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PSC 744

Government Budgeting

Catalog2026-2027
Credits3 units
LevelGraduate
Average gradeA-
Standard

Overview

Description

Examination of the process and theories of budget formulation.

Requirements

Prerequisites

  • Must be a degree-seeking student in the Public Administration and Policy MPA program
  • obtain instructor permission
Original catalog text

Prerequisites

Must be a degree-seeking student in the Public Administration and Policy MPA program OR obtain instructor permission.

Units

Lecture3

Catalog Details

Offering

Offered: Every Spring

Terms

spring

Restrictions

Must be a degree-seeking student in the Public Administration and Policy MPA program OR obtain instructor permission.

Attributes

Standard

Learning Outcomes

  • outline and discuss the political and economic context in which government budgets are produced.
  • articulate what budgets do and how they are assembled (the budget cycle).
  • identify and evaluate the importance of the major institutional actors in the budgetary process.
  • compare “models” of budgetary behavior (and especially incrementalism).
  • evaluate the State of Nevada budget system in terms of general budget models and behavior.