Concentrations

Planning, Analysis & Control provides students with the basic process and analytic frameworks to support Corporate/Division/Business Unit managers in both their day-to-day management tasks and their quarterly/annual financial management responsibilities. It also is highly relevant for entrepreneurs trying to decide how best to manage their business. This concentration is particularly relevant for students who plan on working within the finance and accounting function of a large or small domestic or international business. They will need to work with strategic planning, budget, and forecast processes, preparing for monthly/quarterly/annual strategic and operational review processes, and supporting management with day-to-day decision analysis support in such areas as new product/service introductions, pricing, cost control, outsourcing, and capital spending.

Sponsored by: The Accounting and Law Division

Faculty Contact: C. Anthony Wain and Jan Bell

Faculty contacts serve as advisers to those students who have an interest in the given concentration. You should feel free to contact these faculty with questions.

Required Courses

A.) Choose One:

• ACC 3502 Intermediate Accounting I: Finance Fall/Spring or
• ACC 3501 Intermediate Accounting II Spring/Summer

B.) Required:

• ACC 3510 Financial Planning & Cost Control Spring

C.) Required:

• FIN 3515 Corporate Financial Management Fall/Spring/Summer

D.) Choose One:

• ACC 4510 Management Planning & Control Fall
• ECN 3655 Managerial Economics
• FIN 3520 Security Valuation Fall/Spring/Summer
• FIN 4540 Corporate Financial Strategy Fall/Spring/Summer

Courses suggested but not required

• TAX 3500 Taxes Spring
• MCFE Field Project Fall/Spring
• EPS 3501 Entrepreneurship and New Ventures
• EPS 3550 Corporate Entrepreneurship Fall/Spring
• FIN 3560 Financial Markets and Instruments Fall/Spring/Summer
• LAW 3560 International Law for Business Fall
• ECN 3665 International Finance MOB4510 Strategic Decision Making
• MOB 3535 Accomplishing Strategy