Accounting Major
The accounting major provides students with a sound understanding of the theory and practice of financial valuation and reporting, as well as how accounting is used to establish benchmarks and monitor and improve organizational performance and governance. Courses within the major provide extensive coverage of material that is essential for many careers in finance, such as financial statement analysis and the design of legal and tax structures for mergers and acquisitions. An accounting major allows students entering consulting, marketing, and general management to develop skills in forecasting and budgeting, product costing, and the measurement and management of brands and other marketing intangibles.
Major requirements are determined by the quarter you began your Kellogg MBA program. Any new courses and adjustments to the major displayed in the most recent academic year can be applied to previously matriculated students.
For any questions regarding this page, please email kellogg-registrar@kellogg.northwestern.edu.
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A student must earn at least four credits (in any combination of half-and full-credit courses) from the courses listed below to complete the major. Only one independent/field study credit can count toward the major.
- Managerial Accounting
ACCT-431-0 - Financial Planning for Mergers and Acquisitions
ACCT-444-5 - Financial Reporting and Analysis
ACCT-451-0 - Issues in Financial Reporting (formerly Financial Reporting and Analysis II)
ACCT-452-0 - Global Financial Management and Reporting
ACCT-457-5 - ESG Investing and Sustainability Reporting
ACCT-459-0 - Field Study
ACCT-498-0 - Field Study (Half-credit)
ACCT-498-5 - Independent Study
ACCT-499-0 - Independent Study (Half-credit)
ACCT-499-5
AIM currently does not suggest a particular sequencing within this list; each class is designed to be a stand-alone elective.
Last edited July 21, 2024. For any questions regarding this page, please email kellogg-registrar@kellogg.northwestern.edu
- Managerial Accounting
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A student must earn at least four credits (in any combination of half-and full-credit courses) from the courses listed below to complete the major. Only one independent/field study credit can count toward the major.
- Managerial Accounting
ACCT-431-0 - Financial Planning for Mergers and Acquisitions
ACCT-444-5 - Financial Reporting and Analysis
ACCT-451-0 - Issues in Financial Reporting (formerly Financial Reporting and Analysis II)
ACCT-452-0 - Global Financial Management and Reporting
ACCT-457-5 - ESG Investing and Sustainability Reporting
ACCT-459-0 - Field Study
ACCT-498-0 - Field Study (Half-credit)
ACCT-498-5 - Independent Study
ACCT-499-0 - Independent Study (Half-credit)
ACCT-499-5
AIM currently does not suggest a particular sequencing within this list; each class is designed to be a stand-alone elective.
Last edited July 21, 2023. For any questions regarding this page, please email kellogg-registrar@kellogg.northwestern.edu
- Managerial Accounting
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A student must earn at least four credits (in any combination of half- and full-credit courses) from the courses listed below to complete the major. Only one independent/field study credit can count toward the major.
- Managerial Accounting
ACCT-431-0 - Financial Planning for Mergers and Acquisitions
ACCT-444-5 - Financial Reporting and Analysis
ACCT-451-0 - Issues in Financial Reporting (formerly Financial Reporting and Analysis II)
ACCT-452-0 - Global Financial Management and Reporting
ACCT-457-5 - Investing and Sustainability Reporting
ACCT-459-0 - Field Study
ACCT-498-0 - Field Study (half-credit)
ACCT-498-5 - Independent Study
ACCT-499-0 - Independent Study (half-credit)
ACCT-499-5
AIM currently does not suggest a particular sequencing within this list; each class is designed to be a stand-alone elective.
Last edited May 10, 2022. For any questions regarding this page, please email kellogg-registrar@kellogg.northwestern.edu.
- Managerial Accounting
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A student must earn at least four credits (in any combination of half- and full-credit courses) from the courses listed below to complete the major. Only one independent/field study credit can count toward the major.
- Managerial Accounting
ACCT-431-0 - Financial Planning For Mergers and Acquisitions
ACCT-444-5 - Financial Reporting and Analysis
ACCT-451-0 - Issues in Financial Reporting (formerly Financial Reporting and Analysis II)
ACCT-452-0 - Global Financial Management and Reporting
ACCT-457-5 - Sustainability Reporting and Analysis
ACCT-459-5 - Independent Study
ACCT-499-0 - Independent Study (half-credit)
ACCT-499-5 - Field Study
ACCT-498-0 - Field Study (half-credit)
ACCT-498-5
AIM currently does not suggest a particular sequencing within this list; each class is designed to be a stand-alone elective.
Last edited July 7, 2021. For any questions regarding this page, please email kellogg-registrar@kellogg.northwestern.edu.
- Managerial Accounting
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A student must earn at least four credits (in any combination of half- and full-credit courses) from the courses listed below to complete the major. Only one independent/field study credit can count toward the major.
- Managerial Accounting
ACCT-431-0 - Financial Planning For Mergers and Acquisitions
ACCT-444-5 - Financial Reporting and Analysis
ACCT-451-0 - Issues in Financial Reporting (formerly Financial Reporting and Analysis II)
ACCT-452-0 - Global Financial Management and Reporting
ACCT-457-5 - Sustainability Reporting and Analysis
ACCT-459-5 - Independent Study
ACCT-499-0 - Independent Study (half-credit)
ACCT-499-5 - Field Study
ACCT-498-0 - Field Study (half-credit)
ACCT-498-5
AIM currently does not suggest a particular sequencing within this list; each class is designed to be a stand-alone elective.
