Credit-Bearing Micro-Credential in Accounting and Financial Analytics

CBMCProfessional DevelopmentBusiness & Finance

About This Programme

The micro-credential in Accounting and Financial Analytics is a 12-credit, graduate-level programme that develops advanced skills in using data for accounting, finance and business decisions. It combines accounting analytics, financial analytics, data management, business intelligence and applied analytical tools. Designed for graduates and working professionals, it runs over four graduate courses with practical work on financial and accounting datasets, statistical and analytical methods, data visualisation, programming and databases. Depending on a learner's background, interests and later admission, it may provide a pathway to further study in areas such as finance, business analytics and AI, or accounting and analytics.

Course Highlights

12 credit hours: three required graduate courses and one elective
Required: Introduction to Data Analytics and Business Intelligence, Financial Analytics, and Accounting Information and Analytics
Elective: Data Management and Analytics or Text Analytics
Designed as a stackable graduate credential within RIT's wider academic portfolio

What You'll Study

Four graduate courses, 12 credit hours in total.

Courses

MGIS-650 Introduction to Data Analytics and Business Intelligence3 credits
FINC-780 Financial Analytics3 credits
ACCT-745 Accounting Information and Analytics3 credits
One of: MGIS-725 Data Management and Analytics / BANA-680 Text Analytics3 credits

What You'll Learn

Programme learning outcomes

Apply advanced analytics to accounting and financial datasets for strategic decisions and performance evaluation
Design and implement quantitative models for financial reporting, forecasting, valuation and risk analysis
Interpret and communicate analytical results for accounting and financial decisions

Programme goals

Advanced analytical competence in accounting and finance through quantitative methods, data analysis and evidence-based decisions
Practical proficiency with digital, programming, visualisation and data-management tools
Preparation for further postgraduate study in related RIT disciplines, depending on each learner's direction

Entry Requirements

Academic: A bachelor's degree with a cumulative GPA of 3.0 (on a 4.0 scale or its equivalent). Applicants with a CGPA of 2.5 or higher and/or IELTS 5.5 may be admitted conditionally, taking at most three credit hours in their first semester, and, in some programmes, mature applicants with a CGPA above 2.0 may be admitted conditionally if they pass an admissions committee interview and meet the standard English test requirements.

English: IELTS 6.0 overall, TOEFL iBT 79 or TOEFL PBT 550. Applicants who completed their schooling (K-12) and a bachelor's degree in English in a reference English-speaking country such as the UK, USA, Canada, Australia or New Zealand may be exempt.

Required documents: passport copy, Emirates ID (UAE residents only), bachelor's degree diploma and transcript, an English test result, one letter of recommendation and a CV.