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2009-2010 University Catalog

Real Estate Development, MS

Banner Code: VS-MS-REAL

School: The Volgenau School of Information Technology and Engineering 

Department: Civil, Environmental and Infrastructure Engineering 

 

The MS in Real Estate Development program is designed  to prepare prospective real estate professionals for professional careers and for research and teaching positions by combining academic education with opportunities for experience within real estate development organizations throughout the region.  Emphasis is placed in the program on educating and training students using live case studies, in partnership with leading real estate development companies. The distinctiveness of the Master’s program in Real Estate Development offered by Mason lies in its curriculum, which has been tailored to strengthen the employment opportunities or mobility of students in non-academic kinds of jobs, as well as to prepare the minority of students who might wish to complement their studies with doctoral study in related fields.   Students pursue one of three emphases: real estate development, real estate finance or environment and sustainability. 

Admission Requirements

Applicants must hold a baccalaureate degree from an accredited institution and have earned a GPA of 3.00 or higher. In addition, this civil engineering/real estate graduate program requires students to have a basic understanding of real estate development, significant experience in the real estate industry, and/or completion of REAL 500 Real Estate Development Fundamentals.

The 36 hour curriculum includes the following:

Core consists of the following 5 courses:

Real Estate Development Emphasis (Take 3 of the following 5 courses):

Real Estate Finance Emphasis (Take 3 of the following 4 courses):

Environment and Sustainability Emphasis (Take 3 of the following 5 courses):

Electives (Take 3 courses outside of your selected Track)

The following courses may be included as electives:

Capstone Course (Final project):