Department Home Page Four major fields of accounting are public, management, and government accounting, and internal auditing.
Public accountants have their own business or work for public accounting firms.
They perform a broad range of accounting, auditing, tax and consulting activities for their clients. Management accountants record and analyze the financial information of the companies for which they work. Internal auditors verify the accuracy of their organization's records and check for the mismanagement, waste, or fraud. Government accountants and auditors maintain and examine the records of government agencies and audit private businesses and individuals whose activities are subject to government regulations or taxation. Due to the fact that computers are widely used in accounting and auditing, this major allows ample opportunity to study Information Systems.