course descriptions
 

           
     

Course Details

PAD 251   Public Finance & Budgeting
   
Lecture: 03 Lab: 00
Clinical:  00 Credit: 03
   
Components:  None
Prerequisites: Take DMA 030 and DRE 098 or ENG 090, MAT 060, and RED 090 or Placement Test Credit Equivalent
Corequisites:   None
   
This course provides an overview of the public finance and budgeting processes used in the allocation of public resources to meet differing public interests. Topics include the political environment, government expenditures, revenues, taxation, budgetary process theories and techniques, and the relation of government finance to the economy. Upon completion, students should be able to recognize impacts of government revenue and expenditure policies and understand the role of budgeting in executing governmental policy.
This course is a unique concentration requirement of the Public Administration concentration in the Business Administration program.