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Government Budgeting

Course Number:
20:834:542
Credits:
3.00
Modality:
Online
In Person
Description

This course provides an overview of the governmental budgetary process while focusing on the tools and techniques for managing budgets and making financial decisions in government. Looking at all three levels of government – local, state, and federal – this course examines the role of the budget in the economy, the politics of the budgetary process, budget methods and reforms, sources and uses of revenue, and deficits and debt.

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Government Revenue Theory and Administration

Course Number:
20:834:568
Credits:
3.00
Modality:
Online
In Person
Description

This course provides an overview of government revenue systems in the United States. It examines and evaluates how federal, state, and local governments levy different types of taxes, manage user fees and fines, borrow money, design intergovernmental grants, administer the revenue sources they selected, and reform their revenue systems.

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Public Finance and Public Policy

Course Number:
20:834:548
Credits:
3.00
Modality:
Online
In Person
Description

This course examines critical questions of public expenditures in the United States. The goal of the course is to understand the reasons for government intervention in the economy, the extent of that intervention, and the responses of individuals and firms to the government’s actions. Specific topics include public goods, environmental and health externalities, political economy, fiscal federalism, education finance and policies, healthcare finance and policies, and welfare programs.

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Public Financial Management

Course Number:
20:834:543
Credits:
3.00
Modality:
Online
In Person
Description

This course introduces students to basic financial and managerial accounting principles, techniques and concepts that relate to the allocation, investment, and control of public funds. Students will learn how to use financial information to make decisions in public, health, and not-for-profit organizations. Some of the topics covered in this class include financial condition analysis, cash and pension fund investing, time value of money, accounting and financial reporting.

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