Real Estate Management and Development BSBA

Major: Real Estate Management and Development
Degree Awarded: Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (BSBA)
Calendar Type: Quarter
Minimum Required Credits: 180.0
Co-op Options: Three Co-op (Five years); One Co-op (Four years); No Co-op (Four years)
Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) code: 52.1501
Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) code: 11-9141

About the Program

This program focuses on the business aspects of real estate operations, management, and development. Students will learn to apply critical decision-making skills in courses in real estate finance, asset management, law, and sustainability. The program provides significant exposure to Philadelphia’s diverse real estate market and interaction with industry professionals.

Please Note: No more than 2 courses or 8.0 credits can be counted towards any additional major/minor/co-major or certificate.

Additional Information

For additional information about this major please visit the Department of Finance.

Degree Requirements

Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (BSBA) Degree Requirements
General Education Requirements
CIVC 101Introduction to Civic Engagement1.0
COOP 101Career Management and Professional Development *1.0
ENGL 101Composition and Rhetoric I: Inquiry and Exploratory Research3.0
or ENGL 111 English Composition I
ENGL 102Composition and Rhetoric II: Advanced Research and Evidence-Based Writing3.0
or ENGL 112 English Composition II
ENGL 103Composition and Rhetoric III: Themes and Genres3.0
or ENGL 113 English Composition III
MATH 101Introduction to Analysis I4.0
UNIV B101The Drexel Experience1.0
UNIV B201Career Management1.0
General Education Electives (Select 18-24 credits)
Culture, Diversity, & Global Perspective **6.0-8.0
Humanities & Social Science **6.0-8.0
Natural Science & Technology **6.0-8.0
Business Flexible Requirements
INTB 200International Business4.0
MIS 200Management Information Systems0.0,4.0
MKTG 201Introduction to Marketing Management0.0,4.0
OPM 200Operations Management4.0
STAT 201Introduction to Business Statistics4.0
Business Requirements
ACCT 115Financial Accounting Foundations4.0
ACCT 116Managerial Accounting Foundations4.0
BLAW 201Business Law I4.0
BSAN 160Business Analytics and Data Visualization4.0
BUSN 101Foundations of Business I4.0
BUSN 102Foundations of Business II4.0
BUSN 105Applied Business Analysis3.0
ECON 201Principles of Microeconomics4.0
ECON 202Principles of Macroeconomics4.0
FIN 301Introduction to Finance4.0
MGMT 450Strategy and Competitive Advantage4.0
ORGB 300Organizational Behavior4.0
Business Impact Elective4.0
Select a course that has one the following subject codes: (ACCT) Accounting, (BSAN) Business Analytics, (STAT) Business Statistics, (ECON) Economics, (FIN) Finance, (BUSN) General Business, (HRMT) Human Resource Management, (INTB) International Business, (BLAW) Business Law, (MGMT) Management, (MIS) Management Information Systems, (MKTG) Marketing, (OPM) Operations Management, (OPR) Operations Research, (ORGB) Organizational Behavior, (REMD) Real Estate Management & Development, (SMT) Sport Management, or (TAX) Taxation with a course number range of 100-499, including T280, T380, and T480. This course cannot be applied to your major or minor.
Free Electives38.0
Required Real Estate Management & Development (REMD) Major Courses
BLAW 330Real Estate Law 4.0
REMD 110Introduction to Real Estate Management4.0
REMD 320Sustainability in the Built Environment4.0
REMD 340Urban Finance and Environmental Planning4.0
REMD 375Real Estate Finance4.0
REMD 410Real Estate Investment and Asset Management4.0
REMD 491Senior Capstone in Real Estate Management & Development4.0
Choose two (2) of the following: 8.0
Cost Accounting
Applied Econometrics
Behavioral Economics
Services Marketing
Leadership: Theory and Practice
Team Development and Leadership
Negotiations and Conflict Resolution
Special Topics in Real Estate Management & Development
Total Credits172.0-186.0
*

Students not participating in co-op will take one additional credit of Free Elective instead of COOP 101.

Co-op cycles may vary. Students are assigned a co-op cycle (fall/winter, spring/summer, summer-only) based on their co-op program (4-year, 5-year) and major.

COOP 101 registration is determined by the co-op cycle assigned and may be scheduled in a different term. Select students may be eligible to take COOP 001 in place of COOP 101.

**

Please see General Education Electives catalog webpage for an up to date listing of eligible courses. 

***

Please note that Business Flexible Requirement courses are all required but can be taken in any order or sequence based on student choice or major. Please consult your academic advisor for additional guidance.  

