Program checklist · Master of Science

Master of Science in Accounting

Bentley University · Waltham, MA

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Program

Award: Master of Science
Credential class: ceterms:MasterDegree
Catalog edition: 2026-2027 Catalog
Checklist type: degree-program
Description: The advent of big data, analytics, blockchain, and machine learning is creating exciting changes in the field of accounting. Bentley's Master of Science in Accounting (MSA) builds upon our over one-hundred-year accounting legacy and infuses it with technology and analytics to give you the skills you need to thrive in a respected, in-demand profession.

Identifiers

IPEDS UNITID: 164739
CourseShelf checklist: CK_164739_7e499c55_1
CollegeTransfer.Net: Institution Transfer Profile
Source: CourseShelf publish 61

Requirements to complete

Every course or condition the catalog lists, in the catalog's order.

Pre-Program Foundation Requirements

2 items

Program Requirements

0 items

Required Courses:

5 items

AC 611
Financial Reporting and Analysis
3
AC 730
Business Processes and Controls Assessment
3
AC 770
Data Analytics for Accountants
3
AC 793
Professional Judgment, Ethics and Decision Making
3
Students must select one of the following majors:
Not resolved to a course
18

Advisory

0 items

Analytics

0 items

Assurance

0 items

Corporate Finance Reporting

0 items

Taxation

0 items

Advisory

0 items

Concentration Requirements

Choose 1 of the following · Select one of the following: · concentration · 36 items

AC 721
Performance Management and Evaluation
3
AC 773
Fraud and Forensic Accounting
3
Select one of the following:
Not resolved to a course
3
AC 741
Financial Statement Audit
3
AC 742
Information Technology Auditing
3
AC 744
Internal Audit
3
Select three electives:
Not resolved to a course
9
AC 701
Internship in Accounting Practice
3
AC 714
Advanced Accounting for Multinational Corporations
3
AC 720
Cybersecurity for Accounting and Business
3
AC 741
Financial Statement Audit
3
AC 742
Information Technology Auditing
3
AC 744
Internal Audit
3
AC 753
Tax Factors in Business Decisions
3
AC 772
Principles of Fraud Investigation
3
AC 777
Accounting Analytics in Practice
3
AC 794
Operational Controls and Business Risk
As published: “Operational Controls and Business Risk Management”
CS 605
Data Management and SQL for Analytics
4
CS 607
Cybersecurity
3
CS 655
Managing with Analytics: From Data to AI
3
CS 725
Information Security, Controls and Ethics
3
CS 741
Enterprise Systems Planning and
As published: “Enterprise Systems Planning and Configuration”
ETH 700
Ethical Issues in Corporate Life
3
FI 625
Corporate Finance: Theory, Tools and Concepts
3
FI 627
Corporate Finance: Applications and
As published: “Corporate Finance: Applications and Advanced Topics”
3
FI 631
Financial Modeling
3
GR 604
Global Strategy
3
LA 701
Business Law
3
MG 635
Negotiating
3
MG 638
Corporate Governance
3
MG 651
Project Management
3
MG 704
Management Consulting Skills
3
MK 726
Customer Data Analysis and Relationship Marketing
3
TX 601
Federal Taxation of Income
1
TX 602
Transactions
3
TX 604
Multi-Jurisdictional Taxation

Analytics

0 items

Concentration Requirements

Choose 1 of the following · Select one of the following: · concentration · 33 items

AC 777
Accounting Analytics in Practice
3
CS 602
Data-Driven Development with Python
3
CS 605
Data Management and SQL for Analytics
3
CS 655
Managing with Analytics: From Data to AI
3
Select one of the following:
Not resolved to a course
3
AC 741
Financial Statement Audit
3
AC 742
Information Technology Auditing
3
AC 744
Internal Audit
3
Select one elective:
Not resolved to a course
3
AC 701
Internship in Accounting Practice
3
AC 714
Advanced Accounting for Multinational Corporations
3
AC 720
Cybersecurity for Accounting and Business
3
AC 721
Performance Management and Evaluation
3
AC 731
Financial Information Systems
3
AC 741
Financial Statement Audit
3
AC 742
Information Technology Auditing
3
AC 744
Internal Audit
3
AC 794
Operational Controls and Business Risk
As published: “Operational Controls and Business Risk Management”
CS 650
Data Analytics Architectures with Big Data
3
CS 733
Artiﬁcial Intelligence Techniques and
As published: “Artificial Intelligence Techniques and Applications”
3
CS 753
Business Intelligence Methods and Technologies
3
ETH 700
Ethical Issues in Corporate Life
3
FI 631
Financial Modeling
3
HF 730
Visualizing Information
3
HF 760
Intelligent User Interfaces
3
MG 635
Negotiating
3
MG 638
Corporate Governance
3
MG 651
Project Management
3
MA 705
Data Science
3
MA 707
Introduction to Machine Learning
3
ST 625
Quantitative Analysis for Business
3
ST 635
Intermediate Statistical Modeling for Business
3
TX 601
Federal Taxation of Income
1

Assurance

0 items

Concentration Requirements

Choose 2 of the following · Select two of the following: · concentration · 33 items

