MBA/MAcc Dual-Degree

Why choose a Master of Business Administration and Master of Accountancy?

Belmont University’s MBA/MAcc program lets you build both big-picture business skills and specialized accounting knowledge. You’ll graduate with the management abilities of an MBA and the technical expertise of an MAcc, preparing you for leadership roles in many industries.

Our AACSB-accredited programs, experienced faculty and Nashville location give you the perfect place to strengthen your skills. You’ll also benefit from strong alumni connections, industry partnerships and career services that help you stand out when job hunting.

With this dual degree, you’ll be ready for careers in leadership, financial management, consulting, entrepreneurship and more. You’ll have the tools to solve complex problems and help any organization succeed.

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Program Highlights

Start any semester: Being in summer, spring or fall.
Graduate in two years: Complete 57 total credit hours.
Flexible scheduling: Evening, year-round and select online classes fit around work and life.
Small classes: Average 25 students in core courses and 14 in electives for more personal attention.

In the MBA/MAcc dual degree, your MBA courses give you a broad, global view of business, leadership and entrepreneurship. Your MAcc courses provide in-depth training in accounting, financial reporting, auditing, taxation and more.

At Belmont's Massey Graduate School of Business, you'll get individual support from faculty who know your goals and tailor the learning experience to you. The small class sizes mean you'll have plenty of interaction with professors and classmates, creating a close, collaborative learning environment.

What You'll Learn?

MBA:

Use accounting systems to guide decisions and communicate clearly.
Leverage data analytics and IT tools to solve business challenges.
Apply core financial principles to manage resources effectively.
Create and execute strong marketing strategies.
Build the leadership and teamwork skills to inspire others.

MAcc:

Navigate federal tax laws for corporations with confidence.
Apply advanced financial accounting to real-world scenarios.
Use IRS procedures to run a successful tax practice.
Understand international, state and local taxation basics.
Produce clear, accurate reports for government and nonprofit organizations.

Program Details

The MAcc is 30 hours, and the MBA is 36 hours. For the dual degree, you will share 9 hours reducing the total to 57 hours.

Curriculum

The MAcc program fulfills the State of Tennessee education mandates that require 150 hours of postsecondary coursework for candidates to qualify for the CPA examination. This program is also STEM designated allowing international graduates an additional two years of OPT time.

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MACC

Required Professional Core

ACC 6110. Professional Core - Tax
A study of federal taxation as it applies to corporate formation, capital structure, operations, distributions, liquidations and reorganizations.
ACC 6120. Professional Core - Audit
ACC 6120. Professional Core - Financial
This course is designed to be an in-depth study of financial accounting and will build on the skills already acquired in the undergraduate accounting curriculum.

Accounting Electives

Tax Compliance and Planning

ACC 6230. Taxation of Pass-Through Entities
A study of Federal taxation as it applies to pass-through entities and their owners. This course will cover the tax consequences of pass-through entity formation, operation, distributions to owners and liquidations.
ACC 6240. Tax Practice and Procedure
Presents knowledge of IRS procedures that helps a student conduct a successful tax practice. The course will use a considerable amount of tax research to help students learn these skills as well as oral and written communications of tax findings.
ACC 6270. Multijurisdictional Tax
This course covers the basic concepts involved with both international taxation, and state and local taxation. Within state and local taxation are the major three taxes in the US - property, sales/use and income taxation. Within the international arena, the course covers how the US taxes international transactions and taxpayers that have activities in multiple countries. Also within this arena is how other countries deal with these same issues.
ACC 6280. Government and Nonprofit Accounting
The focus of the course is on external reporting for governmental and not-for-profit organizations. Other issues, to include the Single Audit Act and taxation of tax-exempt organizations is also part of the coverage. This course builds on the concepts learned in Intermediate Accounting.

