URBAN REAL ESTATE AND DEVELOPMENT
MINOR PROPOSAL AND APPLICATION
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Requirements (7 course units)
Urban Studies courses proposed toward minor:
(college students take 3, Wharton students take 4)
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Wharton/Real Estate courses proposed toward minor:
(college students take 4, Wharton students take 3)
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University Minor in Urban Real Estate and Development
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 student’s 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. Students are strongly
advised to confirm the prerequisites by checking the University Course Register and in consultation
with their Real Estate and Development advisor. 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.
College students must take two of the three starred (*) Urban Studies courses plus one other from the
following list (3 total). Wharton students must take two of the starred Urban Studies courses plus two more
from the following list (4 total):
* URBS 104 The Urban Crisis
* URBS 204 Urban Law
* URBS 210 The City
URBS 413 Sprawl: American Dream or Nightmare
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 662/CPLN 623 Intro to Property Development
(other courses may be considered with prior approval from the department)
College students must take two of the starred (*) Real Estate courses plus two others from the following list
(4 total). Wharton students must take two of the starred Real Estate courses plus one other from the
following list (3 total):
* 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/ECON 237 Urban Fiscal Policy ***
REAL 209/FNCE 209 Real Estate Investments ***
REAL 236/BPUB 236 International Housing Comparisons***
ARCH 762 Design & Development
***Previous coursework in FNCE, ECON, or STAT is strongly recommended. See advisor for details and list
of applicable classes.
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For Urban Studies Majors - No more than three courses counted for the minor may also be included
in the student's major or concentration
The minor should be declared by the end of the junior year to take advantage of faculty advice.
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.
Courses (other than those marked as required) may be substituted at the discretion of the advisors.