Accounting Minor
Gain valuable skills and knowledge to thrive in today's dynamic business environment.
From mastering the fundamentals of financial accounting to exploring advanced topics in managerial accounting, this program equips students with essential skills for success.
Through hands-on learning experiences and expert guidance from faculty, this minor gives students a competitive advantage in today's job market.
Unique class topics in the Accounting minor:
- Financial Accounting: Explore the fundamental principles and techniques of financial accounting, including recording transactions, preparing financial statements, and analyzing financial data to inform decision-making processes.
- Managerial Accounting: Explore the use of accounting information for internal decision-making purposes, covering topics such as cost behavior analysis, budgeting, and performance evaluation to aid in managerial planning and control.
- Intermediate Managerial Accounting: Build upon foundational concepts to analyze more complex managerial accounting issues, including cost allocation, variance analysis, and capital budgeting techniques used for strategic decision-making.
- Intermediate Financial Accounting I: Dive deeper into financial reporting standards and practices, focusing on topics such as revenue recognition, inventory valuation, and long-term asset accounting to prepare financial statements in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP).
- Accounting Information Systems: Explore the design, implementation, and control of accounting information systems, emphasizing the integration of technology to enhance data analysis, internal controls, and information reporting processes within organizations.
Additional information
Catalog – see catalog for the College of Business