Coggin College of Business Graduate Degree Requirements
The Accounting degree programs are separately accredited by The International Association for Management Education (AACSB). In accounting, approximately 170 institutions have achieved AACSB accreditation at various degree levels. The University of North Florida’s Accounting Programs are among the best in the nation in preparing students to successfully take the Uniform CPA examination. UNF students have consistently ranked highly in terms of the percentage of first-time candidates without advanced degrees passing all sections of the examination.
The objectives of the Master of Accountancy MACC program are:
- To attract and retain students from diverse backgrounds with appropriate accounting undergraduate backgrounds and the abilities necessary for graduate study and subsequent success in the accounting profession.
- To provide an opportunity to pursue concentrations in financial accounting or taxation.
- To enhance the analytical, team-building, and technological skills; written and oral communication skills; critical thinking, research and problem solving skills that are necessary for lifelong success in the accounting profession.
- To explore contemporary issues relevant to the professional accounting and taxation environment.
- To provide the additional education necessary for the successful completion of professional examinations in accounting and taxation.
- To encourage students to become active in professional organizations in accounting and taxation.
- To maintain an AACSB accredited M.Acc. program.
- To prepare students to enter quality doctoral programs.
- To provide internship and field experience opportunities to students.
- To provide students the opportunity to work with faculty on research projects.
- To provide students opportunities for international travel and study.
The increasingly complex nature of the accounting and controllership functions, as well as the growing responsibilities of the accountant, makes graduate study desirable. The Coggin College of Business provides a professionally oriented Master of Accountancy degree which enables career advancement in the accounting profession and the additional accounting course work necessary to take the uniform CPA examination under Florida’s accountancy law. The objective of the curriculum leading to the Master of Accountancy (M.Acc.) degree is to provide the necessary advanced study for those seeking careers in professional accounting as controllers and accounting executives in industry and government, or as independent certified public accountants.
The M.Acc. program at UNF places utmost importance on reflecting accounting as a modern profession and the accountant as a modern professional. Emphasis is given to how accountants relate theory to current problems and how accountants communicate such information to the various users of accounting data.
The program is designed to allow those who possess a recent baccalaureate degree from an AACSB accredited college, with an accounting major or its equivalent, to complete the M.Acc. in three to four semesters. Those who possess a baccalaureate degree in business administration or in some other discipline will be required to take foundation courses and undergraduate accounting courses to remove any deficiencies.
Cheryl S. Campbell, MBA Advisor - phone: (904) 620-1292
The mission of the Master of Business Administration MBA is to prepare students for positions of organizational leadership. The curriculum focuses on developing a general management perspective and in-depth knowledge of the various skills required to manage effectively in a rapidly changing and increasingly technical and global environment. This mission recognizes the need for graduates to demonstrate understanding of:
- how to construct and articulate one’s point of view, and solicit that of others
- the increasingly technical, global, and ethically complex environment
- all major organizational functions and their interrelationships
- how to evaluate, develop, allocate, and manage an organization’s resources
- how to improve organizational processes and decisions
- how to lead, collaborate, and apply knowledge in new, uncertain, and dynamic environments
Students in the MBA degree program may choose one of the following concentrations:
The GlobalMBA is a unique program providing graduate students the opportunity to combine intensive classroom study with residential experiences in four countries: Germany, Poland, China and the United States. The GlobalMBA is offered by a consortium of four outstanding universities:
- Cologne University of Applied Sciences (CUAS) in Cologne, Germany
- University of Warsaw (UW) in Warsaw, Poland
- Dongbei University of Finance and Economics (DUFE) in Dalian, China
- University of North Florida (UNF), in Jacksonville, FL, USA
At the end of the program students are eligible to earn 2 master's degrees:
- Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) awarded by UNF (AACSB Accredited)
- Master of Arts (M.A.) in International Management and Intercultural Communication from CUAS & UW
The GlobalMBA starts each fall semester. Each university selects a small group of students who function as a cohort throughout the GlobalMBA program. The cohort, of approximately forty students, studies together, spending one term at each institution. The curriculum includes courses in the international aspects of each business discipline, in addition to courses on intercultural communication and international business environments in each country. All instruction is in English.
The Ibero-AmericanMBA is a bilingual, collaborative double–degree program offered by a three–institution consortium in Argentina, Spain, and the United States along with a fourth semester of online courses. The Ibero–AmericanMBA is offered by the following institutions:
* Instituto Universitario ESEADE in Buenos Aires, Argentina
* University Rey Juan Carlos (URJC) in Madrid, Spain
* University of North Florida (UNF), in Jacksonville, FL, USA
At the end of the program students are eligible to earn 2 master's degrees:
* Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) awarded by UNF (AACSB Accredited)
* Masters in Administration and Management of Latin American Business from URJC
The Ibero-AmericanMBA starts each spring semester. Each university selects a small group of students who function as a cohort throughout the Ibero-AmericanMBA program. In this program the group of students, function as a single cohort, studying together throughout the program, with the exception of the first term which is completed on–line. The opportunity to live, study, and travel with students from other nations represents one of the most important learning experiences in the Ibero–AmericanMBA. Instruction is both in English and Spanish.
The Global EntreprenuershipMBA is a cooperative, dual-master’s degree program offered jointly by the European Business School (EBS) – Paris, the European Business School-London (EBSL) and the University of North Florida.
A limited number of students are able to participate in this program each year, typically a maximum of six from University of North Florida, a maximum of three from the European Business School- Paris, and a maximum of three from the European Business School- London. Students complete 48 graduate credit hours – 12 at European Business School in Paris, 24 at the University of North Florida, and 12 at European Business School in London including a thesis.
All instruction is in English. Upon successful completion of the program requirements for both institutions, students earn a Grade Master delivered by the French Ministry for degree completion at European Business School-Paris (Master Degree in “Management of International Affairs”).
