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 Graduate Area and Program Information
Accounting
Schulich’s accounting electives cover the principal subjects in the field: financial accounting, managerial accounting, taxation and auditing. Financial accounting, for example, is the basis for investment analysis, corporate (forensic) analysis, and merger and acquisition analysis. It is also the basis for external reporting to shareholders and other stakeholders. Managerial accounting traditionally provides information for managerial decision-making such as resource allocation and performance evaluation. In courses, emphasis is placed on evaluation and judgment rather than on memorization.
Schulich graduates specializing in accounting have followed career paths leading to the positions of: owner/ operator – product or service corporation; chief financial officer – international corporation; partner – taxation, business acquisitions, consulting; auditor– professional service or public accounting firm; financial analyst; pension administrator; chief executive officer; professor; lending officer – bank; underwriter; investigative accountant; lawyer/investigator; executive – nonprofit organization.
In addition, Schulich graduates have used their Schulich graduate management degree as a stepping stone to additional professional designations or degrees. These include: certified general accountant (CGA), certified management accountant (CMA), chartered accountant (CA), law (LLB/JD), or doctorate (PhD).
Accounting
Tel: (416) 736-5062
Fax: (416) 736-5687
E-mail: actg@schulich.yorku.ca
FACULTY
Accounting faculty members have a wide variety of backgrounds and extensive professional experience. Canada’s leading advanced and intermediate accounting textbooks have been written by Schulich faculty members. Recent research includes topics such as accounting education, applied ethics, executive compensation, accounting for nonprofit organizations and international accounting harmonization, audit judgement, taxation of employee stock options, personal tax planning and policy, pension accounting, social accountability, accounting regulation and standard setting, performance metrics and incentive plans, strategic cost management, management decision-making, strategic performance measurement systems and translation of management ideas.
Area Coordinator
CONCENTRATIONS
GENERAL CONCENTRATION
REQUIREMENTS
- 12.0 credit-hours of elective courses consisting of:
- 6.0 credit-hours of required courses
- 6.0 credit-hours of additional accounting electives.
REQUIRED COURSES
FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING
REQUIREMENTS
- 12.0 credit-hours of elective courses consisting of:
- 3.0 credit-hours of prerequisite course taken prior to MBA 2
- 9.0 credit-hours of recommended courses or other accounting electives
PREREQUISITE COURSE
RECOMMENDED COURSES
PROFESSIONAL ACCOUNTANCY
Qualifying for one of the professional accounting designations requires study of both financial and managerial accounting, taxation, auditing, law and information systems.
CERTIFIED GENERAL ACCOUNTANT (CGA)
The Certified General Accountants Association offers a course of study leading to the CGA designation. Schulich graduates may obtain advanced standing in the CGA program, considerably reducing the time period required to obtain the CGA designation. For details, contact: The Certified General Accountants Association of Ontario, 240 Eglinton Avenue East, Toronto, Ontario M4P 1K8, (416) 322-6520.
CERTIFIED MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTANT (CMA)
The Schulich School of Business and the Society of Management Accountants in Ontario offer several tools which the students can apply in their pursuit of a CMA designation:
| 1. | Transcript evaluation; CMA offers free transcript evaluation to help you plan your courses. For more information, contact Chris Pacella at the Society of Management Accountants Ontario (SMAO). |
| 2. | Fulfill course requirement; CMA offers Schulich students exemption from Part 1 of the Entrance Exam if they complete all required courses, even if they are not taking part in the MBA-CMA Option. For more information, go to: www.cma-ontario.org |
| 3. | MBA-CMA Option; Students who successfully complete a set of courses prescribed by CMA Ontario as part of their Schulich MBA program are eligible for reduced CMA fees, exemption from Part 1 of the Entrance Exam and the Strategic Leadership Program. Details are available here, from the Accounting Area at Schulich or on the following CMA Web site: http://www.cma-ontario.org/index.cfm/ci_id/9225/la_id/1.htm |
CHARTERED ACCOUNTANT (CA)
The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Ontario prescribes a series of requirements leading to the CA designation. For details, contact: The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Ontario, 69 Bloor Street East, Toronto, Ontario M4W 1B3, (416) 962-1841.
STUDY OPTIONS
- Concentration
- Post-MBA Diploma in Advanced Management
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