Information Systems & Controls

ACC 6310. Data Analytics for Accountants
This course provides accounting students with the knowledge needed to work with different types of data to efficiently solve business problems with appropriately controlled data analysis using spreadsheets, databases, business intelligence and visualization tools. This course is built from the premise that technology and data have changed the role of the accountant. This course is intended to provide students with an understanding of data analytic thinking and terminology as well as hands-on experience with data analytics tools and techniques.
BSA 6050. Database Modeling, Design and Analysis
This course provides students with skills that facilitate the effective use of database management systems. Key components of this course include relational data modeling along with database design, development and implementation. Students will query and analyze data using SQL to create useful insights and generate recommendations for action.
BSA 6820. Predictive Analytics
This course provides students with a practical, hands-on learning environment focusing on data mining and predictive analytics to solve business problems. Students will prepare data, create and validate predictive models, and deploy those models to predict future events and uncover hidden patterns of behavior. Students will examine how data analysis technologies can be used to improve decision-making by studying the fundamental principles and techniques of data mining to develop data-analytic thinking.
ACC 6280. Government and Nonprofit Accounting
The focus of the course is on external reporting for governmental and not-for-profit organizations. Other issues, to include the Single Audit Act and taxation of tax-exempt organizations is also part of the coverage. This course builds on the concepts learned in Intermediate Accounting.

Business Reporting & Analysis

ACC 6410. Financial Statement Analysis
Financial Statement Analysis (FSA) has the primary objective of preparing students, with reasonable study and analysis, to better understand a company through its publicly-available financial statements and related financial information. Particular emphasis is placed on students learning to assess and evaluate important aspects of a company, such as liquidity, asset management, profitability and capital structure.
ACC 6280. Government and Nonprofit Accounting
The focus of the course is on external reporting for governmental and not-for-profit organizations. Other issues, including the Single Audit Act and taxation of tax-exempt organizations is also part of the coverage. This course builds on the concepts learned in Intermediate Accounting.
ACC 6310. Data Analytics for Accounting
This course provides accounting students with the knowledge needed to work with different types of data to efficiently solve business problems with appropriately controlled data analysis using spreadsheets, databases, business intelligence and visualization tools. This course is built from the premise that technology and data have changed the role of the accountant. This course is intended to provide students with an understanding of data analytic thinking and terminology as well as hands-on experience with data analytics tools and techniques.

Required Professionalism & Certifications: (3 hours)

ACC 6200. Leadership in the Accounting Profession
This course focuses on changes within the accounting profession and the leadership of individuals who are driving such changes. The course will assist students in understanding how to develop into a leader in their chosen profession. Industry leaders are used throughout the course to expose students to real leaders that can address common ethical dilemmas encountered by accountants.
ACC 6900. Accounting Internship
Students are given the opportunity to earn credit through an intensive internship with an area accounting firm or private business. Interns are engaged in specific accounting-type projects within the organization. A final paper is produced for review by the accounting faculty. An assigned professor must oversee the student's internship. Prior approval of the directing professor and coordinator of the accounting program is required.
ACC 6800. CPA Review
This course allows students to receive credit for completing portions of the Becker CPA Review program.
ACC 6990. Independent Study
The independent study course allows a student to work with an individual faculty member to explore in-depth a topic of particular interest to the student. An instructor must agree to direct and supervise the work and the Associate Dean must approve the plan.

MBA

Professional MBA students complete core courses that cover the functional areas of business: accounting, business law, finance, management, marketing, business technology, leadership, ethics, and strategic management.

