在AACSB认可并在国际上排名第一的宾州州立史密尔商学院，以先进的会计学位脱颖而出，成为会计领域的领导者。在短短的一年内，就具备了通过CPA考试的技术能力和专业知识，并进入了公共会计，公司会计，管理会计和政府会计等领域的职业。宾夕法尼亚州立大学史密尔分校会计学硕士是为期一年的沉浸式课程，旨在进入会计界。该课程在宾夕法尼亚州立大学公园校区的面对面教室中提供，其设计目标是近期通过CPA考试，长期目标是为您在公共领域的职业发展做好准备会计，公司会计，管理会计和政府会计。
To be licensed as a certified public accountant (CPA) in most states, including Pennsylvania, individuals must complete 150 credit hours of education. Penn State's Smeal College of Business offers two options to meet this educational requirement: the Integrated MAcc Program for Smeal accounting majors or the One-Year Master of Accounting for those who have already earned a bachelor's degree at Penn State or elsewhere.<br><br>Becoming a CPA opens doors to opportunities not only in accounting firms but also across the business landscape. A master's degree in accounting will prepare students to enter careers in public accounting, as well as corporate finance, financial analysis, and law enforcement. Combining graduate accounting coursework with a CPA certificate and any number of undergraduate degree specializations facilitates entry to careers in consulting and advisory services.<br><br>LEARNING OUTCOMES<br>Achieve a Data-Driven Mindset the MAA program will help students develop a datadriven mindset, preparing them to interact with data scientists from an accountant's perspective. The program will provide exposure to topics on unstructured data, data extraction, data modeling, visualizations and relational databases.<br>Develop Business Intelligence the MAA program will enable students to develop the skills necessary to apply modern analytical methods yielding descriptive, diagnostic, predictive, and prescriptive accounting information used for business intelligence.<br>Interact with Current Technology the MAA program will help provide experience with audit, tax, and financial analytical cases and technologies such as Excel, SAS, and Python and visualization software such as Tableau and Microsoft Power BI.<br>Explore Contemporary Topics the MAA program will expose student to contemporary topics such as fintech, cryptocurrencies, web scraping, and the use of blockchain.