The core curriculum is designed to provide you with a deep and broad foundation that supports concentration course work and serves you throughout your career. Students are required to take all of the following courses.
MS in Real Estate Curriculum
DEGREE/CURRICULUM STRUCTURE
Degree Core Requirements
Core Curriculum: Tier 1
Students are required to take all courses listed below. Tier I courses lay the groundwork for understanding the legal and financial environment in which commercial real estate transactions occur, as well as the economic, environmental, and societal forces underlying the current and future demand for various real estate asset classes.
Core Curriculum: Tier II
Students are required to take all courses listed below. In Tier II courses, students learn the fundamentals of corporate finance, capital markets and the development process.
Electives
Students are required to select elective courses from the list below. Please note that not all courses are offered every semester.
- REAL1-GC3025 Private Equity Real Estate Private Equity Real Estate Private Equity Real Estate 1.5
- REAL1-GC3035 Commercial Mortgage Backed Securities 1.5
- REAL1-GC3055 Analyzing Reit Securities 1.5
- DEVE1-GC3005 Managing Building Systems & Operations 3
- REAL1-GC3145 Acquisition Procedures & Analysis W/ Argus Softwr 3
- REAL1-GC3165 Analytical Techniques in Re Investment Analysis 1.5
- REAL1-GC3175 Real Estate Investing in a Distressed Environment 1.5
- REAL1-GC3180 Global Real Estate Markets & Investments 3
- CONM1-GC1015 Construction Cost Estimating 3
- DEVE1-GC2005 Public - Private Development 3
- DEVE1-GC2105 Green Building & Sustainable Development 3
- DEVE1-GC2200 Comparative International Real Estate 3
- REAL1-GC1046 Real Estate Media and Information 1.5
- REAL1-GC2720 PropTech and the Digital Evolution of Real Estate 3
- REAL1-GC3135 Real Estate Data Analytics 3
- DEVE1-GC3040 Urban Economic Development 3
- DEVE1-GC3050 Seminar in Post Catastrophe Reconstruction 3
- DEVE1-GC2205 Advanced Real Estate Development and Investment Transactions 3
- DEVE1-GC2010 Entrepreneurship & Innovation in Re Develop 3
- DEVE1-GC3000 Seminar in Community Development 3
- REAL1-GC2800 International Real Estate 3
- REAL1-GC3120 Developing Residential Multi-Family Reall Estate 3
- REAL1-GC3195 Corporate Real Estate 3
- REAL1-GC3900 Independent Study 3
- DEVE1-GC1020 Planning & Design Issues in Development 3
- DEVE1-GC1010 Land Use & Environmental Regulation 3
- DEVE1-GC3200 Global Cities: Europe, Middle East, Africa 1.5
- DEVE1-GC3201 Global Cities: USA & Canada 1.5
- DEVE1-GC3202 Global Cities: Latin America 1.5
- DEVE1-GC3203 Global Cities: South Asia 1.5
- DEVE1-GC3204 Global Cities: East Asia 1.5
- DEVE1-GC3205 Global Cities: Southeast Asia 1.5
- CONM1-GC3911 Professional Internship .5-3
- DEVE1-GC3015 Affordable Housing Finance and Development 3
- DEVE1-GC1065 Hotel Development and Investment 3
- REAL1-GC3085 CRE Modeling & Underwriting: Residential 1.5
- REAL1-GC3095 Debt Finance: Non-Bank & Alternative Lenders 1.5
Concentrations
Students select one of the following two concentrations: Finance and Investment or Asset Management. Students are required to complete three courses (9 credits) in their selected concentration.
Finance and Investment
This concentration provides you with an in-depth understanding of real estate finance and investment.
Real Estate Asset Management
This concentration provides you with the practical, hands-on skill set to evaluate, acquire, and manage institutional and family-owned real estate portfolios.
Admissions Criteria
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