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ACC 6480. Applied Accounting
Accounting supports decision-making, measures results, documents performance and motivates behavior. This class examines managers' use of the accounting systems within an organization and in communicating externally. In particular, the class considers revenue recognition, service/product costing systems, financial statement analysis, management control systems, performance incentives and operating budgets.
BSA 6500. Data Analytics & Technology Management
This course provides an overview of the key tools, concepts and theories of data analytics and information technology management. Students will consider various technologies that may be used to develop and improve organizational strategy, decision-making and operational effectiveness. Additionally, students will get hands-on experience working with various tools for descriptive and predictive data analytics in order to translate business problems into data analyses that provide actionable insights.
ECO 6300. Managing Global Risks and Reputation in a Complex Business World
This course consists of an overview of the global business framework in which companies operate today. The course focuses on the opportunities and risk assessment of entry into global markets and operation of global firms within the context of the economic, financial, governmental, geopolitical, cultural and social environment.
FIN 6100. Financial Management
This course contains the basic financial concepts, tools and techniques used by financial managers. The topics covered include cash flow analysis, stock and bond valuation, capital budgeting, risk and return, the cost of capital, long-term financial planning and strategic financial decisions.
MKT 6450. Marketing Management
This course introduces students to the core concepts and principles of marketing management. Specifically, this course provides students the opportunity to study and practice an economics-oriented, framework-based approach to analyzing and “solving” marketing problems while enhancing critical thinking, group decision-making, written and oral communication and analytical skills. The purpose of this approach is to equip students not only with a structured knowledge of marketing strategy and tactics but also with the facility to apply this knowledge in a wide variety of business and organizational settings. Methods of instruction include outside reading, lecture and case discussion.
MGT 6150. Management of Interpersonal Relationships
With an ever-changing virtual business landscape and in the face of disruptive technologies, successful relationship management is crucial in remaining flexible and viable in today’s competitive workforce. MGT 6150 provides a foundation and understanding for developing managerial, intrapersonal and interpersonal skills within organizational settings including effectively leading and working within groups and teams. Through the theoretical lens of organizational behavior and global human resource management, this interactive course analyzes a broad range of topics to ensure individuals facing workplace challenges are apt in communication, decision-making and managing oneself and others. Further, the exploration of self-awareness provides a personal narrative to develop individual skill sets necessary for productive professional growth.
MGT 6320. Leadership, Ethics & Management of Social Issues
This course examines current and perennial management issues encountered in the social environment of business, developing leadership and decision-making skills to address these issues successfully. Important management issues will be investigated, such as: legal and regulatory conditions, business contracts and torts, employment law, ethical considerations in business from a stakeholder theory perspective, types of management leadership styles and patterns of power corresponding to them. Ethical and legal astuteness requires a set of value-laden attitudes, context-specific knowledge of ethics and the law, precise leadership and the appropriate application of these tools.
MGT 6550. Operations & Supply Chain Management
The first half of this course is focused on the design, integration and improvement of the interrelated work activities that combine to produce an organization's products or services. Emphasis is placed on well-designed and well-managed operations as a source of customer satisfaction, reduced cost, and sustainable competitive advantage. Topics include product and service design, process design and improvement, process technology, process planning and scheduling, strategies for dealing with fluctuating demand, procurement and supply management and management of people. Quantitative models useful for operations analysis and decision-making are included.
The second half of this course will introduce students to the terminology, concepts and skills related to supply chain management. The study of supply chain management involves the management of key business processes, the flow of goods and information, and relationships with fellow members of the supply chain. Students will develop an understanding of the complexities associated with the physical movement of goods and information and how they affect the mission of the firm. Discussions will address the various processes and activities within an organization and how they interface with other members of a global supply chain.
MGT 6850. Crafting & Implementing Strategy
This course explores how organizations in all life cycle stages create, deliver, and capture value through the ability to formulate and implement successful strategies. Key areas include strategy and entrepreneurship theory and schools of thought, external and internal environmental analysis, strategic alternatives and implementation challenges. A variety of industry and organizational settings are examined to compare and contrast constraints and perspectives of startup and mature organizations. Instructional methods include a combination of readings, case studies, a business simulation, group and class discussions, guest speakers and a course project.

Prerequisite Requirements:
PMBA — ACC 6480, FIN 6100, MGT 6550 and MKT 6450;
HCMBA — ACC 6490, MKT 6450 and MKT 6450;
AMBA — ACC 6480, FIN 6100, MKT 6450 and core MKT 6550

Required Electives: (9 hours)

Electives may be chosen from Accounting courses or MBA courses for which the student meets the prerequisite requirements. For example, a student planning to start her career in internal audit with a healthcare company might select the Healthcare Technology and Analytics class from the Healthcare MBA program.
Summer Accounting Institute students must take the Accounting Information Systems class as one elective and may use other electives to take core business classes from the MBA courses.

ACC 6330. Accounting Information Systems
This course provides accounting students with knowledge needed for understanding business processes, controls and enterprise systems. By understanding how operational and financial information is created from business processes and the relevant risks and controls, students will have a framework for identifying and analyzing decision alternatives and performance. This course is required for Summer Accounting Institute students and should be taken in their first fall semester.

Prerequisites

All students must complete all prerequisite courses before entering Massey MBA and MAcc programs. The courses are required to ensure the success of all students. The MBA and MAcc coursework is challenging, and we focus on ensuring that all students have the proper academic background to enter graduate-level business courses with a command of fundamental concepts. Most students who earned an undergraduate degree in business already have the prerequisites, while some students may have some of the prereqs, but not all. And many prospective students have none of the perquisites.

Massey MBA prerequisite courses include:

Accounting I
Accounting II
Microeconomics
Macroeconomics
Statistics

Massey's Master of Accountancy prerequisites includes 18 hours of undergraduate accounting coursework

Financial Accounting
Cost Accounting
Tax Accounting
Audit Accounting
Excel Workshop
Career Planning

Haven't completed all of the prerequisites?

