ACC 750 Accounting Seminar
The course ACC 750 Accounting Seminar introduces students to research in financial accounting and capital markets. Participants get to know contemporaneous topics in accounting research and learn how to approach a research question scientifically. The course also serves as an advanced introduction into academic writing as participants learn to structure and write a scientific thesis. The results of the seminar thesis will be presented and critically discussed within the seminar.
The seminar is a prerequisite for a master thesis at our chair (see Master Thesis for further details). To pass the course, a grade equal or better than “sufficient” (4.0) is required. The grading is composed of the individually written seminar paper, the presentation, and the participation in seminar discussions.
The course is offered every fall term in cooperation with the chair of Professor Simons. The writing phase spans eight weeks. Please note: detailed information on upcoming seminars is usually published mid-/ end of May.
Please consider that admission to the seminar is competitive and that we may be unable to provide places to all applicants. Furthermore, please note that presence in Mannheim may be required for some topics.
Seminar HWS 2026
ACC 750 (Seminar Topic: “Accounting and Capital Markets in the Age of Information Democratization and Technological Change”)
Please check the seminar overview (PDF, 363 kB)for detailed information on topics and the application procedure.
Please be aware that admission to the seminar is competitive and that we usually cannot provide places to all applicants. However, if your major field of studies is accounting and if your average grade is below 2.5, your chances to be accepted will be reasonably high.
Please note that you must have completed (!) one of the following courses as a prerequisite: ACC 510 or ACC 520 or ACC 530 or ACC 540 or ACC 560 or ACC/
TAX 570. ACC/ MAN 660/ 661 is not sufficient. If the class grades have not been published yet, you can still apply for the seminar (but you still need to pass the course in the end and update us). Please submit the seminar registration form, Bachelor and current transcript and CV to the ILIAS Group “ACC 750 Accounting Seminar [BS] (HWS 2026)”. Schedule
- 14 June 2026: Deadline for applications for the fast-close writing period
- 22 June 2026: Allocation of topics for fast-close period
- 17 August 2026: Submission of written papers for fast-close period students
- 27 August 2026: Deadline for applications for the final-close writing period
- 07 September 2026: Allocation of topics for final-close period
- 02 November 2026: Submission of written papers for final-close period students
- 12 & 13 November 2026: Seminar presentations for both periods
Contact:
Peiyuan Zhao, M.Sc.
Research AssistantUniversity of Mannheim
Schloss Ostflügel – Room O 239
68161 MannheimConsultation hour(s):
by appointmentZdenka Pospisil, M.A.
University of Mannheim
Lehrstuhl für ABWL, Unternehmensrechnung und empirische Kapitalmarktforschung, Prof. Daske
Schloß Ostflügel – Room O 256
68161 MannheimConsultation hour(s):
On appointmentFurther Information