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Urban Real Estate & Development minor

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

The advisor for the students in the College of Arts and Sciences is Elaine Simon and the advisor in the Wharton School is Todd Sinai.

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.

College students must take two of the 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 253   Cities, Suburbs, and their Regions
URBS 272   Architecture, Location, and Class
URBS 290   Metropolitan Nature
URBS 415   Urban Real Estate Markets
URBS 440   Introduction to City Planning
*URBS 450  Urban Redevelopment
URBS 451   The Politics of Housing and Community Development
URBS 452   Community Economic Development
URBS 463   Brownfield Remediation
URBS 622/CPLN 623 Introduction to Property 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 ***
* REAL  230/BPUB 230  Urban Fiscal Policy***
REAL  209/FNCE 209   Real Estate Investments***
REAL 236/BPUB 236    International Housing Comparisons (prerequesite: FIN 101)
ARCH 762 Design & Development

***Previous coursework in FNCE, ECON, or STAT is strongly recommended. See advisor for details and list of applicable classes..

Notes :

  1. For Urban Studies Majors - 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. Many students experience difficulty enrolling in REAL/FNCE 209. The Finance Department will keep a wait list for FNCE 209 so it is advisable to contact them if interested in this class.
  4. Courses (other than those marked as required) may be substituted at the discretion of the advisors.

You may 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. Your minor will not be formally declared until after meeting with an advisor and submitting the appropriate paperwork.