Writing-Intensive Course Requirements

In order to graduate, all students must pass three writing-intensive courses after their freshman year. Two writing-intensive courses must be in a student's major. The third can be in any discipline. Students are advised to take one writing-intensive class each year, beginning with the sophomore year, and to avoid “clustering” these courses near the end of their matriculation. Transfer students need to meet with an academic advisor to review the number of writing-intensive courses required to graduate.

A "WI" next to a course in this catalog may indicate that this course can fulfill a writing-intensive requirement. For the most up-to-date list of writing-intensive courses being offered, students should check the Writing Intensive Course List at the University Writing Program. Students scheduling their courses can also conduct a search for courses with the attribute "WI" to bring up a list of all writing-intensive courses available that term.

Sample Plan of Study

4 year, no co-op

Plan of Study Grid
First Year
FallCredits
BUSN 101 Foundations of Business I 0.0,4.0
BUSN 105 Applied Business Analysis 3.0
ENGL 101
Composition and Rhetoric I: Inquiry and Exploratory Research
or English Composition I
3.0
MATH 101 Introduction to Analysis I 4.0
UNIV B101 The Drexel Experience 1.0
 Credits11-15
Winter
BSAN 160 Business Analytics and Data Visualization 4.0
BUSN 102 Foundations of Business II 0.0,4.0
ECON 201 Principles of Microeconomics 4.0
ENGL 102
Composition and Rhetoric II: Advanced Research and Evidence-Based Writing
or English Composition II
3.0
 Credits11-15
Spring
ACCT 115 Financial Accounting Foundations 0.0,4.0
CIVC 101 Introduction to Civic Engagement 1.0
ECON 202 Principles of Macroeconomics 4.0
ENGL 103
Composition and Rhetoric III: Themes and Genres
or English Composition III
3.0
Business Flexible Requirement Course ** 4.0
 Credits12-16
Summer
VACATION  
 Credits0
Second Year
Fall
ACCT 116 Managerial Accounting Foundations 4.0
Business Flexible Requirement Course ** 4.0
Culture, Diversity, & Global Perspective Elective *** 3.0-4.0
Free Elective 3.0
 Credits14-15
Winter
BLAW 201 Business Law I 4.0
FIN 301 Introduction to Finance 4.0
REMD 110 Introduction to Real Estate Management 4.0
Humanities & Social Science Elective *** 3.0-4.0
 Credits15-16
Spring
BLAW 330 Real Estate Law 4.0
Business Flexible Requirement Courses ** 8.0
Natural Science & Technology Elective *** 3.0-4.0
 Credits15-16
Summer
VACATION  
 Credits0
Third Year
Fall
Business Flexible Requirement Course ** 4.0
Culture, Diversity, & Global Perspective Elective *** 3.0-4.0
REMD Major Elective 4.0
Free Elective 3.0
 Credits14-15
Winter
ORGB 300 Organizational Behavior 4.0
Humanities & Social Science Elective *** 3.0-4.0
Free Electives 9.0
 Credits16-17
Spring
REMD 375 Real Estate Finance 4.0
UNIV B201 Career Management 1.0
Free Elective 3.0
Natural Science & Technology Elective *** 3.0-4.0
REMD Major Elective 4.0
 Credits15-16
Summer
VACATION  
 Credits0
Fourth Year
Fall
REMD 320 Sustainability in the Built Environment 4.0
REMD 410 Real Estate Investment and Asset Management 4.0
Business Impact Elective 4.0
Free Elective 3.0
 Credits15
Winter
MGMT 450 Strategy and Competitive Advantage 4.0
REMD 340 Urban Finance and Environmental Planning 4.0
Free Electives 7.0
 Credits15
Spring
REMD 491 Senior Capstone in Real Estate Management & Development 4.0
Free Electives 11.0
 Credits15
 Total Credits168-186
*

Students not participating in co-op will take one additional credit of Free Elective instead of COOP 101.

**

Select INTB 200, OPM 200, MIS 200, MKTG 201 or STAT 201. Please note that Business Flexible Requirement courses are all required but can be taken in any order or sequence based on student choice or major. Please consult your academic advisor for additional guidance.  

***

Please see General Education Electives catalog webpage for an up to date listing of eligible courses

Select a course that has one the following subject codes: (ACCT) Accounting, (BSAN) Business Analytics, (STAT) Business Statistics, (ECON) Economics, (FIN) Finance, (BUSN) General Business, (HRMT) Human Resource Management, (INTB) International Business, (BLAW) Business Law, (MGMT) Management, (MIS) Management Information Systems, (MKTG) Marketing, (OPM) Operations Management, (OPR) Operations Research, (ORGB) Organizational Behavior, (REMD) Real Estate Management & Development, (SMT) Sport Management, or (TAX) Taxation with a course number range of 100-499, including T280, T380, and T480. This course cannot be applied to your major or minor.