Select two of the following:
Not resolved to a course
6
AC 741
Financial Statement Audit
3
AC 742
Information Technology Auditing
3
AC 744
Internal Audit
3
Select one of the following:
Not resolved to a course
3
AC 750
Federal Corporate Income Taxation
3
AC 754
Accounting for Income Taxes
3
Select three electives:
Not resolved to a course
9
AC 612
Advanced Topics in Financial Reporting
3
AC 621
Managerial Accounting
3
AC 701
Internship in Accounting Practice
3
AC 714
Advanced Accounting for Multinational Corporations
3
AC 720
Cybersecurity for Accounting and Business
3
AC 721
Performance Management and Evaluation
3
AC 741
Financial Statement Audit
3
AC 742
Information Technology Auditing
3
AC 744
Internal Audit
3
AC 753
Tax Factors in Business Decisions
3
AC 772
Principles of Fraud Investigation
3
AC 773
Fraud and Forensic Accounting
3
AC 777
Accounting Analytics in Practice
3
AC 794
Operational Controls and Business Risk
As published: “Operational Controls and Business Risk Management”
CS 725
Information Security, Controls and Ethics
3
CS 741
Enterprise Systems Planning and
As published: “Enterprise Systems Planning and Configuration”
ETH 700
Ethical Issues in Corporate Life
3
FI 631
Financial Modeling
3
LA 701
Business Law
3
MG 635
Negotiating
3
MG 638
Corporate Governance
3
MG 651
Project Management
3
TX 601
Federal Taxation of Income
1
TX 602
Transactions
3
TX 604
Multi-Jurisdictional Taxation

Corporate Finance Reporting

0 items

Concentration Requirements

Choose 1 of the following · Select one of the following: · concentration · 31 items

AC 612
Advanced Topics in Financial Reporting
3
AC 621
Managerial Accounting
3
Select one of the following:
Not resolved to a course
3
AC 750
Federal Corporate Income Taxation
3
AC 754
Accounting for Income Taxes
3
Select three electives:
Not resolved to a course
9
AC 701
Internship in Accounting Practice
3
AC 714
Advanced Accounting for Multinational Corporations
3
AC 720
Cybersecurity for Accounting and Business
3
AC 721
Performance Management and Evaluation
3
AC 731
Financial Information Systems
3
AC 742
Information Technology Auditing
3
AC 744
Internal Audit
3
AC 777
Accounting Analytics in Practice
3
AC 794
Operational Controls and Business Risk
As published: “Operational Controls and Business Risk Management”
CS 607
Cybersecurity
3
CS 655
Managing with Analytics: From Data to AI
3
CS 725
Information Security, Controls and Ethics
3
CS 741
Enterprise Systems Planning and
As published: “Enterprise Systems Planning and Configuration”
ETH 700
Ethical Issues in Corporate Life
3
FI 625
Corporate Finance: Theory, Tools and Concepts
3
FI 627
Corporate Finance: Applications and
As published: “Corporate Finance: Applications and Advanced Topics”
3
FI 631
Financial Modeling
3
LA 701
Business Law
3
MG 635
Negotiating
3
MG 638
Corporate Governance
3
MG 651
Project Management
3
MK 726
Customer Data Analysis and Relationship Marketing
3
TX 601
Federal Taxation of Income
1
TX 602
Transactions
3
TX 604
Multi-Jurisdictional Taxation

Taxation

0 items

Concentration Requirements

Choose 2 of the following · Select two electives: · concentration · 32 items

TX 600
Professional Tax Practice
3
TX 601
Federal Taxation of Income
3
TX 603
Corporations and Shareholders
3
TX 604
Multi-Jurisdictional Taxation
3
Select two electives:
Not resolved to a course
6
AC 612
Advanced Topics in Financial Reporting
3
AC 621
Managerial Accounting
3
AC 701
Internship in Accounting Practice
3
AC 714
Advanced Accounting for Multinational Corporations
3
AC 720
Cybersecurity for Accounting and Business
3
AC 721
Performance Management and Evaluation
3
AC 731
Financial Information Systems
3
AC 741
Financial Statement Audit
3
AC 742
Information Technology Auditing
3
AC 744
Internal Audit
3
AC 753
Tax Factors in Business Decisions
3
AC 754
Accounting for Income Taxes
3
AC 772
Principles of Fraud Investigation
3
AC 773
Fraud and Forensic Accounting
3
AC 777
Accounting Analytics in Practice
3
AC 794
Operational Controls and Business Risk
As published: “Operational Controls and Business Risk Management”
CS 602
Data-Driven Development with Python
3
CS 605
Data Management and SQL for Analytics
4
CS 607
Cybersecurity
3
CS 650
Data Analytics Architectures with Big Data
3
CS 655
Managing with Analytics: From Data to AI
3
CS 725
Information Security, Controls and Ethics
3
CS 741
Enterprise Systems Planning and
As published: “Enterprise Systems Planning and Configuration”
ETH 700
Ethical Issues in Corporate Life
3
FI 625
Corporate Finance: Theory, Tools and Concepts
3
FI 627
Corporate Finance: Applications and
As published: “Corporate Finance: Applications and Advanced Topics”
3
TX 707
Pass-Through Entities and Closely Held Businesses
3

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