This course introduces public budgeting and finance. It emphasizes the budgetary process as both a political and management tool, essential for the operation and funding of public programs. Public managers will gain the knowledge and skills to understand key principles of budgeting and its role in expressing societal values.

This course introduces the fundamental concepts and techniques for managing government and nonprofit agencies.

The course is an examination of the historical, institutional, political, and social context of civic life in the United States.