Enter the field of finance or financial services with the flexible Finance and Accounting certificate program. Choose 10 credit hours from our graduate accounting and finance course offerings to build a certificate that fits your interests and career goals.
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The Finance and Accounting Certificate is for professionals who are interested in careers in finance or the financial services industries. The Finance and Accounting Certificate provides students with a working knowledge of finance and accounting— great for students with or without a business background. Students will learn to craft financial statements, gain an understanding a risk & return paradigms, and become proficient in market forecasting. Designed to accommodate each student's needs, this course can be completed online or in person. Only requiring a total of 10 credit hours, most students can complete this course within a year. Each student can select any of the following 6000-level Accounting or Finance classes below to tailor their certificate.
Learning outcomes
The Helzberg Stackable MBA is all about adding value to your education by allowing you to build and customize a degree that makes sense for your future. Certificates on their own hold value in the workforce by helping you meet your career goals sooner. By stacking two earned certificates along with the foundational, Business Administration Certificate, you will be working toward a full MBA degree.
Our faculty has developed the foundational curriculum of one of the best MBA programs in Kansas City into a stand-alone certificate – the Business Administration certificate. This, along with two additional specialized certificates, make up the Helzberg MBA. Students earn a custom MBA with specializations in areas that are selected and flexible based on the direction you want your career to go.
In other words, flexibility has been built into every facet of the Helzberg Stackable MBA: Program Details
Program Requirements
10 credits of any 6000-level Accounting or Finance
Accounting Courses:
- AC 6001 - Advanced Business Environment Concepts
- AC 6050 - Advanced Accounting
- AC 6110 - Financial Analysis
- AC 6120 - Financial Management Certification
- AC 6435 - Advanced Auditing
- AC 6600 - Corporate and Partnership Taxation
- AC 6650 - Individual Taxation
- AC 6750 - Auditing
- AC 6800 - Fraud Examination
- AC 6810 - Non-Profit Accounting
- AC 7000 - Accounting for the General Manager
Finance Courses
- FN 6010 - Basics of Finance
- FN 6310 - Financial Strategy and Decision Making
- FN 6320 - Mergers and Acquisitions
- FN 6410 - Venture Capital
- FN 6420 - Financial Risk Management
- FN 6460 - Personal Financial Planning
- FN 6600 - Investments
- FN 6625 - Corporate Evolution in Venture Capital, Private Equity, and Mergers & Acquisitions
- FN 7100 - Financial Management
Â鶹Æƽ⴫ý is Kansas City's Only Private AACSB-Accredited Institution and its Helzberg School of Management develops leaders of competence and conscience. In the Helzberg Stackable MBA program, you will become that kind of leader – someone with excellent business skills, abilities and leadership traits who positively affects the world.
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