For students who need all or most of the prerequisites, the Summer Business Institute (SBI) and Summer Accounting Institute (SAI) is the most effective way to complete the coursework before entering a Massey MBA program. Designed and taught by Massey faculty members, SBI and SAI courses are completed over twelve weeks in the summer. Students attend classes two weeknights per week and on Saturdays during the program. Students who complete the Summer Business Institute and Summer Accounting Institute hit the ground running, fully prepared for success in Massey.

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How To Apply

The following items are required to complete the application:*

Submit an application and a $58.00 fee through BusinessCAS
Belmont does not charge an application fee.
Upload a one-page essay on personal and professional goals
Upload a current resume
Order official university transcripts from schools you attended using the link in your BusinessCAS academic history. Do not send your transcripts to Belmont.
Provide the names and email addresses of two recommenders. Recommendations are submitted through online links provided. We do not accept recommendations from family members, pastors, or friends because they may lack objectivity.
Optional - GMAT (or GRE) official score report (Encouraged, but not required)
Interview - In-person OR via Zoom.

International Applicants that attended college outside the United States May also need to provide an official transcript evaluation and English Proficiency test score to BusinessCAS. Belmont now accepts MANY English test options. A full list of options for transcript evaluation companies and English testing options (as well as exceptions) can be found on the Belmont International Student Applicant page. If you are in F-1 status and have immigration questions, please contact Belmont’s International Student and Scholar Services for more information at 615-460-6243.

Massey MBA prerequisite courses include:

Accounting I
Accounting II
Microeconomics
Macroeconomics
Statistics

Massey's Master of Accountancy prerequisites includes 18 hours of undergraduate accounting coursework

Financial Accounting
Cost Accounting
Tax Accounting
Audit Accounting
Excel Workshop
Career Planning

Haven't completed all of the prerequisites?

Learn More about Summer Business Institute

How To Apply

The following items are required to complete the application:*

Submit an application and a $58.00 fee through BusinessCAS
Belmont does not charge an application fee.
Upload a one-page essay on personal and professional goals
Upload a current resume
Order official university transcripts from schools you attended using the link in your BusinessCAS academic history. Do not send your transcripts to Belmont.
Provide the names and email addresses of two recommenders. Recommendations are submitted through online links provided. We do not accept recommendations from family members, pastors, or friends because they may lack objectivity.
Optional - GMAT (or GRE) official score report (Encouraged, but not required)
Interview - In-person OR via Zoom.

The following items are required to complete the application:*

Submit an application and a $58.00 fee through BusinessCAS
Belmont does not charge an application fee.
Upload a one-page essay on personal and professional goals
Upload a current resume
Order official university transcripts from schools you attended using the link in your BusinessCAS academic history. Do not send your transcripts to Belmont.
Provide the names and email addresses of two recommenders. Recommendations are submitted through online links provided. We do not accept recommendations from family members, pastors, or friends because they may lack objectivity.
Optional - GMAT (or GRE) official score report (Encouraged, but not required)
Interview - In-person OR via Zoom.

Application Deadlines

Massey Graduate School of Business Application Deadlines

All prospective students should apply as soon as possible to complete their applications by the deadlines listed below. Your application must be completed and you must be accepted into the program to be considered for scholarships and graduate assistantships.

SPRING: Completed Application Deadline - December 1st

SUMMER: Completed Application Deadline - April 15st

FALL: Completed Application Deadline - August 1^st

MBA/Macc is 57 Credit Hours. $1,595 per credit hour. $90,915 total tuition.

For all Scholarship & GA Opportunities: You must be ADMITTED before March 1st for best scholarship opportunities.

For All Scholarships: There is no separate scholarship application.

For Merit Scholarships: Submit a GMAT Score to maximize funding opportunities.

For Need-Based Scholarships: Submit the corresponding FAFSA Application for your academic year at the time you apply. Please note, that graduate students do NOT use their parent's income for FAFSA, so it benefits you to submit this, even if you have no intentions of using student loans. Learn more on the Graduate Tuition & Aid website.

For Diversity Scholarships: No additional information is needed beyond completing the demographic information on your application for admission.

Financial Aid / Payment Options

Graduate business students have several payment options including scholarships, employer tuition assistance, installment payment plan programs, and/or student loans.

