Curriculum Structure

Upon completing the program, the PPGC/UFSC Master’s student is conferred the degree of Master in Accounting.

Master’s Degree – 38 credits, of which:
12 credits in required courses;
20 credits in elective courses; and
6 credits for the thesis.

Required courses:
Financial Accounting (4 credits, 60 hours)
Management Accounting (4 credits, 60 hours)
Accounting Research Methodology (4 credits, 60 hours)

Elective courses:
Auditing
Performance evaluation
Business Valuation
Data Science Applied to Accounting
Accounting and Governance
Accounting and Sustainability
Accounting, Governance and Sustainability Reporting
Management Accounting Applied to Specific Sectors
Advanced Management Accounting
Accounting and Information Quality
Quantitative Methods in Accounting (Contabilometria)
Costs for Decision Making
Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Performance
Accounting Fraud and Corruption
Cost Management
Decision-Making Process Management
Public Management and Accountability
Higher Education Methodology
Metrics and Indicators for Performance Evaluation
Survey of Accounting Info Systems Research
Organizational Planning and Control
Environmental, Social and Governance Principles and Practices
Accounting Information Quality and Corporate Reporting
Management Control Systems
Advanced Accounting Theory

Student Mobility

For the mobility of Master’s students, the PPGC considers complementary activities for the validation of credits (see Art. 32 of the current PPGC Regulations).