Programs

Public Financial Administration

(15 credit hours) The Public Financial Administration concentration develops technical skills necessary for budget analysis, preparation, and operation; analysis and application of tax policy; and public financial planning. Students may not use MPA core courses to fulfill concentration requirements.

Required Courses (9 credit hours)

Group I: In consultation with a concentration advisor, select at least 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.)

NOTE: Should the student decide to take all four courses, the fourth course can be counted as one of the two required Group II electives.

Electives (6 credit hours)

Group II - In consultation with a concentration advisor, select one of the following courses:

SPEA-F 542 Governmental Financial Accounting and Reporting (3 cr.)
SPEA-P 541 Benefit Cost Analysis (3 cr.)

NOTE: Should the student decide to take both courses, the second course can be counted as one of the two electives required below.

Group III – In consultation with a concentration advisor, select one of the following courses or other graduate courses approved as equivalent substitutions (any student that takes 15 credits from Groups I and II does not need to take a course from Group III).

SPEA-F 542 Governmental Financial Accounting and Reporting (3 cr.)
SPEA-F 766 Public Revenue (3 cr.)
SPEA-H 526 Healthcare Finance (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.)

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