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Public Finance: How governments raise and spend money (965M9)

15 credits, Level 7 (Masters)

Spring teaching

In this module we explore the opportunities and challenges governments face when raising revenue from three main sources:

• taxation,
• borrowing 
• aid.

We'll look at how the budgeting process helps decide how resources are prioritized and distributed. We'll also explore important issues that impact public financial management, like climate change, digital technology, and decentralization. The module brings together different perspectives, combining technical, economic, and political views on these topics.

Contact hours and workload

This module is approximately 150 hours of work. This breaks down into about 18 hours of contact time and about 132 hours of independent study. The University may make minor variations to the contact hours for operational reasons, including timetabling requirements.

We regularly review our modules to incorporate student feedback, staff expertise, as well as the latest research and teaching methodology. We’re planning to run these modules in the academic year 2024/25. However, there may be changes to these modules in response to feedback, staff availability, student demand or updates to our curriculum.

We’ll make sure to let you know of any material changes to modules at the earliest opportunity.