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University of Maryland, College Park

Minor in Real Estate Development

Program overview

The minor provides students with a comprehensive understanding of sustainable real estate development, covering the development process, fundamentals of real estate finance, urban planning and design, and the unique roles played by government and the private sector.

Last updated: July 1, 2024

School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation

3835 Campus Drive Building 145, Suite 1200 College Park, MD 20742, USA

Academic Information

Degree offered

Minor in Real Estate Development

Number of Credits Required

15 credits

Mode of learning

On Campus

Unique real estate academic features

The Minor in Real Estate Development is perfect for students pursuing careers in real estate and the built environment, such as architecture, business, construction management, civil engineering, historic preservation, local government, non-profit housing, public-private partnerships, landscape architecture, urban planning, and related entrepreneurial ventures. It offers essential concepts of sustainable real estate development concepts, covering topics like the development process, essential aspects of real estate finance, taxation and investment, urban planning and design, as well as the specific roles of government and the private sector in real estate development.

Courses and disciplines/concentrations offered

Required Courses: 

  • People, Planet, and Profit: Building Sustainable Places
  • Tax and Accounting for Real Estate Development
  • Real Estate Development: Introduction to Principles, Process, and Practice
  • Foundations of Real Estate Finance and Investment

Elective

  • Measuring Sustainability
  • Sustainable Systems in Architecture
  • Economics of Land Use
  • Sustainability
  • Business Finance
  • Marketing Principles and Organization
  • Managing People and Organizations
  • Business Law I
  • Entrepreneurship
  • Entrepreneurship
  • Business Ethics and Society
  • Argumentation and Public Policy
  • Negotiation and Conflict Management
  •  Urban and Regional Economics
  • Introduction to Environmental Law
  • Water: Science, Ethics and Law
  • Student Leadership in Groups & Organizations
  • People and the Environment
  • Green Infrastructure and Community Greening
  • Climate Change, Design, Planning and Communication
  • Advocacy in the American Political System
  • Real Estate Development Case Studies – Prerequisite
  • Real Estate Development Literature and Critical Analysis
  • Real Estate Development: Past and Present
  • Diversity and the City

Real Estate Extracurricular Opportunities

Notable traditions & events

  • Lecture Series
  • ULI Student Design Competition
  • Colvin Case Study Challenge
  • NAIOP Capital Challenge
  • HUD Affordable Housing Competition

Real estate extracurricular activities available

  • Site Visits
  • Social Events
  • Real Estate Development Career Services

Networking opportunities

  • The Real Estate Club
  • Society of Real Estate Development
  • Advisory Council
  • ULI/Hines Competition
  • The Colvin Institute of Real Estate Development
  • Women in Retail Real Estate (WIRRE)
  • Urban Land Institute
  • NAIOP
  • Commercial Real Estate Women (CREW) DC
  • African American Real Estate Professionals D.C. Foundation
  • ARES American Real Estate Society

Recruiting

General info on roles students fill after graduation

  • Luxury Real Estate Agent
  • Commercial Real Estate Developer
  • Real Estate Investment Analyst
  • Architectural Real Estate Consultant
  • International Property Consultant
  • Real Estate Marketing Specialist
  • Property Manager
  • Real Estate Appraiser
  • Eco-Friendly Property Developer

Faculty and Research

Faculty & Staff for the Program

Distinguished real estate faculty members or research areas

Carrie Chard

Assistant Director of the Colvin Institute of Real Estate Development

Maria Day-Marshall

Director, Colvin Institute of Real Estate Development; Associate Clinical Professor

Jesse Saginor

Assistant Director of Graduate Real Estate Development; Associate Professor

Alumni Support

Successful real estate alumni

Harper Sigman

Director at H&R Retail

Angelique Payne

Assistant Community Manager-Mill Creek Residential Trust LLC

Peter Fotopoulos

Multifamily Asset Management at Freddie

Real estate alumni networks and associations

  • MAPP Alumni

Accreditations and Rankings

Awards or recognition

  • UMD wins 2024 NAIOP Capital Challenge | School of Architecture, Planning & Preservation. (n.d.). https://arch.umd.edu/news-events/umd-wins-2024-naiop-capital-challenge
  • UMD Team wins NAIOP Regional Real Estate Competition | School of Architecture, Planning & Preservation. (n.d.). https://arch.umd.edu/news-events/umd-team-wins-naiop-regional-real-estate-competition

Financial Information

Tuition fees

Res. $30,885
Non Res. $59,686

Financial aid

Available.

Scholarships

Available.

Opportunities or support

Available.

General information

Where is the program housed on campus?

School of Architecture, Planning & Preservation
Real Estate Development Program
1243 Architecture Building
3835 Campus Drive
University of Maryland
College Park, MD 20742, USA

State of the art Facilities

A First Class Campus for a World Class University:

A campus that is first class, with state-of-the-art modern facilities to meet the needs of a dynamic world-class University. A campus with great aesthetic appeal, full of learning possibilities, reflecting our desire to protect the land, honor the traditions and historical roots, and contribute positively to the ecology and well-being of our community, the City of College Park, the State, and region. It sets forth a guide for building a green campus that is an appropriate and inspiring home to a great university, green in our pledge to excel in environmental stewardship and sustainability practices and green in the abundance of plants, trees, and open spaces that are a defining signature of the University of Maryland.

Campus Size

The University of Maryland, College Park is a public institution with a campus size of 1,347-acre.

Contact Information

Undergraduate Admissions

Mitchell Building 7999 Regents Dr. College Park, MD 20742, USA

(800) 422-5867

The Real Estate Club at the University of Maryland

College Park, Maryland 20742, USA

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