In this course you will engage with the major theoretical frameworks and concepts that underpin contemporary public sector budget and financial management processes. As you complete assessment tasks alongside other highly motivated students, you will acquire new knowledge and design skills for smart financial management. Equipped in this fashion, you will bring taut discipline to the public sector. You will shape financial and budgeting processes reflexively. Your forward-looking practice will be informed by political realities, yet focused on establishing robust accountability architectures across all facets of public sector life.