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The Abbey MRED+D’s interdisciplinary curriculum goes beyond tradition to foreground design + urbanism, sustainability + resilience, and equity + inclusion, alongside the hard skills–finance, construction, law, market analysis–every developer needs to learn. Graduates emerge uniquely prepared to tackle the grand challenges facing contemporary cities, with plenty of hands-on experience to complement classroom instruction. Both the full-time program and part-time program share the same curriculum.

Required Courses

  • RDEV 200: Construction + Development Project Management (3)
  • RDEV 209: Integrated Development, Architecture + Urbanism (4)
  • RDEV 210: Real Estate Economics + Market Analysis (2)
  • RDEV 220: Foundation Principles of Real Estate Finance (4)
  • RDEV 225: Applications in Real Estate Finance (3)
  • RDEV 235: Real Estate Capital Markets (3)
  • RDEV 240: Professional Practice of Real Estate Development (3)
  • RDEV 250: Land Development Law + Regulations (3)
  • RDEV 260: Sustainable Real Estate Development (3)
  • RDEV 270: Development + Design Studio (5)
  • RDEV 277: Equitable + Resilient Development (2)
  • RDEV 280: Capstone Project (1)

Electives

Students are able to take up to 6 (full-time) or 3 (part-time) optional elective units in the Fall and Spring terms, in any class with seats available, at no additional cost.

Popular Electives

  • ARCH 242: Sustainability Colloquium
  • CYPLAN 230: U.S. Housing, Planning, and Policy
  • CYPLAN 235: Affordable Housing Finance and Development
  • CYPLAN 290B: An Interdisciplinary Approach to Land Development and Investment
  • LAW 257: Real Estate Transactions and Litigation
  • MBA 280: Real Estate Investment Analysis and Sustainability
  • MBA 282: Real Estate Development
  • MBA 283: Real Estate Finance and Securitization
  • MBA 295A: Entrepreneurship
  • RDEV 265: Global Real Estate Intensive
  • RDEV 290: Small-Scale Development
  • RDEV 297: Real Estate Internship

Sample Student Program — Full Time

Summer

  • RDEV 209: Integrated Development, Architecture + Urbanism (4)
  • RDEV 210: Real Estate Economics + Market Analysis (2)
  • RDEV 220: Foundation Principles of Real Estate Finance (4)
  • RDEV 277: Equitable + Resilient Development (2)

Fall

  • RDEV 200: Construction + Development Project Management (3)
  • RDEV 225: Applications in Real Estate Finance (3)
  • RDEV 250: Land Development Law + Regulations (3)
  • RDEV 260: Sustainable Real Estate Development (3)
  • Elective(s) (0–6)

Spring

  • RDEV 235: Real Estate Capital Markets (3)
  • RDEV 240: Professional Practice of Real Estate Development (3)
  • RDEV 270: Development + Design Studio (5)
  • RDEV 280: Capstone Project (1)
  • Elective(s) (0–6)

All students participate in the national Urban Land Institute Annual Fall Meeting, and complete a capstone project. Capstone projects synthesize knowledge from the full Abbey MRED+D curriculum to propose a program for a predetermined site.

Sample Student Program — Part Time

Summer, Year 1

  • RDEV 220: Foundation Principles of Real Estate Finance (4)
  • RDEV 277: Equitable + Resilient Development (2)

Fall, Year 1

  • RDEV 225: Applications in Real Estate Finance (3)
  • RDEV 250: Land Development Law + Regulations (3)
  • Elective(s) (0–3)

Spring, Year 1

  • RDEV 235: Real Estate Capital Markets (3)
  • RDEV 240: Professional Practice of Real Estate Development (3)
  • Elective(s) (0–3)

Summer, Year 2

  • RDEV 209: Integrated Development, Architecture + Urbanism (4)
  • RDEV 210: Real Estate Economics + Market Analysis (2)

Fall, Year 2

  • RDEV 200: Construction + Development Project Management (3)
  • RDEV 260: Sustainable Real Estate Development (3)
  • Elective(s) (0–3)

Spring, Year 2

  • RDEV 270: Development + Design Studio (5)
  • RDEV 280: Capstone Project (1)
  • Elective(s) (0–3)

Course Descriptions

  • RDEV 200: CONSTRUCTION + DEVELOPMENT PROJECT MANAGEMENT (3)
  • RDEV 209: INTEGRATED DEVELOPMENT, ARCHITECTURE + URBANISM (4)
  • RDEV 210: REAL ESTATE ECONOMICS + MARKET ANALYSIS (2)
  • RDEV 220: FOUNDATION PRINCIPLES OF REAL ESTATE FINANCE (4)
  • RDEV 225: APPLICATIONS IN REAL ESTATE FINANCE (3)
  • RDEV 235: REAL ESTATE CAPITAL MARKETS (3)
  • RDEV 240: PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE OF REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT (3)
  • RDEV 250: LAND DEVELOPMENT LAW + REGULATIONS (3)
  • RDEV 260: SUSTAINABLE REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT (3)
  • RDEV 270: DEVELOPMENT + DESIGN STUDIO (5)
  • RDEV 277: EQUITABLE + RESILIENT DEVELOPMENT (2)
  • RDEV 280: CAPSTONE PROJECT (1)
  • OPTIONAL ELECTIVES

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