501. Seminar in Financial Accounting. 3 credits. Prerequisite: Acct 302 or equivalent. Addresses current issues in financial accounting and develops appropriate professional judgment by understanding theory, concepts, and issues underlying the financial accounting and reporting process.

504. Seminar in Auditing. 3 credits. Prerequisite: Acct 405 or equivalent. Expands understanding of the auditing function and provides a framework for analyzing contemporary auditing and assurance issues.

507. Advanced Managerial Accounting. 3 credits. Functional uses of accounting in management of the enterprise.

508. Fraud Examination. 3 credits. Prerequisite: Acct 405 or equivalent. Focuses on understanding types of fraud as well as collecting and evaluating evidence relating to preventing and detecting frauds. Evidence gathering methods will include the examination of documents, publicly available information, and standard practices for interviews and interrogations.

509. Accounting Information for Decision and Control. 3 credits. Prerequisites: Acct 200 and Acct 201; Math 146; and Econ 210. Management accounting concepts and their application in internal planning, control, and decision-making.

575. Special Topics. 3 credits. Specific topic will vary from offering to offering at the discretion of the department. Departmental permission will be required for enrollment. Prerequisites and/or corequisites may be required depending upon the special topic selected. Course may be repeated up to a total of nine credits with permission of department. Regular grading.

590. Contemporary Readings in Accounting. 2 credits. Review of outstanding monographs and other writings in the field of accounting.

591. Accounting Research. 1 to 6 credits. Individual student projects designed to develop skills in accounting research.

592. Research in Federal Tax. 1 to 4 credits. Prerequisite: Accounting 411 or equivalent. Research in Federal Income Tax with emphasis on corporations and shareholders.

997. Independent Study. 2 credits. The independent study requires the student to investigate a topic in accounting and to prepare a formal report satisfactory to the MAcc Program Director.