MGMT 131AAnalytics in Accounting I
Management · 4 units · Undergraduate upper division (100-199)
(Formerly numbered 142A.) Not open to first years. Introduction to use of models and modeling in decision making, with focus on important types of models, their formulation and application, and insight and information that may be gained from use of modeling. Topics include pivot tables, data tables, lookup functionality, introduction to programming behind spreadsheets, software functionality and efficiency, and more. Applications are focused on accounting and finance, with emphasis on model formulation, interpretation of solutions, and understanding of mathematical versus verbal explanation of situations. Analytical focus on asking question, mastering data, preforming analysis, and communication of story.
Letter grading.
When it runs
- Fall 2026
Scheduled, not typical — from UCLA’s Schedule of Classes, which publishes Fall 2025 through Spring 2027 and nothing before it.
Requisites
UCLA lists no requisites for this course.
Requires
Everything that has to come before this course, not just the courses named in the requisite above.
Nothing — this is an entry point.
Unlocks
What this course is a requisite for, and what those courses lead to in turn.