REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT EDUCATION In the U.S.

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REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT EDUCATION In the U.S.
  Margaret McFarland, J.D. Hossein Lavasani,
Ph.D. Candidate
 

• Presented to the European Real
  Estate Society
• Istanbul, Turkey
• June 26, 2015

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Real Estate Development Education
Undergraduate Minors
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A. Universities
I. OVERVIEW
8. Portland State University 9. University of
Denver 10. University of Florida 11. University
of Maryland 12. University of Pennsylvania 13.
University of San Diego 14. University of
Southern California 15. Virginia Tech University

• Arizona State University
• Baruch College
• College of Charleston
• Cornell University
• DePaul University
• Georgia State University
• Lehigh University

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B. Host School
I. OVERVIEW

• Business
• Arizona State
• Baruch College
• College of Charleston
• DePaul
• Denver
• Georgia State
• Lehigh
• Florida
• San Diego

• 2. Business
• Portland State
• Planning
• Pennsylvania
• Planning
• Virginia Tech
• Agriculture
• Architecture
• Engineering
• Liberal Arts
• Natural Resources

• 3. Other School
• Cornell
• Hotel Administration
• Maryland
• Architecture
• USC
• Public Policy

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C. Admission
I. OVERVIEW

• Open to all Undergraduates (14)
• 2. 15 Lehigh University
• Open only to
• Business
• Economics
• Engineering
• Art/Science

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II. CREDIT COMPARISON
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II. CREDIT COMPARISON
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A. Core Courses
III. CORE ELECTIVES

• One (1) Course
• DePaul University
• Real Estate Analysis
• 2. Two (2) Courses
• College of Charleston
• Principles of Real Estate
• Real Estate Finance
• 3. Three (3) Courses
• University of Denver
• Introduction to Real Estate
• Real Estate Finance
• Computer Education

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III. CORE ELECTIVES

• 4. Four (4) Courses
• University of San Diego
• Principles of Financial Accounting
• Principles of Micro Economics
• Principles of Real Estate
• Legal Aspects of Real Estate
• Georgia State
• Real Estate Principles
• Real Estate Development
• Real Estate Finance and Mortgage Banking
• Investment Property and Appraisal
• 5. Six (6) Courses (Lehigh University)
• Seven (7) Courses (Portland State University)

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IV. TUITION COMPARISON
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IV. TUITION COMPARISON
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V. PROGRAM CONCENTRATION
A. Prerequisites

• Arizona State University
• Finance
• Economics
• College of Charleston
• Prerequisites for Courses in
• Finance, Economics, Business
• 3. University of Pennsylvania
• Economics 1 and 2
• 4. University of Southern California
• Intro to Mathematics
• Intro to Economics

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V. PROGRAM CONCENTRATION

• B. Program Emphasis
• Finance Focus (7)
• Baruch
• College of Charleston
• Cornell
• DePaul
• University of Denver
• University of San Diego(?)
• University of Southern California (?)

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V. PROGRAM CONCENTRATION

• B. Program Emphasis
• Development Focus (8)
• Arizona State
• Georgia State (?)
• Lehigh University
• Portland State
• University of Maryland
• University of Pennsylvania
• Virginia Tech
• University of Florida (?)

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V. PROGRAM CONCENTRATION

• B. Program Emphasis
• Construction Management (1)
• University of Denver

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REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT EDUCATION in the
USMulti-Disciplinary Masters Real Estate
Development Programs
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A. Universities (as of 2009)
I. OVERVIEW

• Arizona State (MRED)
• Clemson (MRED)
• Columbia (MSRED)
• Cornell (MPS)
• Harvard (MDES)
• MIT (MSRED)
• Texas AM (MLPD)
• Maryland (MRED)
• USC (MRED)
• Washington (MSRE)

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A. Universities (as of 2014)
I. OVERVIEW

• Auburn (MRED)
• Georgetown (MPS)
• Johns Hopkins (MSRE)
• New York (MSRE)
• Nova Southeastern (MSRE)
• Portland State (MRED)
• Tulane (MSRE)
• Arizona (MRED)
• Miami (MREDU)
• Missouri at Kansas City (MERE)
• Utah (MRED)

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B. Host School
I. OVERVIEW

• Non Business School
• Clemson University
• Columbia University
• MIT
• Harvard
• Texas AM
• Tulane
• Arizona
• Maryland
• Miami
• Washington

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B. Host School
I. OVERVIEW

• 2. Multi-departmental
• Arizona State
• Auburn
• Cornell
• Portland State
• 3. Other School
• Georgetown
• Continuing Education
• NYU
• Continuing Education
• USC
• Public Policy

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B. Host School
I. OVERVIEW

• 4. Business
• Johns Hopkins
• Nova Southeastern
• Missouri Kansas City
• Utah

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A. Duration
II. CURRICULUM COMPARISON

• Less that One year
• Arizona State ( 9 months )
• USC (11 months)
• 2. One year
• Auburn University
• MIT
• Nova Southeastern
• Portland State
• Tulane
• Maryland

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A. Duration
II. CURRICULUM COMPARISON

• 3. Eighteen (18) months
• Columbia
• Harvard
• Texas AM
• University of Utah
• University of Washington
• University of Arizona (16)
• 4. Two years
• Clemson University
• Georgetown University
• Johns Hopkins University
• NYU
• University of Missouri at Kansas City

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II. CURRICULUM COMPARISON
University Required Credits Elective Credits Total Credits
1 Arizona State University 36 0 36
2 Auburn University 39 0 39
3 Clemson University 54 3 57
4 Columbia University 27.5 17.5 45
5 Cornell University 39 23 62
6 Georgetown University 18 12 30
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II. CURRICULUM COMPARISON
University Required Credits Elective Credits Total Credits
7 Harvard University 24 24 48
8 Johns Hopkins University 30 6 36
9 Massachusetts Institute of Technology 51 15 66
10 New York University 24 18 42
11 Nova Southeastern University 40 0 40
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II. CURRICULUM COMPARISON
University Required/Total Courses Electives(Units) Required/Total Credit Hours
12 Portland State University 45 10 55
13 Texas AM University 36 0 36
14 Tulane University 35 6 41
15 University of Arizona 42 0 42
16 University of Maryland 24 9 33
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II. CURRICULUM COMPARISON
University Required Credits Elective Credits Total Credits
17 University of Miami 30 6 36
18 University of Missouri Kansas City 24 12 36
19 University of Southern California 36 8 44
20 University of Utah 36 6 42
21 University of Washington 33 27 60