Real Estate and Urban Development Minor

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The Real Estate and Urban Development Minor will introduce undergraduate students to Real Estate and Urban Development as an academic area of inquiry, as well as a possible pathway to SUNY’s only graduate Real Estate Development M.S., offered by the Department of Urban and Regional Planning .

Admission Requirements

Minimum UB GPA of 2.50

Current UB students who are interested in applying to the Real Estate and Urban Development Minor in the School of Architecture and Planning should complete the Major/Minor Change Request Form.

Course Requirements

Core Requirements (9 credits)

END 402LEC - Real Estate Development Fundamentals Credits: 3

Two of the following:

ARC 121LEC - Introduction to Architecture Credits: 3
END 120LEC - Introduction to Urban Studies Credits: 3
END 212LEC - Urban Planning and Environmental Design Credits: 3

Total Credits Required for the Minor: 18

Total Credit Hours Required represents the minimum credits needed to complete this program, and may vary based on a number of circumstances. This chart should not be used for financial aid purposes.

Three Upper Division Electives (9credits)

ARC 316LEC - Design of Cities Credits: 3
ARC 324LEC - Building System Technology and Development Credits: 3
END 301LEC - Perspectives On Land Use and Development Credits: 3
END 302LEC - Sustainable Urban Environments Credits: 3
END 313LEC - Local Government Policy and Politics Credits: 3
END 403LEC - Strategies of Property Management Credits: 3
END 406SEM - Housing & Community Development Credits: 3
END 408SEM - Race, Class, Gender, and the City Credits: 3
END 415LEC - Special Topics Credits: 3
END 426SEM - Site Planning and Development Credits: 3
END 467LEC - Legal Issues in Planning and Development Credits: 3

Academic Requirements

Minimum UB GPA of 2.50.

Learning Outcomes

Communication Skills: Argue a point persuasively in written, oral, or visual presentation form.
Problem Solving: Analyze complicated real estate, finance and urban development issues using environmental design tools, theories, and evidence, complemented by the ability to recommend solutions and implementation plans.
Critical Thinking: Understand the planning, design, finance and urban development framework underlying successful real estate projects.
Integrative Understanding: Integrate and coordinate real estate concepts through the lens of environmental design, planning, finance and urban development. Direct assessment will be embedded in selected instructional modules.