Accounting
Major
What
is Accounting?
Accounting provides the means for organizing,
summarizing and interpreting information about economic
activities within companies and organizations. Managers,
lenders, analysts, and investors use this information.
Accountants play a critical and ever-changing role in
this process by providing relevant information to decision-makers
and by acting as advisors in its interpretation. Accountants
are needed within business organizations to provide information
to business managers and to control business operations.
Accountants can also work independently of businesses
as public accountants providing management services, taxation
advice and independent audit service, which lend credibility
to financial and other information.
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What
are Some Specializations Within this Broad Major?
MyMajors.com cannot pinpoint your interests
beyond recommending this general major. Various specializations
related to this major may be offered by colleges and universities.
These specializations may be of greater or lesser interest
to you. A few of thespecializations related to this field
include, but are not limited to:
Governmental
Accounting |
Public
Accounting |
Non-Profit
Accounting |
Taxation |
Certified
Public Accounting |
Certified
Management Accountant |
Certified
Financial Accountant |
Auditor |
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What
Kinds of Students Major in Accounting?
Accounting majors enjoy business mathematics
and the role accounting systems play in a modern business
or governmental agency. Accounting requires an in-depth
knowledge of how accounting systems are structured and
implemented. Understanding these systems requires an ability
to focus on details, remember the many federal and state
laws that control such systems, and a broader view of
how business organizations function. Accounting courses
present an above average challenge in the amount of work
they require. The accounting firms that hire many, but
certainly not all of these majors, seek students with
a high grade point averages. Accounting majors may enjoy
reading business magazines or articles, politics, learn
strategies for business success, and apply mathematics
to practical problems.
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What
Courses Do Accounting Majors Take?
The required and elective courses you
would take for majors vary considerably among institutions.
Courses are listed here that are illustrative of the breadth
of topics you are likely to experience were you to major
in this field.
Accounting
Info. Systems |
Cost
Accounting |
Government
Accounting |
Auditing |
Economics |
Management |
Computer
Info. Systems |
Finance |
Marketing |
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What
Types of Positions do Accounting Majors Take After College?
These professions and professional organizations
illustrate the types of positions you might qualify for
if you complete this major. Some majors are more directly
related to employment than others, however. You should
consider the likelihood of employment after graduation
carefully, if you do not plan to go on for graduate work
in a field. Even with the completion of graduate work
in some fields, however, employment is difficult, so you
should determine what the prospects are for this or any
major. Employment possibilities are often enhanced by
the selecting employment-related courses and by the enrollment
in second major or in a minor.
Accountant |
Credit
Manager |
Purchasing
Agent |
Certified
Public Accountant |
Economist |
Tax
Accountant |
Computer
Systems Analyst |
FBI
Agent |
Tax
Attorney |
Controller |
IRS
Agent |
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Are you interested in detailed information
about the forecasted demand for a particular profession?
Are you interested in the estimated salaries such positions
are likely to pay? This government Web site allows you
to search on a particular job, whether listed here or
not, to give you this information.
Bureau
of Labor Statistics
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Related
Links
If you are interested in learning more
about what professionals in this field do and what kinds
of activities they engage in, check out some of the following
links. You might also want to check out web sites for
University or College departments offering this major.
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University
Departments to Consider
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and you in your search for the best major available. They
offer excellent curriculums in well-rounded programs for
you to consider.
Other fine institutions offering this
major offer excellent programs to consider.
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Two-Year
College Curriculums to Consider
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