases and will culminate in a case competition.

Professional Responsibilities Seminar (2 cr.):

Students will participate in a 1-credit interdisciplinary seminar during each semester. The seminar will address accountants' ethical and professional responsibilities. Guest speakers from the accounting profession and from other academic disciplines will address current topics. Students will perform a specified number of hours of community service -perhaps through the Center for Civic Engagement.

Four Accounting Courses (12 cr.):

• Financial Accounting Theory, Policy & Research
• Business Assurance Services
• Information Systems Audit and Control
• Federal Taxation Policy & Research

Two MBA electives (6 cr.):

• MBA-561-Investments
• MBA 569-Corporate Governance
• MBA 581-Leadership
• MBA 582-Mergers & Acquisitions

Two Law School electives (6 cr.):

• Bankruptcy
• Corporate Taxation
• Negotiation
• Estate and Gift Taxation
• Estate Planning
• International Taxation