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Offered by University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Engage in group discussions with professors and peers
32 credit hours of graduate coursework
Hands-on learning from anywhere, no travel required
Depending on elective course choices
Technical excellence is a given. Hiring outstanding faculty, admitting students with exceptional credentials, delivering innovative and market-relevant accounting curriculum, and preparing students to pass the CPA exam are essential ingredients of our leading accounting master’s programs. At Gies, we take all of these areas seriously. We teach students to develop and apply an analytics-oriented mindset to a variety of accounting scenarios, including financial accounting, audit and tax, advisory and managerial, and forensics.
Practicing skills is an equally important component of learning. At Gies, we create opportunities for our students to learn through practicing key technical and non-technical business skills. The results are invaluable and foster personal and professional development.
The iMSA program is fully developed and taught by Gies College of Business at the University of Illinois. The University of Illinois leverages Coursera’s online education platform to deliver the components of the program curriculum, allowing iMSA students to benefit from Coursera features such as interactive video transcription, in-course note taking, and seamless learning across multiple devices.
Students in the iMSA program also have the opportunity to participate in on campus and in person events, specifically designed for Gies Online students. They are able to network and engage with the growing student and alumni community through experiences like graduation, iConverge, and immersion programs.
Lectures are organized into weekly modules, which can be absorbed via video playback or interactive transcript. Pace yourself through online lectures before meeting with the professor and your classmates to dive deeper into the material.
Access your courses from anywhere — you can even download them to your mobile device and study offline without using your data plan.
Interact with fellow students through course forums. Get access to every question asked and answered by previous students. Meet, network, and work with peers in the program during live class sessions and regional meetups (optional).
Head of the Department of Accountancy and Professor of Accountancy and PwC Faculty Fellow and RC Evans Data Analytics Fellow
Assistant Professor of Accountancy and Arthur Anderson Fellowship in Accountancy and R.C. Evans Data Analytics Fellow
Associate Professor of Accountancy and Arthur Andersen Faculty Fellow
Deloitte Professor of Accountancy and Executive Associate Dean of Faculty and Research
For more than 100 years, Gies College of Business has intentionally designed its innovative programs, leading-edge curriculum, and experiential learning opportunities to empower and prepare students to turn big ideas into meaningful actions. Today, Gies faculty prepare more than 8,000 future business leaders from around the world to put their purpose into practice and provide transformative leadership in a global economy.
The final deadline is March 6, 2025
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