Public Financial Management Certificate

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Complex social and economic climates - at the national, state, and local level - make sound public financial management essential to the fiscal sustainability and growth of communities everywhere. This graduate certificate program provides students with the skills to analyze financial information, assess public sector finance systems, prepare and manage budgets, and ensure the financial accountability of public organizations.

Units required: 13.5-16.

Required Courses

Complete each of the following courses (12 units):

PPD 503 Economics for Public Policy Units: 4
PPD 541 Public Financial Management and Budgeting Units: 4
PPD 647 Finance of the Public Sector Units: 4

Elective Courses

Complete one of the following (1.5-4 units):

GSBA 510 Accounting Concepts and Financial Reporting Units: 1.5, 2, 3
PPD 560 Methods for Policy Analysis Units: 4
PPD 587 Risk Analysis Units: 4
PPD 624 Local Economic Development: Theory and Finance Units: 4
PPD 625 Planning and Economic Development Finance Units: 4
PPD 652 Financial Administration in Local Government Units: 4

Note

Students may take GSBA 510. If they select the 1.5-unit version, they only need to complete 13.5 units for this certificate.

Course substitutions are permitted with advanced approval of the program director. Any of the above courses taken to satisfy normal degree requirements count also toward this certificate requirements up to the university’s maximum double counting rules.