Real Estate Development and Design 1 RDEV 290 Special Topics in Real Estate Development + 1 Real Estate Design Development and Preparing for Practice Sample Electives** Design Students have the opportunity to customize their program by taking electives in areas of interest to them. Some common electives offered The development of urban real estate is one of the most powerful forces in recent years are indicated below. In addition, students may petition to shaping our buildings, cities, and metropolitan regions. From finance to take electives not included on this list. Note that some elective classes design, the choices we make about what to build, where to build, and may not be offered each year. how to build influence urban sustainability, equity, and resilience — today and for years to come. HOUSING + URBAN LAND USE ARCH 209 Special Topics in Architectural Design 1-4 Our rapidly urbanizing world faces major challenges, ranging from climate Housing as Design Generator change to social inequality. We need real estate professionals who have CY PLAN 230 U.S. Housing, Planning, and Policy 3 a deep knowledge of how development can bring positive benefits to society and the environment, and who understand the power of design to CY PLAN 235 Methods of Project Analysis 3 make cities efficient, livable, distinctive, and valued. CY PLAN 298 1 Housing Lab Group Studies The Nancy and Douglas Abbey Master of Real Estate Development + TRANSPORTATION Design (Abbey MRED+D) is an interdisciplinary degree program that prepares real estate development professionals to build sustainable, CY PLAN C213 Transportation and Land Use Planning 3 equitable, and prosperous cities. CY PLAN 216 Active Transportation 3 CY PLAN C217 Transportation Policy and Planning 3 The curriculum covers the fundamentals that real estate developers THE DEVELOPMENT PROCESS need to know — real estate finance, real estate economics and market analysis, land use law and approvals, project feasibility analysis, and CY PLAN 290 Topics in City and Metropolitan Planning 1-3 the details of the urban development process — but we include "design" Business and Legal Issues in Real Estate Development in the degree’s name for a reason. The Abbey MRED+D program goes CY PLAN 298 Group Studies 1-3 beyond tradition, linking real estate to the world of design based on two Community Engagement for Planners and Developers convictions: One is that successful real estate development requires LD ARCH 140 Social and Psychological Factors in Open Space 3 excellence in urban design, planning, and sustainability. The other is that Design design thinking — the iterative process of problem finding, prototyping LD ARCH C242 Citizen Involvement in the City Planning Process 3 solutions, and iterative critique — is fundamental to producing the most valued and valuable real estate projects. With a strong understanding SUSTAINABILITY + BUILDING TECHNOLOGY of how good design adds value to development projects, our graduates ARCH 240 Advanced Study of Energy and Environment 3 emerge with the tools and mindset to use real estate development to ARCH 242 Sustainability Colloquium 1,2 solve the grand challenges of our time and positively impact communities ARCH 264 Off-Site Fabrication: Opportunities and Evils 3 in which they build. CY PLAN 254 Sustainable Communities 3 The Abbey MRED+D degree requires students to complete a minimum LD ARCH 253 Landscape Architecture and Environmental 1 of 33 units, including a capstone or comprehensive exam. The curriculum Planning Colloquium includes thirteen (13) required courses and the opportunity to take up to 8 Water-Energy Nexus units electives.* RACE, GENDER, SOCIAL JUSTICE, + THEORY Required Courses CY PLAN 281 Planning Theory 3 CY PLAN 290B 3 RDEV 200 Sustainable Building Systems + Construction 2 Critical Texts on Race and Gender: A Reading Seminar RDEV 205 Equitable + Inclusive Development 1 CY PLAN 290C 3 ARCH 209 Special Topics in Architectural Design 3 Race and the City Integrated Development, Architecture + Urbanism LAW 272.2 3 RDEV 210 Real Estate Economics + Market Analysis 3 Environmental Justice: Race, Class and the Environment RDEV 220 Real Estate Development Finance 3 LD ARCH 254 Topics in Landscape Architecture and 1-5 RDEV 225 Applications in Real Estate Finance 2 Environmental Planning RDEV 230 Public-Private Partnerships, Strategies, and Tools 2 Racial Landscapes, Past, Present + Future RDEV 240 Professional Practice of Real Estate Development 3 URBAN DATA SCIENCE + VISUALIZATION RDEV 250 Land Development Law and Regulations 3 CY PLAN 255 Urban Informatics and Visualization 3 RDEV 270 Development + Design Studio 5 CY PLAN 257 Data Science for Human Mobility and Socio- 4 LD ARCH 277 Resilience and Urban Development 3 technical Systems RDEV 280 Capstone Project 2 LD ARCH 289 Applied Remote Sensing 3 2 Real Estate Development and Design HEALTH + DEVELOPMENT IN EMERGING MARKETS 5. Resume/CV CY PLAN C251 Environmental Planning and Regulation 3 6. Portfolio (strongly encouraged) CY PLAN C256 Healthy Cities 3 CY PLAN 290A 3 7. TOEFL or IELTS Scores (required for most international applicants) Urbanization