A Master’s Program as a Bridge from Undergraduate to Doctoral Education in Accounting

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Abstract

In this paper, we examine the use of an ‘academic focused’ Master’s in Accounting (MSA) to help alleviate the current shortage of qualified accounting faculty. We define an academic focused MSA program as a MSA program that serves as a bridge between traditional undergraduate study in accounting and doctoral programs. In contrast to the traditional MSA program, the academic focused MSA program will place greater emphasis on research and teaching methods. Such a program could be used as a primer for doctoral study in accounting or as a means of entry to a prospective accounting faculty member with extensive practical experience.

Authors

• Jennifer Bott, Ball State University

• John H Ledbetter, Ball State University

• Mark J Myring, Ball State University

• Jason W Stanfield, Ball State University