MAcc Accounting at University of Tennessee, Knoxville

Programme overview

The Master of Accountancy prepares students with a high level of ability and motivation for careers in professional accounting and industry. It uses active learning methods to engage students in global business planning, practices and strategies, and builds analytical, technology, communication and research skills. The programme is AACSB-accredited and typically offered as a full-time weekday programme on the Knoxville campus.

Faculty: Haslam College of Business | Duration: 10 months full-time (minimum 30 semester credit hours) | Intake: Fall only | Study mode: full-time | Location: Knoxville, TN, United States

What you will study

A minimum of 30 semester credit hours of graduate coursework in accounting and related areas, completed through one of three concentrations: Audit and Controls, Information Management or Taxation. Sample courses include Analytics and Disruptive Technologies I, Internal Auditing and Forensic Accounting, IT Governance, Valuation and Corporate Taxation and Reorganizations.

Career pathways

Careers beginning in information auditing, information management or taxation, and professional accounting and industry.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Applicants must hold an accredited bachelor's degree: either an accounting major (who normally meet the prerequisites) or an outstanding academic record in another discipline plus prerequisite coursework in accounting, information management and business, completed before graduate coursework starts. GMAT is generally required, waived for UT Knoxville accounting undergraduates and for prerequisite-option students who take all the prerequisite accounting courses above principles level at UT. Applicants whose native language is not English submit TOEFL or IELTS (no minimum scores stated). Decisions consider academic record, GMAT, internships/work experience and recommendations from professors or supervisors. Admission is for fall only; deadline March 1 (February 1 for international students), with later applications considered as space allows. Students need a laptop. A 3.00 GPA must be maintained in the programme.

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Entry terms: Fall, Spring and Summer. Domestic applicants may apply up to two weeks before the start of the desired term unless the programme sets an earlier deadline.

International graduate applicants on F and J visas: Fall online submission April 15 and file completion May 15; Spring June 15 and October 1; Summer October 15 and February 15. Departmental deadlines may be earlier.

Apply through the official page: https://gradschool.utk.edu/

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