Accounting Analytics
Last Updated: 2025
Understand the financial processes of a business and how to analyze data to optimize accounting operations and decision-making. This Study Path is recommended for students who care about analytics and are interested in accounting.
Programme Curriculum
For comprehensive information about the requirements and course options for the ISM/BA degrees, please view the links below.
- ISM Bachelor’s Curriculum Page (2024-2026)
- ISM Master’s Curriculum Page (2024-2026)
- Business Analytics Master’s Curriculum Page (2024-2026)
Recommended Bachelor’s Minors for Accounting Analytics
Recommended Master’s Minors for Accounting Analytics
= mandatory course, cannot be substituted with any other courses
= minor course
2nd Bachelor’s Year
This is a complete sample study path recommended for a student interested in accounting analytics that includes all credits needed for Bachelor’s graduation from ISM. In the example below, a Bachelor’s minor in Accounting is assumed.
Autumn (I-II)
ABL-C1111 (I) <or III>
Introduction to Financial Accounting, 6cr
CS-A1111 (I-II)
Basics Course in Programming Y1, 5cr
ISM-C2002 (I-II)
MySQL for Data Analytics, 6cr
ISM-C1003 (I-II)
Mathematical Tools for Analytics, 6cr
ISM-C1004 (II)
Business Analytics 1, 6cr
Spring (III-IV)
ABL-A1300 (III)
Corporate Financial Management and Reporting, 6cr
ABL-C1103 (III)
Data Analytics for Accounting and Audit, 6cr
ISM-C1002 (III-IV)
Advanced Course in Statistics and Data Analytics, 6cr
CS-A1121 (III-V)
Basic Course in Programming Y2, 5cr
37C00100 (IV)
Management Information Systems, 6cr
ABL-C1122 (IV) <or II>
Management Accounting I: Towards Profitable Decision Making, 6cr
+ language courses, 11cr total
3rd Bachelor’s Year
Autumn (I-II)
ABL-C1102 (I)
Hands-On Analytics on Accounting Information Systems, 6cr
BIZ3130.kand (I-II)
Bachelor’s Thesis and Seminar, 10cr
35C03000 (I-II)
Capstone: Process Analysis and Management, 6cr
+ language courses, 11cr total
Spring (III-IV)
Exchange Studies (III-V)
Exchange to partner destination, 18cr
1st Master’s Year
This is a complete sample study path recommended for a student interested in accounting analytics that includes all credits needed for Master’s graduation from BA. In the example below, a Master’s minor in Accounting (Advanced :evel) is assumed.
If you are interested in pursuing an ISM Master’s instead, please reference the ISM Master’s 2024-2026 Curriculum Page.
Autumn (I-II)
30E03000 (I) <or IV>
Data Science for Business I, 6cr
22E00100 (I) <or IV>
Financial Statement Analysis, 6cr
22E24000 (I) <or III>
Performance Management, 6cr
ABL-E2606 (I)
Data Protection, 6cr
22E29100 (II)
Accounting for Sustainability, 6cr
Spring (III-IV)
21E00052 (III) <or II>
Data-Driven Business, 6cr
ISM-E1004 (III)
Business Analytics 2, 6cr
ISM-E1005 (III)
Forecasting Methods in Business Analytics, 6cr
ABL-E1300 (IV)
Big Data Analysis in Accounting, 6cr
ISM-E1006 (IV)
Decision Analytics for Consulting, 6cr
ISM-E3004 (IV)
Revenue Management and Demand Analytics, 6cr
2nd Master’s Year
Autumn (I-II)
ISM-E1999 (I-II) <or III-IV>
Master’s Thesis Seminar, 3cr
ISM.thes
Master’s Thesis, 30cr
22E10000 (II)
Strategic Management Accounting, 6cr
ABL-E1200 (II)
Managing Uncertainty Through Cost Accounting and Financial Planning, 6cr
Spring (III-IV)
57E00500 (IV-V)
Capstone: Business Intelligence, 6cr
… and continue working on thesis