Course Topics
ACCTG 110 Introduction to Accounting
A course specifically for students who have had no prior study, at any level, of bookkeeping or accounting. All aspects of the accounting cycle are covered. Prerequisite: first-year or sophomore standing or consent of department head.
ACCTG 150 Fundamentals of Accounting
This course provides a basic understanding of financial and managerial accounting concepts, principles, and procedures. Emphasis will be placed on the use of accounting information by management, creditors and stockholders. Course coverage includes accounting for inventory, receivables, long-term assets, short and long-term debt, stockholders equity, financial statement analysis, cost behavior analysis, manufacturing operations, budgeting, and variance analysis.
ACCTG 358 Managerial Cost Accounting
Advanced course in managerial accounting focusing on cost accumulation and allocation methods in the manufacturing environment, including activity based costing (ABC). Advanced topics include statistical cost estimation, flexible budgeting, standard costing, inventory valuation, capacity analysis, pricing, variance analysis, performance measurement, strategic analysis, and continuous improvement methods.
MGT 353 Financial Management
Introduction to the two major decisions faced by the finance manager: financing (raising cash) and capital budgeting (investing cash). A focus on cash flow-based decision-making including time value of money, the relationship between risk and return, the cost of capital, capital structure, and leverage. This course includes writing instruction that partially fulfills the writing requirement.
