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University of Virginia

Minor in Real Estate

Program overview

The Real Estate Minor provides a collaborative curriculum designed to equip students from various fields to make a meaningful impact on the built environment, including markets, infrastructure, and energy systems that shape the world and daily life.

Last updated: August 5, 2024

McIntire School of Commerce

Rouss & Robertson Halls 140 Hospital Drive Charlottesville, VA 22903, USA

2021

Academic Information

Degree offered

Minor in Real Estate

Number of Credits Required

15 credits

Mode of learning

On Campus

Unique real estate academic features

The Real Estate Minor offers students a solid grounding in commercial real estate concepts, complemented by interdisciplinary electives. It emphasizes the diverse aspects of property, including capital, buildings, firms, and communities, while also exploring opportunities in the financial services industry. Designed for those eager to address complex challenges, advance their careers, and delve into commercial real estate, the Minor provides the skills and knowledge necessary to engage actively, create value, and lead effectively in professional environments.

Courses and disciplines/concentrations offered

Required Core Courses:

  • Land, Law, and Environment
  • Fundamentals of Real Estate Analysis

Electives:

  • From Redline to Subprime: Race and Real Estate in the U.S.
  • Management of Engineering and Construction Projects
  • Project Business Planning
  • Real Estate Investment
  • Seminar in Commercial Real Estate
  • Economics of Urban Areas
  • Money & Banking
  • Law & Economics
  • American Business
  • Introduction to Entrepreneurship
  • Innovation & Social Impact
  • Public Policy Challenges of 21st Century
  • Introduction to Public Policy
  • Ethics
  • Towards a Resilient City
  • Neighborhoods, Community, Regions
  • Business Ethics

Real Estate Extracurricular Opportunities

Notable traditions & events

  • Real Estate Institute Speaker Series
  • Annual Real Estate Conference

Real estate extracurricular activities available

  • Real Estate Trek
  • ARGUS Training
  • Site Visits
  • Case Development

Networking opportunities

  • White Ruffin Byron Center for Real Estate
  • Real Estate Advisory Board
  • Virginia Undergraduate Real Estate Club
  • Darden Real Estate Club
  • Women in Real Estate Panel

Recruiting

General info on roles students fill after graduation

  • Northrop Grumman
  • Octagon Credit Investors
  • Oliver Wyman
  • Pacific Investment Management Company (PIMCO)
  • Paperless Parts
  • Peace Corps
  • Peak6
  • Penta Group International
  • PGIM Real Estate
  • Pipaya Partners
  • Piper Sandler
  • PJT Partners
  • Prudential
  • PSG Equity
  • Quadrant Strategies
  • Rabobank
  • Raymond James
  • RSM
  • Rudius Management LP
  • S3 Group
  • Sagamore Spirit
  • Salesforce
  • Semler Brossy
  • Silver Lake Partners
  • SnapNurse
  • Standard Chartered Bank
  • Stout Risius Ross Advisors, LLC
  • SunPop
  • Sync Agency
  • Teneo
  • Terra Alpha
  • The Blackstone Group LP
  • Truist
  • Two Sigma
  • U.S. Army
  • UBS
  • Union Square Advisors
  • United States Chamber of Commerce
  • Universal Music
  • University of Virginia
  • University of Virginia Health System
  • University of Virginia Investment Management Company (UVIMCO)
  • VaynerMedia
  • Venture for America
  • Walmart
  • Wells Fargo
  • William Blair & CompanyWindows Catering

Common employers​

  • 1906 Group LLC
  • 49 Financial
  • Accenture Federal Services LLC
  • xpress
  • Americorps
  • AvalonBay Communities, Inc.
  • Axial Grupo
  • Bain & Company
  • Bank of America
  • BreezeRFP
  • nancial Corporation
  • CapTech
  • CarMax, Inc.
  • Clark Construction Group, LLC
  • CMG Partners
  • Congressional Bank
  • Credit Suisse
  • Croft & Bender
  • Crown Castle
  • Consulting
  • Deloitte Digital
  • Dominion Energy
  • Eastdil Secured
  • EconOne
  • Edgemont Partners
  • Epic Systems
  • Ernst & Young
  • Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
  • Fifth Third Securities
  • FIS Global
  • Forvis
  • Harris Williams
  • Heather James Fine Art
  • Hilton Worldwide, Inc.
  • HKA
  • Houlihan Lokey
  • Huron Consulting Group
  • Imperium Data
  • Imprint
  • KeyBank
  • Kilimanjaro Clinical Research Institute (KCRI)
  • KPMG LLP
  • L.E.K. Consulting, LLC
  • Legacy Investing LLC
  • Lippincott
  • LLR Partners
  • Microsoft
  • National Institutes of Health
  • New York Yankees
  • Newmark Group, Inc.
  • Niantic

Faculty and Research

Faculty & Staff for the Program

Distinguished real estate faculty members or research areas

Michael Gallmeyer

Interim Academic Director, White Ruffin Byron Center for Real Estate

Tim Chapman

Lecturer, Urban + Environmental Planning, Real Estate Program

Fred Rowe

Assistant Professor of Practice – Real Estate; Executive Director of the Real Estate Design and Development Certificate Program

Alumni Support

Successful real estate alumni

Jason Olinger

Analyst at Brookfield Properties

Phil Hahm

Analyst at SMBC

Real estate alumni networks and associations

  • UVA Alumni in Real Estate

Accreditations and Rankings

Awards or recognition

  • Dana. (2024, February 7). McIntire Rises to #1 Academic Experience and Holds at #4 U.S. Undergrad Business Program in Poets&Quants. Experience Mcintire. https://experience.mcintire.virginia.edu/news/mcintire-top-academic-experience-4-us-undergrad-business-program-poetsquants-rankings/

Financial Information

Tuition fees

Res. 40,634
Non Res. $79,354 to 80,714

Financial aid

Available.

Scholarships

Available.

Opportunities or support

Available.

General information

Where is the program housed on campus?

Rouss & Robertson Halls 140 Hospital Drive Charlottesville, VA 22903, USA

Campus Size

The University of Virginia (UVA) is a public research university with a campus size of over 3,300 acres.

Contact Information

Office of Undergraduate Admission

Rouss & Robertson Halls, Room 142 Hospital Drive Charlottesville, VA 22903, USA

(434) 924-3865

Virginia Undergraduate Real Estate Club (VUREC)

1300 Jefferson Park Ave, Charlottesville, VA 22903, USA

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