获得两个学位,使你在高要求的领域取得成功.
每个行业都需要专业会计师, and the growth of technology has made programming and data analysis skills more important than ever. 拥有会计信息技术学位, 你将为进入一个快速发展的行业做好准备. The 150-hour program awards both a Bachelor of 工商管理 in 会计 and a Bachelor of 艺术s in Computer 信息技术. 你毕业后就可以从事金融分析师之类的工作了, IT顾问, 专门研究网络犯罪的系统分析师或欺诈审查员.
You’ll learn accounting skills and business principles – along with database theory and applications, 计算机科学概念和网络编程. 培养解决问题的能力, critical thinking and ethical reasoning skills that you’ll need to succeed in the global economy. Collaborate on relevant research with 会计 and 计算机科学 professors who have years of real-world experience.
奥斯丁, 科技中心, 州首府和美国第11大城市, 是一个学习的好地方吗, 在政府或私营部门实习并找到一份工作. Our students have also interned – and then been hired – at Big Four accounting firms. They’ve been recruited by the IRS and FBI and have become CPAs and Certified Fraud Examiners. 当你获得会计信息技术学位时, 你将准备好在一个有着坚实未来的领域中开始奔跑.
我们的毕业生做什么?
会计资讯科技 majors go on to a variety of careers and graduate schools from St. 爱德华的. 这里有一个例子.
- 毕马威(KPMG) IT顾问助理
- 嘉信理财高级内部审计IT
- 德勤顾问
- AMD内部审计经理
善用校友关系
Anthony Fragapane ’18 took advantage of SEU’s strong alumni network and found a career mentor at KPMG. The mentor helped Anthony score a first-round interview with the firm and gave him advice on how to stand out during his summer internship. As a junior, Anthony accepted a full-time offer with KPMG upon graduation.
课堂内外
作为AIT项目的一名学生, 你将有机会学以致用, student organizations and classes that connect you with 奥斯丁 companies.
体验式教育
会计信息系统, you’ll learn about how accounting systems work and how data flows in and out of a system. You’ll interview people at an 奥斯丁 company – past examples include a major grocery chain and a driving range – about one of its processes, 比如工资, 收藏品或存货. You’ll document the process and the company’s internal controls and offer suggestions for improvement based on what you’ve learned in the course.
研究
会计资讯科技 majors take a research course that prepares you for the CPA exam. The exam requires you to understand and analyze an accounting database to answer questions, 而这门课程的设计就是为了帮助你发展这种技能. 你将和你的教授一起选择一个主题, 展开辩论, 研究这个主题并提出你的结论. 学生们在SOURCE展示了他们的作品, 校内本科生研究论坛, 以及荣誉论文研讨会. 最近的主题包括:
- “Bounty Hunting on Wall Street: How to become a Successful Activist Short Seller”
- “检查你.S. GAAP’s [Generally Accepted 会计 Principles] updated Revenue Recognition Standard and its Impact on the Software Industry”
学生组织
Get to know your fellow students and learn about career options in the 会计 Club. 会计俱乐部举办一些活动并邀请演讲嘉宾. 与公司见面, students hear from representatives of accounting firms about hiring expectations, 他们的工作生活到底是什么样子, 和注册会计师考试.
Delta Sigma Pi is the coed business fraternity that is both a professional and social club. In recent semesters members have attended a panel presentation about digital marketing and a talk about real estate investment careers; traveled to a leadership conference in Kansas City, networked at a happy hour with alumni; and made sandwiches for people living on the street.
学位要求
主要要求: The 会计资讯科技 degree program requires 97 hours of major coursework.
通识教育要求: All majors require 44 hours of general education that students complete over the course of four years, 除了他们的专业课程.
View and download the full degree plan for our 会计资讯科技 program (PDF).
A few examples of the 会计资讯科技 courses students take:
- 会计信息系统 -检查基本会计信息系统. The course focuses on semantic modeling and systems design; the relationship of system and organization; and objectives, 政策, 程序和计划.
- 数据库理论与应用 -接受数据库概念的介绍, 数据模型, 数据描述语言, 查询设备, 文件组织, 文件安全性和数据完整性/可靠性.
- 网络编程 -学习在线编程概念, 包括表单处理脚本, 数据结构, basic database connectivity and the appropriate structure and style for the World Wide Web.
实习
会计资讯科技 students apply what they learn during internships at “Big Four” firms such as Deloitte and KPMG, 像RSM这样的全国性公司, 以及当地的会计师事务所.
在圣. 爱德华的, 会计 majors can complete a full-time, “busy season” internship from January to March. These students take accounting courses in a compressed semester after busy season, allowing them to be fully immersed in the professional world for this important time. 学生们最近在RSM实习, KPMG and Deloitte as part of this program and have been extended full-time offers after the internship. This option is also available to 会计资讯科技 majors who plan ahead carefully; because AIT requires 150 hours of course work the scheduling is more complicated, 但学生们可以做到这一点. Some AIT majors choose to intern over the summer to focus on completing their courses during the school year.
我们的教师
Our 会计 faculty members bring experience in the accounting profession – as auditors, 税务从业人员, business consultants and government administrators – to their instruction and research. 他们教学生结合定性, quantitative and ethical reasoning skills that prepare them for the global economy.
Our Computer 信息技术 faculty bring knowledge in database management, 软件应用程序设计和流程改进咨询. Their courses ensure students gain experience with ever-changing technologies.