PrintAccounting Diploma Program Requirements
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Academic Credit – 24 Units
The McMaster Accounting Diploma program is divided into three areas: core, specialist and basic.
To qualify for the diploma, students must complete five (5) core courses and any six (6) specialist courses. Students who do not have post-secondary education must also complete Effective Communication and Organizational Behaviour in order to qualify for the Diploma. Students pursuing an external designation may take any number of basic courses to satisfy their external program requirements.
* New students are encouraged to contact the Centre for Continuing Education for academic counselling and a program study plan. Finance and accounting courses are offered at our Hamilton campus and online.
Course List
I. Required Core Courses
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570-925/425 Introductory Financial Accounting (3.0 units)
- 570-926/426 Intermediate Financial Accounting I (3.0 units)
- 570-927/417 Intermediate Financial Accounting II (3.0 units)
- 570-928/428 Introductory Management Accounting (3.0 units)
- 570-929/429 Intermediate Management Accounting (3.0 units)
II. Specialist Courses (Complete any 6)
- 570-930 Advanced Management Accounting (3.0 units)
- 570-931/431 Auditing (3.0 units)
- 570-932/432 Management Information Systems (3.0 units)
- 570-933/433 Financial Management (3.0 units)
- 570-934/434 Advanced Financial Accounting (3.0 units)
- 570-937/437 Taxation I (3.0 units)
- 570-938/438 Taxation II (3.0 units)
- 570-939/439 Accounting Theory (3.0 units)
III. Basic Elective Courses
- 570-816 Operations Management Techniques (3.0 units)
- 570-818 Economics (3.0 units)
- 570-821 Organizational Behaviour (3.0 units)
- 570-825/424 Business Administration I (3.0 units)
- 570-920/420 Effective Communication (3.0 units)
- 570-855 Business Statistics (3.0 units)
- 570-936/436 Business Law (3.0 units)
- 610-852 Business Administration II: Business Policy and Strategic Management (3.0 units)
- 570-419/819 Marketing (3.0 units)
The McMaster Accounting Diploma prepares aspiring accountants or other finance professionals for an accounting career in Canada or a Canadian accounting designation such as a CGA, CPA or CMA. This program is offered in-class and online.