in the Global South 8. GRE or GMAT Scores (optional) ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING CY PLAN 205 Introduction to Planning and Environmental Law 3 Transcripts LD ARCH 221 Quantitative Methods in Environmental Planning 3 You must hold or expect to hold prior to the beginning of classes a LD ARCH 237 The Process of Environmental Planning 3 bachelor’s degree from a U.S. school accredited by one of the AACRAO LD ARCH 254 2 regional accrediting agencies. International applicants must hold a Rivers and Cities: Reclaiming the Connection degree equivalent to a U.S. bachelor’s degree from a recognized FINANCE + INVESTMENT academic institution. MBA 280 Real Estate Investment Analysis and Sustainability 3 Required Records: MBA 282 Real Estate Development 3 MBA 283 Real Estate Finance and Securitization 3 Upload unofficial transcripts from all institutions where you obtained credit toward your undergraduate degree to the application for the departmental GENERAL BUSINESS initial review. Unofficial transcripts must include at a minimum the name MBA 252 Negotiations and Conflict Resolution 2,3 of the institution, your full name, and a chronological listing of all classes, MBA 209F Fundamentals of Business 3 grades, and credit hours. If your academic records do not include official MBA 295A Entrepreneurship 3 evidence of the award of your degree, you must also submit additional NEW VENTURES documents that verify the degree conferral, such as a diploma or degree LAW 255 2 certificate. We also like to see transcripts from institutions where you received a graduate degree or completed post-graduate coursework, if Venture Capital Finance applicable. LAW 255.9 2 Venture Capital Deal Bootcamp If your transcript is in a language other than English, then you must MBA 277 Special Topics in Business and Public Policy 1-3 provide an official translation issued from your university or by certified members of the American Translators Association. Upload the original Tech and the City transcript and translation as one PDF. MBA 295B Venture Capital and Private Equity 3 MBA 295F The Lean Launch Pad 2 Physical copies of official transcripts for all college-level work will be REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT + LAW required if admitted. ARCH 229A Introduction to Construction Law 1-4 Please note that any discrepancy between uploaded transcripts and LAW 257 1 official transcripts could result in the denial of your application or Real Estate Transactions and Litigation withdrawal of your offer of admission. LAW 273.1 3 Letters of recommendation Land Use Law We require two letters of recommendation that provide the admissions LAW 285.85 3 committee with third-party, qualitative accounts of your potential Community Economic Development for success. However, you may submit up to three letters of recommendation if you like. The online application will prompt you for * Note: Students may petition to take additional elective units, with three letters of recommendation; if you are only submitting the required a clear plan to manage their workload. Students may also petition two, just enter your own name into the third space. to substitute courses in subjects where they can demonstrate they already have the requisite knowledge. We strongly prefer that letters of recommendation come from a current ** Note: Subject to space availability (we cannot guarantee enrollment direct supervisor, former direct supervisor, or other individuals with in specific elective courses for everyone). Enrollment in electives is whom you have had significant professional interaction. Please select subject to the procedures for the programs and Schools that offer individuals who know you well and who will take the time to write these courses. thorough and thoughtful letters on your behalf. The title of those you select is not important. What does matter is how closely your letter writers Required Application Materials have worked with you and whether they can attest to your value as an employee, your professional accomplishments, and your personal 1. Transcripts (unofficial) qualities. We have found the most helpful letters to be recent, relevant, 2. Two to Three Letters of Recommendation and written specifically for this application. We discourage letters of recommendation from subordinates, family, friends, or professors. If 3. Statement of Purpose you are reapplying to the MRED+D program, please ensure at least one recommendation is from a new reference and was written after your 4. Personal History Statement previous application was submitted. Real Estate Development and Design 3 When completing the online application, you will enter the email address If you have questions about whether you must provide evidence of of your recommender and click "Submit to Recommender," which sends English proficiency, please email us at [email protected] with a your letter writer instructions for how to upload their letters directly to summary of your academic history. your application. You are responsible for ensuring that both required recommendations are submitted prior to the application deadline.