BA in Accounting
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Curriculum
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Core Courses
Business Computer Skills
Mastering eLearning
Global Business Perspectives
Principles of Accounting 1
Principles of Accounting 2
Intermediate Accounting 1
Intermediate Accounting 2
Cost Accounting
Auditing
Individual Federal Income Taxes
Applied Decision Methods for Business
Strategic Management
Introduction to Macroeconomics
Introduction to Microeconomics
Law 1
Finance for Managers
Principles of Management
Business Research Skills & Application
Business Plan Research
Organizational Behavior and Development
Principles of Marketing
Civilization 1: Ancient through Medieval
Management of Human Resources
CIS1140 - Business Computer Skills
Credits: 3
Uses commercial software to understand the business functions of computers and develop personal competency in practical application of computers in business. Provides specific knowledge and advanced capabilities in various skills necessary for effective performance in academic and practical environments.
ASC1006 - Mastering eLearning
Credits: 1
Helps students new to Florida Tech and online learning to adjust to the university and acquire essential academic and administrative survival skills (online classroom behavior, academic honesty, study skills, etc.) that enhance academic integration into college.
BUS1801 - Global Business Perspectives
Credits: 3
Surveys the functions and operations of business organizations in a global marketplace. Studies the structure, operation, financing, relationships and responsibilities of firms in context of current legal, social, regulatory and environmental issues. Requires critical thinking, communication, research, and individual and group problem solving.
EAC2211 - Principles of Accounting 1
Credits: 3
Introduces the financial environment, financial statements, the accounting cycle and the theoretical framework of accounting measurement, emphasizing mechanics, measurement theory and the economic environment.
EAC2212 - Principles of Accounting 2
Prerequisite: BUS 2211 or EAC 2211
Credits: 3
Continues EAC 2211 Principles of Accounting 1. Emphasizes understanding the role of accounting in product costing, costing for quality, cost-justifying investment decisions, and performance evaluation and control of human behavior.
EAC3211 - Intermediate Accounting 1
Prerequisite: EAC 2212
Credits: 3
Studies the development of generally accepted accounting principles and valuation models in their application to financial statement presentations. Includes in-depth coverage of the preparation and use of accounting information based on current accounting standards of financial accounting.
EAC3212 - Intermediate Accounting 2
Prerequisite: EAC 3211
Credits: 3
Continues EAC 3211. Includes the valuation of liabilities and equities, revenue realization, accounting changes, income taxes, leases and financial statement disclosures.
EAC3331 - Cost Accounting
Prerequisite: EAC 2212
Credits: 3
Studies relevant costs for managerial decision-making. Includes cost accounting fundamentals used in managerial control functions.
EAC4411 - Auditing
Prerequisite: EAC 3212
Credits: 3
Covers the principles and procedures of internal and public auditing. Includes the ethics, responsibilities, standards and reports of professional auditors.
EAC4421 - Individual Federal Income Taxes
Requires computer skills. Prerequisite: EAC 2212
Credits: 3
Introduces federal taxes, emphasizing individual taxation. Includes the concepts of business income in various forms of business, the practical application of tax laws including tax return preparation, and simple tax research. Also introduces the various taxes beyond federal taxes.
EBA3334 - Applied Decision Methods for Business
Prerequisite: BUS 2703 or EST 2703 or MTH 2401
Credits: 3
Uses quantitative techniques to aid in decision-making. Emphasizes problem identification and applies appropriate solution techniques for interpretation of results. Includes probability theory, decision-making under certainty, risk and uncertainty, inventory control, forecasting, PERT/CPM, utility theory and linear programming.
EBA4498 - Strategic Management
Prerequisite: EAC 2212, EMG 3225, EMG 3301, EMK 3601
Credits: 3
Incorporates all functional business areas dealing with organizational challenges. Emphasizes decision-making processes related to strategy formulation and implementation in global settings.
EEC2303 - Introduction to Macroeconomics
Prerequisite: MTH 1000 or MTH 1001 or MTH 1701 or MTH 1702
Credits: 3
Introduces the concepts that aid in understanding both aggregate economic conditions and the policy alternatives designed to stabilize national economies. Includes the determination of GDP and national income, inflation, unemployment, monetary policy, economic growth and exchange rates.
EEC2304 - Introduction to Microeconomics
Prerequisite: MTH 1000 or MTH 1001 or MTH 1010 or MTH 1701 or MTH 1702
Credits: 3
Introduces the neoclassical theory of price determination. Includes supply and demand analysis, production and cost theory, market structures, externalities and public goods, factor payments, income distribution and informational asymmetries.
