Minor in Real Estate Development

The minor in Real Estate Development provides students an overview of the field — its principles, urban context and history, and finance. The minor requires 20 units, including four core classes and 4 units of electives.

The minor is intended for students interested in a career in real estate or related areas such as architecture, construction, finance, urban planning, or entrepreneurial ventures.

Required Courses

Students are required to take the following courses:

Core courses (16 units):

• RED 200 Introduction to Real Estate (4 units)
• One from:
  • PPD 227 Urban Planning and Development (4 units) or
  • PPD 245 Urban Context for Policy and Planning (4 units)
• RED 362 Real Estate Development Fundamentals (4 units)
• One from:
  • FBE 400x Introduction to Real Estate Finance and Development (4 units) or
    RED 375 Real Estate Development Analysis (4 units)

Electives – Choose One (4 units):

• RED 351 Land Use Regulation (4 units)
• RED 398 Shaping Cities Through Real Estate (2 or 4 units)
• RED 417 History of Planning and Development (4 units)
• RED 425 Designing Livable Communities Units (4 units)
• RED 435 Analyzing Real Estate Markets (4 units)
• RED 469 Mixed Use Development Process (4 units)
• PPD 358 Urban and Regional Economics Units (4 units)
• PPD 360 Urban Transportation Planning and Policy (4 units)
• PPD 361 Sustainable Communities, Policy and Planning Units (4 units)
• PPD 364 Technology and the City (4 units)
• PPD 422 Transportation and Technology and the Future of Mobility (4 units)
• PPD 439 Housing and Community Development Units (4 units)

For detailed course information, please see the Course Catalogue. For a course schedule, please see the Schedule of Classes.

To declare this minor program, please click here.

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