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Urban Real Estate & Development minor

 

After you have read through the following information, fill out the Urban Real Estate and Development Minor Proposal Form to begin the process of enrolling in the Urban Real Estate and Development Minor. 

Sponsored by Real Estate (Wharton) and Urban Studies (Arts and Sciences)

This minor is designed to enable students to combine an interest in Urban Studies and Real Estate Development. The minor consists of seven courses. Four are required and three may be selected from a list of approved courses in consultation with a studentâs home school advisor. Students considering the minor must take Economics 1 and 2 before any Wharton course work is undertaken. Also, students are advised to keep in mind that some of the Wharton classes have prerequisites for which the students have responsibility of fulfilling. Current prerequisites are noted. Students are strongly advised to confirm the prerequisites by checking the University Course Register. The advisor for the students in the College of Arts and Sciences is Elaine Simon esimon@sas.upenn.edu and the advisor in the Wharton School is Todd Sinai sinai@wharton.upenn.edu.

College students must take two of the three starred (*) Urban Studies courses plus one other from the following list. Wharton students must take two of the starred Urban Studies courses plus two more from the following list:

*URBS 104   The Urban Crisis
*URBS 204   Urban Law
*URBS 210   The City 
URBS 255   Urban Neighborhoods
URBS 440   Introduction to City Planning
URBS  450  Urban Redevelopment
URBS 452   Community Economic Development
(other courses may be considered with prior approval)

Wharton students must take two of the four starred (*) Real Estate courses plus one other from the following list. College students must take two of the starred Real Estate courses plus two more from the following list :

* REAL  204/LGST 204   Real Estate Law, Financing and Development
* REAL 206/BPUB 206    Urban Public Policy and Private Investment
* REAL 215   Urban Real Estate Economics (prerequisites: FIN 100,101; STAT 101,102)
* REAL  230/BPUB 230  Urban Fiscal Policy (prerequisite: FIN 101)  
REAL  209  Real Estate Investments (prerequisites: FIN 100; STAT 101, 102)  
REAL 236/BPUB 236    International Housing Comparisons (prerequesite: FIN 101)
ARCH 462 Design & Development
URBS 622/CPLN 623 Intro to Property Development

Notes :

  1. No more than three courses counted for the minor may also be included in the student's major or concentration
  2. The minor should be declared by the end of the junior year to take advantage of faculty advice.
  3. Courses (other than those marked as required) may be substituted at the discretion of the advisors.