 4 year, 1 co-op (Fall/Winter)

Plan of Study Grid
First Year
FallCredits
BUSN 101 Foundations of Business I 0.0,4.0
BUSN 105 Applied Business Analysis 3.0
ENGL 101
Composition and Rhetoric I: Inquiry and Exploratory Research
or English Composition I
3.0
MATH 101 Introduction to Analysis I 4.0
UNIV B101 The Drexel Experience 1.0
 Credits11-15
Winter
BSAN 160 Business Analytics and Data Visualization 4.0
BUSN 102 Foundations of Business II 0.0,4.0
COOP 101 Career Management and Professional Development * 1.0
ECON 201 Principles of Microeconomics 4.0
ENGL 102
Composition and Rhetoric II: Advanced Research and Evidence-Based Writing
or English Composition II
3.0
 Credits12-16
Spring
ACCT 115 Financial Accounting Foundations 0.0,4.0
CIVC 101 Introduction to Civic Engagement 1.0
ECON 202 Principles of Macroeconomics 4.0
ENGL 103
Composition and Rhetoric III: Themes and Genres
or English Composition III
3.0
Business Flexible Requirement Course ** 4.0
 Credits12-16
Summer
VACATION  
 Credits0
Second Year
Fall
ACCT 116 Managerial Accounting Foundations 4.0
Business Flexible Requirement Course ** 4.0
Culture, Diversity, & Global Perspective Elective *** 3.0-4.0
Free Elective 3.0
 Credits14-15
Winter
BLAW 201 Business Law I 4.0
FIN 301 Introduction to Finance 4.0
REMD 110 Introduction to Real Estate Management 4.0
Humanities & Social Science Elective *** 3.0-4.0
 Credits15-16
Spring
BLAW 330 Real Estate Law 4.0
Business Flexible Requirement Courses ** 8.0
Natural Science & Technology Elective *** 3.0-4.0
 Credits15-16
Summer
Business Flexible Requirement Course ** 4.0
Culture, Diversity, & Global Perspective Elective *** 3.0-4.0
REMD Major Elective 4.0
Free Elective 3.0
 Credits14-15
Third Year
Fall
COOP EXPERIENCE  
 Credits0
Winter
COOP EXPERIENCE  
 Credits0
Spring
REMD 375 Real Estate Finance 4.0
UNIV B201 Career Management 1.0
Humanities & Social Science Elective *** 3.0-4.0
REMD Major Elective 4.0
Free Elective 3.0
 Credits15-16
Summer
ORGB 300 Organizational Behavior 4.0
Natural Science & Technology Elective *** 3.0-4.0
Free Electives 9.0
 Credits16-17
Fourth Year
Fall
REMD 320 Sustainability in the Built Environment 4.0
REMD 410 Real Estate Investment and Asset Management 4.0
Business Impact Elective 4.0
Free Elective 3.0
 Credits15
Winter
REMD 340 Urban Finance and Environmental Planning 4.0
MGMT 450 Strategy and Competitive Advantage 4.0
Free Electives 6.0
 Credits14
Spring
REMD 491 Senior Capstone in Real Estate Management & Development 4.0
Free Electives 11.0
 Credits15
 Total Credits168-186
*

Co-op cycles may vary. Students are assigned a co-op cycle (fall/winter, spring/summer, summer-only) based on their co-op program (4-year, 5-year) and major.

COOP 101 registration is determined by the co-op cycle assigned and may be scheduled in a different term. Select students may be eligible to take COOP 001 in place of COOP 101.

**

 Select INTB 200 OPM 200, MIS 200, MKTG 201 or STAT 201. Please note that Business Flexible Requirement courses are all required but can be taken in any order or sequence based on student choice or major. Please consult your academic advisor for additional guidance.  

***

Please see General Education Electives catalog webpage for an up to date listing of eligible courses

Select a course that has one the following subject codes: (ACCT) Accounting, (BSAN) Business Analytics, (STAT) Business Statistics, (ECON) Economics, (FIN) Finance, (BUSN) General Business, (HRMT) Human Resource Management, (INTB) International Business, (BLAW) Business Law, (MGMT) Management, (MIS) Management Information Systems, (MKTG) Marketing, (OPM) Operations Management, (OPR) Operations Research, (ORGB) Organizational Behavior, (REMD) Real Estate Management & Development, (SMT) Sport Management, or (TAX) Taxation with a course number range of 100-499, including T280, T380, and T480. This course cannot be applied to your major or minor.

