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The proposed Real Estate Design and Development certificate is designed to provide graduate students in the University of Virginia (UVA) School of Architecture with specific knowledge and skills regarding the economic, financial, social, and legal dimensions of private for-profit and non-profit real estate and property development. Students will gain foundational knowledge of real estate practice, and learn to harness and integrate building form, design, financing innovation and development. Graduates will be able to analyze local property markets, conceptualize appropriate projects, test their financial feasibility, engage with key stakeholders, and move through public approval processes into product delivery.
Admission
All students must apply to the Real Estate Design and Development certificate. The following admissions requirements will apply to all applicants:
- Application form; and
- Completed at least one semester in a graduate degree program in the School of Architecture with good academic standing.
No transfer credits will be accepted.
Curriculum Requirements
The Real Estate Design and Development Certificate consists of 16 credit hours of graduate level courses
The curriculum will provide a core foundation in the knowledge and skills required in real estate property development. The core courses will provide specific background and education in key facets of the real estate development cycle, including land use planning, policy and regulation; real estate finance and investment; and project design and implementation. Students will also learn to analyze and navigate the economic, political, social, physical, and environmental issues that surface in complex real estate development projects.
Students will be required to participate in a studio course. They will have the opportunity to collaborate on a team and apply the knowledge and skills they have obtained to a real-life real estate development project, including preparation of the materials necessary for site analysis and design, project finance, and public approval.
Program Requirements
Number of Credit Hours: 16 credit hours of graduate level courses.
New courses are denoted with an asterisk.
Core Courses – 13 credits
PLAN 5200 – The Real Estate Development Process I (3 Credits)
* PLAN 5230 – Real Estate Finance Fundamentals (3 Credits)
* PLAN 5240 – Design Dimensions of Real Estate (3 Credits)
* PLAC 5250 – Applied Real Estate Practice (4 Credits)
Restricted Electives – 3 credits
* PLAN 5210 – The Real Estate Development Process II (3 Credits)
PLAN 5300 – Preservation Planning (3 Credits)
PLAN 5400 – Housing and Community Development (3 Credits)
PLAN 5401 – Models of High-Density Housing (3 Credits)
PLAN 5420 – Economic Development (3 Credits)
PLAN 5600 – Land Use and Growth Management (3 Credits)
PLAN 6060 – Collaborative Planning Process for Sustainability (3 Credits)
