Online Courses in Financial Accounting

The following individual classes in Financial Accounting are offered by University of Phoenix Online. Each class takes between five and six weeks to complete, and all material is presented over the Internet, making it easy to schedule your time to take each class.

These courses are ideal for professional development, or to earn credit towards a degree you may be taking at another college or university.

Financial Accounting I

This course covers the fundamentals of financial accounting as well as the identification, measurement, and reporting of the financial effects of economic events on the enterprise. Financial information is examined from the perspective of effective management decision making with special emphasis on the planning and controlling responsibilities of practicing managers. Learn More...

Financial Accounting II

This course introduces plant assets, liabilities, accounting for corporations, investments, statements of cash flows, financial statement analysis, time value of money, payroll accounting, and other significant liabilities. Learn More...

Intermediate Financial Accounting I

This course examines the conceptual framework of accounting, including cash versus accrual accounting, the income statement and balance sheet, the time value of money, cash receivables, and inventory. Learn More...

Intermediate Financial Accounting II

This course is the second of the three part series of courses related to intermediate accounting. This section examines the balance sheet in more detail, including intangible assets, current liabilities and contingencies, long-term liabilities, stockholder's equity, and earnings per share. The course finishes with a look at investments and revenue recognition. Interwoven in the presentation of the material is an assortment of ethical dilemmas that encourage discussions about how the accountant should handle specific situations. Learn More...

Intermediate Financial Accounting III

This course is the third of a three part series of courses related to intermediate accounting. This course examines income taxes, pensions and post retirement benefits, leases, changes and error analysis, statement of cash flows and full disclosures issues. The course finishes with a look at derivative instruments. Interwoven in the presentation of the material is an assortment of ethical dilemmas that encourage discussions about how the accountant should handle specific situations. Learn More...

Advanced Financial Accounting

This course covers business combinations and diversified companies, consolidations of financial statements, home office and branch accounting, segments, foreign currency transactions, and corporate reorganizations and liquidations. Learn More...

Health Care Financial Accounting

This course provides an understanding of the general principles of accounting applied in the health care environment. It includes an overview of sources of revenue for various health care entities. The Diagnosis-Related Group (DRG) system of service classification and its relation to payment for providers and organizations are also examined. The fundamentals of strategic planning, cost concepts, and capital budgeting are applied in the health care environment. Issues surrounding the development and management of budgets are examined. Learn More...