US Students: To determine eligibility requirements for student loans, submit the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) or the Renewal FAFSA (for previous Federal Aid applicants) and request that Belmont University receive a copy of the analysis. The FAFSA requires approximately six weeks for processing. You may file the FAFSA online at studentaid.gov.

Additional information on funding options:

Scholarships. Scholarships are awarded on a variety of factors, including, but not limited to:

Acceptance to the program by March 1st
Academic excellence, including exceptional grade point average and/or optional test scores (GMAT/GRE)
Strong recommendations from business, academic, and professional sources
Minority or International status submitted in the application demographic section
Demonstrated financial need through a submitted FAFSA

Graduate Assistantships. Five full-tuition graduate assistantship positions are available each academic year across all graduate business programs. Multiple partial tuition assistantships are also available.

Belmont Bruin Alumni Grant. Students who have graduated from Belmont University with an undergraduate degree earn a 20% reduction in the cost of graduate tuition. Students must complete the graduate application by the appropriate deadline and be accepted to the graduate program.

Endowed Scholarships. These are awarded annually to candidates who meet the unique criteria for each award.

Alumni Council Scholarship for Hardship
Accelerated MBA Massey Scholarship
Ben Rechter MBA Minority Scholarship
Charles R F Treadway Scholarship
Damon & Carrie Hininger Massey
Graduate Assistantship Scholarship
B. and Doris Massey Minority Scholarship
J C Massey Endowed (Nelson)
Jack C Massey Scholarship
Massey Scholars for Professional MBA Students
Volunteer Capital Massey Memorial Scholarship

Employer Tuition Assistance/Corporate Partners. Either of the formats below may qualify you for a matching tuition discount of up to 20% off through the Corporate Partners Program.

Employer Payment - If your employer will be paying your tuition directly to Belmont, Student Financial Services needs employer authorization agreeing to Belmont's payment terms.
Employer Reimbursement is an agreement between you and your employer. If your employer reimburses you after your courses are complete each semester, you are financially responsible for paying for courses before the semester begins. You can pay in cash or use loans to get started, then you can roll your reimbursement checks into the future semesters.

Installment Payment Plans. Use your savings and/or current income to cover all or part of your education expenses. You can take advantage of the Interest-Free Monthly Payment Option offered through the Tuition Management System (www.afford.com/Belmont). TMS takes your estimated educational expense and divides it into monthly payments. The cost is $55 per year and is only available for fall and spring semesters.

Paying With Student Loans. Graduate students who are U.S. citizens are eligible to apply for the Federal Unsubsidized Stafford Loan programs, which are awarded without regard to financial need. Interest accrues from the time the loan is disbursed until it is paid in full. The maximum loan is $20,500 per academic year. If you are using Stafford Loans to pay any portion of your tuition, you should complete the FAFSA at least six weeks before the beginning of classes.

International Students
International students admitted before March 1^st are considered for all scholarships and graduate assistantships. Upon admission, international students will be contacted by Belmont’s International Student Services Office for additional information regarding student visas, enrollment deposits, and university policies that are unique to those entering the U.S. to attend Belmont University (615-460-6342).

Veterans

Individuals who have completed U.S. military service should contact one of Belmont’s V.A. Education Counselors (615-460-6871). The University supports several armed forces educational benefit programs, including Yellow Ribbon.

You’ll learn far beyond the classroom at Belmont. Here are just a few of the opportunities in store for you:

Engage in monthly professional development events
Attend lectures featuring top business professionals
Travel to international destinations as part of our Study abroad electives and SCOPE International Consultancy courses.
Complete a professional field experience
Get customized career guidance from the Jack C. Massey College of Business Career Development Center

The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) is the premier accrediting agency for the best business schools in the world, including the Jack C . Massey College of Business.

AACSB's supplemental accounting accreditation indicates a program's commitment to providing an elevated quality assurance system for its accounting programs.

There are 194 accounting programs in the world with separate AACSB accounting accreditation, and Belmont's accounting program is the only private college or university in Tennessee that has AACSB's supplemental accounting accreditation.

Outcomes & Alumni Success

Graduates of Belmont’s MBA/MAcc dual-degree program are equipped to thrive in leadership roles across business and accounting. While this is a new program, students benefit from the college’s long-standing reputation for career-ready graduates, hands-on learning experiences, and strong connections to industry. Alumni from the Jack C. Massey College of Business have historically gone on to leadership positions in accounting, finance, consulting and management, and many leverage Belmont’s robust career services, internship opportunities and active alumni network to achieve success.