Course Description
Public revenue and expenditure policies, financial administration, and politics of the budgetary process.
Athena Title
Politics and Budgeting Process
Equivalent Courses
Not open to students with credit in PADP 4630E
Prerequisite
POLS 1101 or POLS 1101E or POLS 1101H or POLS 1101S
Semester Course Offered
Offered every year.
Grading System
A - F (Traditional)
Student Learning Outcomes
- Students will understand the political, economic, and managerial foundations of public budgeting.
- Students will understand the budget process and the unique characteristics of budgeting at the federal, state, and local levels.
- Students will be able to conduct basic budget analysis and professional communicate results.
Topical Outline
- Introduction to public budgeting and budget analysis
- Budget analysis - revenue forecasting
- Budgetary decision-making
- Federal Budget Process Reform
- State and performance budgeting
- Local budgeting
- Fiscal Health
- Capital Budgeting
