Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (Accounting)/Master of Science in Taxation

The undergraduate degree in business administration allows students to tailor their degree to meet their interests and career goals by specializing in one of 10 areas of emphasis. You can do a lot with a business degree—from entrepreneurship, investment banking and real estate development to accounting, finance, marketing, even video game product management and more. Our business degree opens the door to many opportunities, providing students with real-world opportunities to apply their business education and connect with our global community of business partners. Specialize in accounting, finance, management and entrepreneurship, marketing, or real estate Gain a small, personalized college experience at a Tier 1 research university Join Colorado’s top school of business

To earn the undergraduate degree in business administration, students must complete a minimum of 120 acceptable credit hours from the following categories: Business core: 30 credit hours Business area of emphasis: 18 credit hours Business electives: 16 credit hours Nonbusiness requirements: 33 credit hours Nonbusiness electives: 23 credit hours Students specialize in one of 10 areas of emphasis: Accounting: Understand a breadth of topics across the accounting industry, from financial and managerial accounting to accounting systems and auditing. Business Analytics: Learn how to translate data into strategic business decisions. Finance: Learn how to evaluate financial problems and formulate credible financial decisions and policies. Management: Gain skills to manage teams, projects and organizations that are globally competitive. Management Information Systems: Know how to organize digital resources, solve business problems, and develop technologies. Marketing: Learn how to influence business practices with cutting-edge marketing strategies. Real Estate: Explore the link between real estate and capital markets while analyzing operative real estate opportunities. Strategy & Entrepreneurship: Develop the skills to create and lead new ventures and to build high-performing entrepreneurial teams. Supply Chain Management: Gain a broad understanding of the importance of operations in the success of any organization. Sustainable Business: Be prepared to provide practical solutions for the social and environmental complexities of modern business. Students also have the option of integrating computer science into their business administration degree program. And an additional degree option for Leeds undergraduate students pursuing an emphasis in accounting, finance or both: Bachelor’s-accelerated master’s: A combined bachelor's (BS) and master's (MS) degree is offered to undergraduate students interested in a master’s degree in accounting or taxation. The BAM program allows students to take advanced courses at an accelerated pace, engage in an independent research project and obtain both degrees in five years. The program is available to undergraduate students pursuing accounting, finance or both as their emphasis.