ELA2601 - Law 1
Credits: 3
Investigates the operational responsibilities of individuals in light of political, moral, social, ethical and jurisprudential considerations.
EMG3225 - Finance for Managers
Ability to use computer spreadsheets and financial business calculator. Prerequisite: BUS 2212 or EAC 2212
Credits: 3
Introduces the principles of corporate financial management. Emphasizes the time value of money in investments of real or financial assets. Covers planning for current assets and liabilities, and long-range capital. Passing grade in EST 2703Â is recommended.
EMG3301 - Principles of Management
Prerequisite: COM 1102
Credits: 3
Introduces management as a discipline and process. Includes evolution and scope of management, decision-making, planning, strategy, organizing, staffing, leading, control, change, and the importance of management in the global environment and ethical considerations of management decisions.
EMG4005 - Business Research Skills & Application
Credits: 3
Introduces business research methods and techniques for composing and formatting an industry analysis. Emphasizes written communication for the business discipline and how to use library and census databases. Requires synthesis of information from multiple sources and production of senior-level business analysis. First in a two-course sequence.
EMG4006 - Business Plan Research
Prerequisite: EMG 4005
Credits: 3
Focuses on applying business research methods learned in  to produce a new venture concept and actionable business plan as second in a two-course sequence. Emphasizes critical thinking and business analysis tools (marketing, and operational, financial, organizational and strategic analysis). Introduces business presentation techniques.
EMG4412 - Organizational Behavior and Development
Prerequisite: EMG 3301 or PSY 3541
Credits: 3
Studies human behavior in organizations. Blends newer concepts of behavior theory with classical organizational theory. Includes methods for bringing change to organizations.
EMK3601 - Principles of Marketing
Requirement(s): Successful completion of 30 credits hours in Florida Tech Online Prerequisite: COM 1102, EEC 2303
Credits: 3
Provides the fundamental principles in the marketing of goods, services and ideas. Includes planning, pricing, promotions and distribution. Focuses on global marketing, marketing ethics and managing the marketing function.
HUM2051 - Civilization 1: Ancient through Medieval
Prerequisite: COM 1102
Credits: 3
Introduces civilization from its early development to the European Renaissance. Emphasizes the interpretation of primary texts that reflect the intellectual and historical changes in society. The first of two interdisciplinary courses.
EMG3331 - Management of Human Resources
Prerequisite: EMG 3301
Credits: 3
Covers the principles and systems related to the management and leadership of human resources. Includes legal and administrative law issues; health, safety and security; selection and placement; job analysis; training and development; compensation and benefits; and job analysis systems.
Communication
Choose COM 1101 or WRI 1001 (Dependent on Placement Test Score).
Composition and Rhetoric
First Year Writing 2
Writing About Literature
2000-Level Course
COM1101 - Composition and Rhetoric
Requirement(s): Passing grade on placement exam or prerequisite course. Prerequisite: COM 0100 or COM 0110 or WRI 0100 or WRI 0110
Credits: 3
The first of two courses in college-level writing skills. Focuses on writing essays using various rhetorical modes: persuasion, description, comparison and analysis. Presents basic methods of library research, as well as the MLA documentation system. Students write one research paper and several essays.
WRI1001 - First Year Writing 2
Requirement(s): Second in a two-course series. Passing score on placement exam or prerequisite course. Prerequisite: WRI 1000
Credits: 3
Continues work begun in WRI 1000. Includes study in rhetorical analysis and the conventions of various genres. Also includes intensive instruction in writing and revision of work that culminates in a research paper.
COM1102 - Writing About Literature
Prerequisite: COM 1001 or COM 1101
Credits: 3
The second of two courses in college-level writing skills. Focuses on reading and analyzing poems, plays and short works of fiction. Students write several essays and one research paper on literary topics.
2000-Level Course
Choose one 2000-level (or higher) communication course.
Credits: 3
Information Systems
Choose one of the following:
Accounting Information Systems
Management Information Systems
EAC3214 - Accounting Information Systems
Prerequisite: EAC 2212
Credits: 3
Covers the principles involved in establishing an accounting information system. Includes source documents, internal controls and the interfaces needed for managerial control of the business. Studies the integration of managerial accounting information needs with the design and implementation of systems.
EMG3327 - Management Information Systems
Prerequisite: EMG 3301
Credits: 3
Studies the important uses of information technology in organizations. Includes information requirements and flow, system design and analysis methodologies, the generation and accumulation of data for decision-making, and the implementation and control of information systems.