Last edited May 17, 2020. For any questions regarding this page, please email kellogg-registrar@kellogg.northwestern.edu.
- Managerial Accounting
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A student must earn at least four credits (in any combination of half- and full-credit courses) from the courses listed below to complete the major. Only one independent/field study credit can count toward the major.
- Managerial Accounting
ACCT-431-0 - Financial Planning For Mergers and Acquisitions
ACCT-444-5 - Financial Reporting and Analysis
ACCT-451-0 - Issues in Financial Reporting (formerly Financial Reporting and Analysis II)
ACCT-452-0 - Global Financial Management and Reporting
ACCT-457-5 - Sustainability Reporting and Analysis
ACCT-459-5 - Independent Study
ACCT-499-0 - Independent Study (half-credit)
ACCT-499-5 - Field Study
ACCT-498-0 - Field Study (half-credit)
ACCT-498-5 - Financial Analysis for Strategic Marketing
ACCT-920-0
AIM currently does not suggest a particular sequencing within this list; each class is designed to be a stand-alone elective.
Last edited July 28, 2019. For any questions regarding this page, please email kellogg-registrar@kellogg.northwestern.edu.
- Managerial Accounting
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A student must earn at least four credits (in any combination of half- and full-credit courses) from the courses listed below to complete the major. Only one independent/field study credit can count toward the major.
- Managerial Accounting
ACCT-431-0 - Financial Planning For Mergers and Acquisitions
ACCT-444-5 - Financial Reporting and Analysis
ACCT-451-0 - Issues in Financial Reporting (formerly Financial Reporting and Analysis II)
ACCT-452-0 - Global Financial Management and Reporting
ACCT-457-5 - Sustainability Reporting and Analysis
ACCT-459-5 - Securities Analysis
FINC-463-0 - Independent Study
ACCT-499-0 - Independent Study (half-credit)
ACCT-499-5 - Field Study
ACCT-498-0 - Field Study (half-credit)
ACCT-498-5
AIM currently does not suggest a particular sequencing within this list; each class is designed to be a stand-alone elective.
Last edited July 20, 2018. For any questions regarding this page, please email kellogg-registrar@kellogg.northwestern.edu.
- Managerial Accounting
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A student must earn at least four credits (in any combination of half- and full-credit courses) from the courses listed below to complete the major. Only one independent/field study credit can count toward the major.
- Managerial Accounting
ACCT-431-0 - Financial Planning For Mergers and Acquisitions
ACCT-444-5 - Financial Reporting and Analysis
ACCT-451-0 - Issues in Financial Reporting (formerly Financial Reporting and Analysis II)
ACCT-452-0 - Global Financial Management and Reporting
ACCT-457-5 - Sustainability Reporting and Analysis
ACCT-459-5 - Securities Analysis
FINC-463-0 - Field Study
ACCT-498-0 - Independent Study
ACCT-499-0 - Financial Analysis for Strategic Marketing
ACCT-920-0
Accounting currently does not suggest a particular sequencing within this list; each class is designed to be a stand-alone elective.
Last edited Oct. 11, 2017. For any questions regarding this page, please email kellogg-registrar@kellogg.northwestern.edu.
- Managerial Accounting
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A student must earn at least four credits (in any combination of half- and full-credit courses) from the courses listed below to complete the major. Only one independent study credit can count toward the major.
- Managerial Accounting
ACCT-431-0 - Financial Planning For Mergers and Acquisitions
ACCT-444-0 - Financial Reporting and Analysis
ACCT-451-0 - Issues in Financial Reporting (formerly Financial Reporting and Analysis II)
ACCT-452-0 - Global Financial Management and Reporting
ACCT-457-5 - Sustainability Reporting and Analysis
ACCT-459-5 - Securities Analysis
FINC-463-0 - Independent Study
ACCT-499-0 - Financial Analysis for Strategic Marketing
ACCT-920-0
Accounting currently does not suggest a particular sequencing within this list; each class is designed to be a stand-alone elective.
Last edited December 2016. For any questions regarding this page, please email kellogg-registrar@kellogg.northwestern.edu.
- Managerial Accounting
-
A student must earn at least four credits (in any combination of half- and full-credit courses) from the courses listed below to complete the major. Only one independent study credit can count toward the major.
- Managerial Accounting
ACCT-431-0 - Financial Planning For Mergers and Acquisitions
ACCT-444-0 - Financial Reporting and Analysis
ACCT-451-0 - Issues in Financial Reporting (formerly Financial Reporting and Analysis II)
ACCT-452-0 - Global Financial Management and Reporting
ACCT-457-5 - Sustainability Reporting and Analysis
ACCT-459-5 - Securities Analysis
FINC-463-0 - Independent Study
ACCT-499-0 - Financial Analysis for Strategic Marketing
ACCT-920-0
Accounting currently does not suggest a particular sequencing within this list; each class is designed to be a stand-alone elective.
Last edited December 2016. For any questions regarding this page, please email kellogg-registrar@kellogg.northwestern.edu.
- Managerial Accounting