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Public Finance & Budgeting

Course Course Title Class Lab/ Shop Clinical/ Co-op Credit
PAD 251 Public Finance & Budgeting 3 0 0 3
Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: None
Effective Term: Fall 2015
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.
Competencies
·Student Learning Outcomes

1. Define budgetary process theories and techniques.
2. Describe the impacts of government revenue and expenditure policies.
3. Describe the relation of government finance to the economy.
4. Explain the role of budgeting in executing government policy.

2011FA - New Course

2012FA - New Local Prereq: RED 090

2014FA - Revised Local Prereq from RED 090 to DRE 098

2015FA - New Course Version (S24137)

2019SP - Revised Local Prereq: Add ENG 002

2020FA - Revised Local Prereq: Delete DRE 098

2021FA - Revised Local Prereq: Delete ENG 002

 

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