Masters of Business Administration in Professional Accounting
In addition to enabling students to earn an MBA, this program makes it possible for those with undergraduate and graduate degrees in majors other than accounting to earn an accounting degree and prepare to enter the accounting profession. Students who complete the MBAPA Program meet the educational requirements to complete the New York State CPA Exam.Program Highlights
- Any given class meets only once per week, from 6:00-9:00pm, with no classes on Fridays or weekends.
- Three credit hour courses meet once per week for a full 16 week semester.
- Module courses (1.5 credit hrs) meet once per week for 8 weeks (1/2 semester.
- Students choose the pace at which they proceed. In some cases, those students who wish to complete the program quickly may take some courses during the day, with the approval of the director.
- Council on Accountancy - A group of over fifty accounting professionals that works with the faculty and students.
- The Accounting Society - A student organization that offers various activities.
- Internship Opportunities in public accounting firms, industry, and the government sector.
- Dual Campus - To accommodate students who commute to class from different parts of the Buffalo area, Canisius offers courses at its Main Street campus in Buffalo and the Canisius Amherst Conference Center, a suite of classrooms at 300 Corporate Parkway off Maple Road (approximately 9 miles from the main campus).
Qualifies students to sit for the CPA Exam and to become licensed CPAs
- Access to the activities of the Accounting Society, including career nights, interview workshops, breakfast meetings with accounting executives from the community, and similar events
- Students may be eligible for waivers based on undergraduate business courses taken
Accounting -- 33.0 credit hours
| MBA 701 | Financial Accounting | 3 credits | ||
| MBA 702 | Managerial and Cost Accounting | 3 credits | ||
| MBA 711 | Intermediate Financial Reporting I | 3 credits | ||
| MBA 712 | Intermediate Financial Reporting II | 3 credits | ||
| MBA 715 | Basic Taxation | 3 credits | ||
| MBA 721 | Advanced Financial Reporting | 3 credits | ||
| MBA 725 | Auditing Theory and Practice | 3 credits | ||
| MBA 726 | Information Systems Auditing | 3 credits | ||
| MBA 751 | Seminar in Accounting Theory | 3 credits | ||
| MBA ___ | Accounting Electives* | 6 credits |
* The following electives are strongly recommended:
| MBA 716 | Advanced Tax | 3 credits | ||
| MBA 611 | Not-for-profit Accounting | 3 credits |
Business Law -- 4.0 credit hours
| MBA 671 | Business Law & Legal Environment | 4 credits |
MBA Courses -- 24 credit hours
| MBA 502 | Organizational Behavior | 3 credits | ||
| MBA 503 | Statistics for Managers | 3 credits | ||
| MBA 504 | Economics for Managers | 3 credits | ||
| MBA 506 | Foundations of Marketing Mgmt. | 3 credits | ||
| MBA 507 | Operations Planning & Control | 3 credits | ||
| MBA 508 | Advanced Corporate Finance | 3 credits | ||
| MBA 707 | Accounting Information Systems | 3 credits | ||
| MBA ___ | Free Elective | 3 credits |
Core Areas -- 6.0 credit hours
(Students must complete 3.0 credit hours in two of the following areas)
1. Management
| MBA 641 | Human Resource Management | 3 credits | ||
| MBA 642 | Global Supply Chain Management | 3 credits |
2. Financial Services
| MBA 620 | Investment / Portfolio Management | 3 credits | ||
| MBA 622 | Financial Institutions and Markets | 3 credits | ||
| MBA 623 | Fixed Income Securities | 3 credits | ||
| MBA 628 | Derivative Securities | 3 credits | ||
| MBA 812 | Analyzing Financial Info | 3 credits |
3. Marketing
| MBA 630 | Marketing Strategy | 3 credits |
| Capstone | 3 credits | |||
| MBA 690 | Strategic Management & Leadership | 3 credits |
Total Program -- 70 credit hours
For more information, contact the Office of Graduate Admissions at (716) 888-2545 or at (800) 950-2505 or at GradAdmissions@canisius.edu.