SUS 7060 - Public Sector Finance

(4 units)

This course focuses on microeconomics, finance, and budgeting theories and their application to policy and management in the public and non-profit sectors. In this course, the concept of efficiency is developed and applied along with the goal of social equity to help determine the roles of the public, private and non-profit sectors in the provision of goods and services. The relationship between finance/applied economics and sustainable development will also be discussed. Students will learn concepts and theories foundational to public finance and learn to apply them in public administration and sustainable management.