Mathematics
Statistics
College Algebra
1000-Level Course
EST2703 - Statistics
Prerequisite: MTH 1000 or MTH 1001 or MTH 1701 or MTH 1702
Credits: 3
Emphasizes mathematical concepts. Includes measures of central tendency and spread; probability; binomial, normal and t distributions; statistical inference; and linear regression and correlation.
MTH1701 - College Algebra
Requirement(s): Passing grade on placement exam or prerequisite course. Prerequisite: MTH 0111 or MTH 1011
Credits: 3
Real-number system; arithmetic operations with polynomials, special products and factoring; linear, fractional and quadratic equations; inequalities, exponents, radicals and absolute values; functions and graphs; and complex numbers, logarithms, logarithmic and exponential functions. Credit can only be applied toward business, communication, humanities, management, psychology or computer information systems degrees at Florida Tech.
1000-Level Course
Choose one 1000-level (or higher) math course.
Credits: 3
Humanities
Choose three of the following:
1000-Level Course
1000-Level Course
Choose three 1000-level (or higher) humanities courses.
Credits: 3
Humanities Core
Choose one of the following:
2000-Level Course
2000-Level Course
Choose one 2000-level (or higher) humanities course.
Credits: 3
Physical/Life Sciences
Choose two of the following:
1000-Level Course
1000-Level Course
Choose two 1000-level or higher (BIO, CHM, EDS, ENS, MET, OCN, PHY, SPS) courses.
Credits: 3
Social Sciences
Choose one of the following:
1000-Level Course
1000-Level Course
Choose one 1000-level (or higher) social sciences course.
Credits: 3
Accounting Electives
Choose two of the following:
Advanced Accounting
Advanced Auditing
Corporate Federal Income Taxes
EAC4401 - Advanced Accounting
Prerequisite: EAC 3212
Credits: 3
Covers accounting principles for partnerships, mergers, acquisitions and consolidations. Includes the worksheet analysis of consolidation principles and introduces international accounting and fund accounting.
EAC4412 - Advanced Auditing
Prerequisite: EAC 4411
Credits: 3
Applies auditing principles to audit situations. Introduces audit practice research and theory issues. Discusses financial auditing issues from the perspectives of management, accountants, internal auditors, audit committees and external auditors.
EAC4422 - Corporate Federal Income Taxes
Prerequisite: EAC 4421
Credits: 3
Includes corporate taxation and the transfer of assets from one form of entity into a corporation. Covers allowable corporate expenses and deductions applicable to corporations. Also includes trust and estate tax, forming and running subchapter S corporations, and computer-generated partnership tax returns.
Free Electives
Choose two of the following:
Available Electives
Available Electives
Credits: 3
Elective courses available will vary depending upon your individual situation.
Total Courses
Core Courses
121 credits
Total
121 Credits
Tuition and curriculum are subject to change. For the official curriculum for this degree please visit the Florida Institute of Technology Catalog.
FALL 2 – 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Application Deadline | 10/12/2016 | |
| Start Date | 10/24/2016 | |
SPRING 1 – 2017 | ||
| Application Deadline | 1/2/2017 | |
| Start Date | 1/9/2017 | |
SPRING 2 – 2017 | ||
| Application Deadline | 2/22/2017 | |
| Start Date | 3/6/2017 | |
SUMMER 1 – 2017 | ||
| Application Deadline | 4/19/2017 | |
| Start Date | 5/1/2017 | |
SUMMER 2 – 2017 | ||
| Application Deadline | 6/21/2017 | |
| Start Date | 7/3/2017 | |
FALL 1 – 2017 | ||
| Application Deadline | 8/16/2017 | |
| Start Date | 8/28/2017 | |
FALL 2 - 2017 | ||
| Application Deadline | 10/18/2017 | |
| Start Date | 10/23/2017 | |
SPRING 1 - 2018 | ||
| Application Deadline | 12/27/2017 | |
| Start Date | 1/8/2018 | |
SPRING 2 - 2018 | ||
| Application Deadline | 2/21/2018 | |
| Start Date | 3/5/2018 | |
SUMMER 1 - 2018 | ||
| Application Deadline | 4/18/2018 | |
| Start Date | 4/30/2018 | |
SUMMER 2 - 2018 | ||
| Application Deadline | 6/20/2018 | |
| Start Date | 7/2/2018 | |
FALL 1 - 2018 | ||
| Application Deadline | 8/15/2018 | |
| Start Date | 8/27/2018 | |
FALL 2 - 2018 | ||
| Application Deadline | 10/10/2018 | |
| Start Date | 10/22/2018 | |
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