Programs
Public Financial Administration
(18 credit hours) Courses in this concentration develop technical skills necessary for budget analysis, preparation, and operation; analysis and application of tax policy; and public financial planning.
Required Courses (9 credit hours)
Three of the following courses:
| SPEA-F 609 | Seminar in Revenue Theory and Administration | (3 cr.) |
| SPEA-F 610 | Government Budget and Program Analysis | (3 cr.) |
| SPEA-F 667 | Seminar in Public Capital and Debt Theory | (3 cr.) |
| SPEA-P 562 | Public Program Evaluation | (3 cr.) |
One of the following courses:
| SPEA-F 542 | Governmental Financial Accounting and Reporting | (3 cr.) |
| SPEA-P 541 | Benefit Cost Analysis | (3 cr.) |
Electives (6 credit hours)
Two of the following courses or other graduate courses approved by a concentration advisor as equivalent substitutions:
| SPEA-F 542 | Governmental Financial Accounting and Reporting | (3 cr.) |
| SPEA-F 666 | Public Revenue | (3 cr.) |
| SPEA-I 516 | Public Management Information Systems | (3 cr.) |
| SPEA-P 507 | Data Analysis and Modeling for Public Affairs | (3 cr.) |
| SPEA-P 541 | Benefit Cost Analysis | (3 cr.) |
| SPEA-P 562 | Public Program Evaluation | (3 cr.) |