POLS 6200 - Public Budgeting and Financial Management

(3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours 3 Credit Hours)

A hands-on practical course in how governments collect and spend tax dollars and with what effects. Theories of budgeting are examined for their usefulness in the daily realities of the government budgeting setting. Through in-class group assignments, students learn to construct budgets with economic data, write policy statements, and demonstrate an understanding of capital budgeting, cash and accounting principles.