Curriculum and Paid Internship

Your Destiny Starts Here

The Vanderbilt Master of Accountancy program is designed to be a full-time, intense one-year program that begins in August of each year with graduation the following spring and ends in August after the completion of the Becker CPA Review Course and CPA exam. In the fall, students will develop foundational skills and will prepare rigorously for an intensive internship during the spring.

Small MAcc class sizes and courses taken with MBA, MS Finance and law students maximize interaction and learning throughout the program.

Entering students need to have demonstrated strong academic performance in prior university studies. Students must have completed introductory courses in financial accounting, managerial accounting and statistics from an accredited school, with a grade of ‘B’ or better. Many students are admitted to the program before this requirement is met.

Any additional pre-requisite requirements will be determined on an individual basis, as some students may need to develop core competencies prior to the start of the program.

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Fall Semester

COURSE	TITLE	CREDITS
MGT 314a	Ethical Leadership and Communications	2
MGT 314b	Ethical Leadership and Communications	1
MGT 322	Managerial Economics	2
MGT 331	Managerial Finance	2
MGT 411	Financial Reporting	4
MGT 412	Taxation of Business and Investment Transactions	2
MGT 414a	Research in Financial Reporting	2
MGT 415a	Audit Institutions and Processes	2
MGT 415b	Seminar in Advanced Audit Topics	2
MGT 417	Accounting Information Systems	2

Spring Semester

COURSE	TITLE	CREDITS
MGT 413	Advanced Management Accounting	2
MGT 415c	Audit Internship	6
MGT 418	Marketing, Operations and Strategy	2
MGT 419	Directed Study	2
MGT 511	Advanced Financial Reporting and Analysis	2
MGT 556	Introduction to Law and Business	2

The Vanderbilt MAcc Internship

The Vanderbilt MAcc spring semester (January-March) internship provides you with opportunities to work for some of the best professional services firms in the world. Our partner firms provide internship opportunities at their offices throughout the US. In addition to building basic quantitative skills, you’ll expand your communications and critical-thinking skills, learning to:

Explore conceptual and practical problems companies face.
Appreciate the role of financial reporting in capital markets.
Employ innovative uses of information for decision making.
Apply key concepts to novel situations.
Recognize legal issues.
Understand management responsibilities for compliance.

Earn While You Learn
You can earn $10,000 or more during your ten-week internship. Plus, you may earn the job you want. Most firms consider the internship an extended interview for post-graduate employment.

Internship Recruiting Process
You'll receive individualized assistance in career planning and will participate in a structured recruiting process for internship placement. You'll attend several firm and school-sponsored recruiting events to learn more about the public accounting industry and career opportunities. For more information, please see the Vanderbilt MAcc Academic & Recruiting Calendar.

CPA Exam
Standard industry practice is for new, incoming Associates to start work full-time in August. Vanderbilt MAcc students will prepare to sit for the CPA exam using the Becker CPA Review Course. The Vanderbilt MAcc program has partnered with Becker to offer classes on campus between graduation and the start of full-time employment. Students sit for the CPA exam concurrent with taking the Becker course.