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Public Budgeting & Financial Management

Course Overview

Date / Time Location Credits Minimium Tuition*
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MoWe 6p.m. – 9p.m.		 University Hall Y04-4130 3 $2421 (guest students)
Date
-
Time
MoWe 6p.m. – 9p.m.
Location
University Hall Y04-4130
Credits
3
Min. Tuition*
$2421 (guest students)

Description

The public budgeting process in theory and practice. Students are introduced to contemporary approaches to public budgeting as well as to the difficulty of planning in the public sector, the dilemmas of choice and of priority setting, the results of incrementalism, and the nature of budgetary "rationality." In addition, the course examines the nature and scope of public financial management at the state and local level. It familiarizes students with state and local government financial reporting and accounting, current operating expenditures, techniques for evaluating capital expenditures and products. It explores borrowing and debt management, evaluation of municipal credit quality, managing cash assets and liquid securities, simulations and financial forecasting, and evaluating and controlling financial management practices.

Registration will begin July 31st

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Course Details

Session

Summer Session 1, 6 weeks

Class Dates

-

Location

University Hall Y04-4130

Enrolled / Capacity

25 / 25

Status

Closed

Instructor

Sanford Pooler

Prerequisites

Graduate degree student in Public Administration

Tuition*

$2421 (guest students)

* The tuition estimate is based on minimum, single-course cost to a new student who is a Massachusetts resident and not enrolled in a multi-course program. State residency, online/in person modality, and matriculation to a degree program may affect cost.

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