2013-2014 University Catalog

Real Estate Development, MS

Banner Code: BU-MS-REAL

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The MS in Real Estate Development program is designed to provide real estate professionals with the knowledge essential to assume increasingly responsible leadership roles within the development industry. Areas of emphasis include real estate finance, investment analysis, project management, sustainability and economic development. The distinctiveness of the Master’s program in Real Estate Development offered by Mason lies in its multi-disciplinary curriculum, which incorporates coursework from the domains of business, engineering and public policy. Created in consultation with leading real estate development companies, the curriculum has been designed to strengthen the employment potential and upward mobility of industry professionals working in the areas of development, architecture, engineering, public planning, construction management, real estate finance, mortgage lending, property management, real estate law and related fields.

Admission Requirements

Applicants must hold a baccalaureate degree from an accredited institution and have earned a GPA of 3.00 or higher. In addition, the real estate graduate program requires students to have a basic understanding of real estate development earned through industry experience and/or relevant undergraduate coursework.

Degree Requirements

The 36 hour curriculum includes 18 hours of required courses and 18 hours of electives. Students are responsible for familiarization and compliance with the university’s AP.6 Graduate Policies contained in this catalog.

Required Courses (18 credits)

REAL 500 - Real Estate Development Fundamentals Credits: 3
REAL 502 - Real Estate Client Leadership and Project Management Credits: 3
REAL 630 - Innovative Land Use, Approvals and Real Estate Development Credits: 3
REAL 750 - MSRED Capstone Credits: 3
GSOM 746 - Real Estate Analysis and Valuation Credits: 3
GSOM 747 - Real Estate Finance Credits: 3

Elective Courses (18 credits)

Electives may be selected from other REAL courses (see below) and available offerings in appropriate areas including the School of Public Policy; the School of Management; the Sid and Reva Dewberry Department of Civil, Environmental, and Infrastructure Engineering; the Department of Geography and Geoinformation Science; and the Department of Environmental Science and Policy.

Students wishing to choose a field for emphasis may select, with the approval of a faculty advisor, 3 elective courses within the field that together constitute an emphasis area. With prior approval of an advisor, students may design their own emphasis. The following are examples of fields for emphasis and courses within each field which may be selected.

Real Estate Development Emphasis

Choose the following 3 courses:

GGS 550 - Geospatial Science Fundamentals Credits: 3
GSOM 748 - Real Estate Investment Credits: 3
PUBP 602 - Regional Economic Development: Strategies and Applications Credits: 3
Note: Students choosing a field for emphasis will take 3 courses outside the selected emphasis for a total of 9 credits.

Real Estate Finance Emphasis

Choose 3 courses from among the following:

GGS 550 - Geospatial Science Fundamentals Credits: 3
GSOM 748 - Real Estate Investment Credits: 3
MBA 603 - Managerial Economics and Decisions of the Firm Credits: 0-3
PUBP 721 - Transportation Economics Credits: 3
PUBP 781 - Entrepreneurship and Economic Development Credits: 3
Note: Students choosing a field for emphasis will take 3 courses outside the selected emphasis for a total of 9 credits.

Environment and Sustainability Emphasis

Choose 3 courses from among the following:

CEIE 501 - Sustainable Development Credits: 3
CEIE 550 - Environmental Engineering Systems Credits: 3
CEIE 555 - Principles of Environmental Engineering Credits: 3
CEIE 556 - Environmental Law Credits: 3
EVPP 638 - Corporate Environmental Management and Policy Credits: 3
PUBP 745 - Transportation and the Environment Credits: 3
Note: Students choosing a field for emphasis will take 3 courses outside the selected emphasis for a total of 9 credits.

Electives Continued

The following courses may be included as electives by all students:

REAL 610 - Management of Real Estate Design and Development Credits: 3
REAL 615 - Real Estate Market Analysis and Research Credits: 3
REAL 690 - Topics in Real Estate Development Credits: 1-6
REAL 750 - MSRED Capstone Credits: 3
REAL 796 - Directed Reading Credits: 1-6

Total: 36 credits

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