3/2 MBA plan of study
This two-year program focuses on real-world experiences while earning your degree. Learn more about our course offerings below.
| Course # | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
Career Success Skills | 3.0 | |
Auditing Theory and Practice | 3.0 | |
Financial Accounting Concepts | 3.0 | |
The Firm in the Capital Market | 1.5 | |
Managerial Economics | 1.5 | |
Game Theory/Business Strategy | 1.5 | |
BUS-J540 | Strategic Planning & Management Process | 3.0 |
BUS-L521 | Critical Thought and Practical Wisdom | 1.5 |
| Course # | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
Field Study | 5.0 | |
Financial Analysis & Firm Valuation | 1.5 | |
Integrative Capstone Simulation | 1.0 | |
International Monetary Systems & Hedging | 1.5 | |
Introduction to Spreadsheet Modeling | 1.5 | |
Market Based Analysis | 1.5 | |
Supply Chain Operations | 1.5 | |
BUS-P574 | Enterprise Resource Planning | 1.5 |
Management of Information Technology | 1.5 |
| Course # | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
Advanced Financial Accounting | 3.0 | |
Financial Accounting Theory | 1.5 | |
Corporate Taxation | 1.5 | |
Human Resources Systems & Organizational Effectiveness | 1.5 |
| Course # | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
Taxes and Financial Statements | 1.5 | |
Strategic Tax Planning | 1.5 |
| Course # | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
Applied Leadership, Power, Persuasion & Prof. Practice | 1.5 | |
Field Consulting Project | 3.0 | |
Commercial Finance Law: Creditors’ Rights | 1.5 | |
Corporate Finance Law and Business Planning | 1.5 | |
Ethics, Negotiation & Managing Conflict | 1.5 |
| Course # | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
Taxes and Financial Statements | 1.5 | |
State & Local Taxation | 1.5 | |
Taxation of Partnerships, LLCs & S Corporations | 1.5 | |
Advanced Financial Statement Analysis & Valuation | 1.5 | |
Strategic Tax Planning | 1.5 | |
Tax Research | 1.5 | |
International Tax | 1.5 | |
Detecting Earnings Management | 3.0 | |
IT Auditing and Internal Controls/Advanced Auditing | 3.0 | |
Structuring Acquisitions: Accounting Advisory Services | 1.5 | |
Forensic Accounting | 3.0 | |
Strategic Cost Management | 1.5 | |
Predictive Analytics/ Data Mining | 1.5 | |
Enterprise Data Management | 1.5 | |
Washington Campus: Accounting and Public Policy | 1.5 | |
Deloitte Assurance Learning Lab | 1.5 |
- Always check the schedule of classes to determine if and when a course is offered, as it is subject to change.
- +BUS-X502 (NYC) & BUS-A579 (DC) by application.
- 1.5 credit hour courses are typically 7-week courses (exceptions BUS-A568, BUS-X502, BUS-A579); 3.0 credit hour classes meet all semester.
- Questions related to course selection can be directed to GAP academic advising at gapadv@iu.edu
| Course # | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
Advanced Financial Statement Analysis & Valuation | 1.5 | |
Advanced Financial Accounting | 3.0 | |
Detecting Earnings Management | 3.0 | |
Structuring Acquisitions: Accounting Advisory Services | 1.5 | |
Financial Accounting Theory | 1.5 |
| Course # | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
Taxes and Financial Statements | 1.5 | |
Strategic Tax Planning | 1.5 |
| Course # | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
Asset Valuation & Strategy | 1.5 | |
Human Resources Systems & Organizational Effectiveness | 1.5 | |
Applied Leadership, Power, Persuasion & Professional Practice | 1.5 | |
Field Consulting Project | 3.0 | |
Commercial Finance Law: Creditors’ Rights | 1.5 | |
Corporate Finance Law and Business Planning | 1.5 | |
Ethics, Negotiation & Managing Conflict | 1.5 |
| Course # | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
Short-Term Financial Management | 1.5 | |
Venture Capital & Entrepreneurship Finance | 1.5 | |
Behavioral Finance | 1.5 | |
Corporate Financial Risk Management | 1.5 | |
Derivative Securities | 1.5 | |
Fixed Income Investments | 1.5 | |
Equity Markets | 1.5 | |
Spreadsheet Modeling in Finance | 1.5 | |
Corporate Financial Strategy | 1.5 | |
Corporate Governance & Restructuring | 1.5 | |
International Financial Markets | 1.5 | |
International Corporate Finance | 1.5 | |
Topics in Finance: Fintech Applications in Machine Learning | 1.5 | |
Topics in Finance: Fintech for Managers | 1.5 | |
Real Estate Investment Analysis | 1.5 |
- You may NOT substitute other courses for the 6 credits of BUS-F electives.
- Experiential courses BUS-X502 Assurance Learning Lab and BUS-A579 Accounting & Public Policy/Washington Campus (both 1.5 credit hour courses) are open to Financial Analysis track students. However, credits would not count toward degree requirements.
- Questions related to course selection can be directed to GAP advising at gapadv@iu.edu
Accounting Degree / Major Maps for Undergraduate Students Pursuing Careers in Tax and Applying to the 3/2 MBA Program
Course Listing Focus on the Sequence of I-Core, Required Accounting and Finance Courses, and Tax Electives in 3/2 MBA Program
| Course # | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
Communicating Accounting Analytics | 1 | |
Intermediate Accounting I | 3 | |
Cost Accounting | 3 | |
Taxes and Decision Making | 3.0 | |
Field Study | 4.0 | |
Career Success Skills | 1.5 | |
Auditing Theory and Practice | 3.0 | |
Financial Analysis & Firm Valuation | 1.5 | |
Integrative Capstone Simulation | 1.0 | |
Financial Accounting Concepts | 3.0 | |
International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) | 1.5 | |
Intermediate Investments | 3.0 | |
Intermediate Corporate Finance | 3.0 |
| Course # | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
Taxes and Financial Statements | 1.5 | |
International Taxation I | 1.5 | |
State and Local Taxation I | 1.5 | |
Taxation of Partnerships and S Corporations | 1.5 | |
Corporate Taxation | 1.5 | |
Strategic Tax Planning | 1.5 | |
Tax Research | 1.5 |
Application deadlines
The 3/2 MBA program is open to Kelley undergraduates in accounting and finance. Please apply by December 1 of your junior year.
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