5 year, 3 co-op (Fall/Winter)

Plan of Study Grid
First Year
FallCredits
BUSN 101 Foundations of Business I 0.0,4.0
BUSN 105 Applied Business Analysis 3.0
ENGL 101
Composition and Rhetoric I: Inquiry and Exploratory Research
or English Composition I
3.0
MATH 101 Introduction to Analysis I 4.0
UNIV B101 The Drexel Experience 1.0
 Credits11-15
Winter
BSAN 160 Business Analytics and Data Visualization 4.0
BUSN 102 Foundations of Business II 0.0,4.0
COOP 101 Career Management and Professional Development * 1.0
ECON 201 Principles of Microeconomics 4.0
ENGL 102
Composition and Rhetoric II: Advanced Research and Evidence-Based Writing
or English Composition II
3.0
 Credits12-16
Spring
ACCT 115 Financial Accounting Foundations 0.0,4.0
CIVC 101 Introduction to Civic Engagement 1.0
ECON 202 Principles of Macroeconomics 4.0
ENGL 103
Composition and Rhetoric III: Themes and Genres
or English Composition III
3.0
Business Flexible Requirement Course ** 4.0
 Credits12-16
Summer
VACATION  
 Credits0
Second Year
Fall
COOP EXPERIENCE  
 Credits0
Winter
COOP EXPERIENCE  
 Credits0
Spring
ACCT 116 Managerial Accounting Foundations 4.0
Business Flexible Requirement Course ** 4.0
Culture, Diversity, & Global Perspective Elective *** 3.0-4.0
Free Elective 3.0
 Credits14-15
Summer
BLAW 201 Business Law I 4.0
FIN 301 Introduction to Finance 4.0
REMD 110 Introduction to Real Estate Management 4.0
Humanities & Social Science Elective *** 3.0-4.0
 Credits15-16
Third Year
Fall
COOP EXPERIENCE  
 Credits0
Winter
COOP EXPERIENCE  
 Credits0
Spring
BLAW 330 Real Estate Law 4.0
Natural Science & Technology Elective *** 3.0-4.0
Business Flexible Requirement Courses ** 8.0
 Credits15-16
Summer
REMD Major Elective 4.0
Business Flexible Requirement Course ** 4.0
Culture, Diversity, & Global Perspective Elective *** 3.0-4.0
Free Elective 3.0
 Credits14-15
Fourth Year
Fall
COOP EXPERIENCE  
 Credits0
Winter
COOP EXPERIENCE  
 Credits0
Spring
REMD 375 Real Estate Finance 4.0
UNIV B201 Career Management 1.0
Humanities & Social Science Elective *** 3.0-4.0
REMD Major Elective 4.0
Free Elective 3.0
 Credits15-16
Summer
ORGB 300 Organizational Behavior 4.0
Natural Science & Technology Elective *** 3.0-4.0
Free Electives 9.0
 Credits16-17
Fifth Year
Fall
REMD 320 Sustainability in the Built Environment 4.0
REMD 410 Real Estate Investment and Asset Management 4.0
Business Impact Elective 4.0
Free Elective 3.0
 Credits15
Winter
REMD 340 Urban Finance and Environmental Planning 4.0
MGMT 450 Strategy and Competitive Advantage 4.0
Free Electives 6.0
 Credits14
Spring
REMD 491 Senior Capstone in Real Estate Management & Development 4.0
Free Electives 11.0
 Credits15
 Total Credits168-186
*

Co-op cycles may vary. Students are assigned a co-op cycle (fall/winter, spring/summer, summer-only) based on their co-op program (4-year, 5-year) and major.

COOP 101 registration is determined by the co-op cycle assigned and may be scheduled in a different term. Select students may be eligible to take COOP 001 in place of COOP 101.

**

 Select INTB 200, OPM 200, MIS 200, MKTG 201 or STAT 201. Please note that Business Flexible Requirement courses are all required but can be taken in any order or sequence based on student choice or major. Please consult your academic advisor for additional guidance.  

***

Please see General Education Electives catalog webpage for an up to date listing of eligible courses

Select a course that has one the following subject codes: (ACCT) Accounting, (BSAN) Business Analytics, (STAT) Business Statistics, (ECON) Economics, (FIN) Finance, (BUSN) General Business, (HRMT) Human Resource Management, (INTB) International Business, (BLAW) Business Law, (MGMT) Management, (MIS) Management Information Systems, (MKTG) Marketing, (OPM) Operations Management, (OPR) Operations Research, (ORGB) Organizational Behavior, (REMD) Real Estate Management & Development, (SMT) Sport Management, or (TAX) Taxation with a course number range of 100-499, including T280, T380, and T480. This course cannot be applied to your major or minor.

Co-Op/Career Opportunities

The real estate management and development program at Drexel prepares students for careers in property development and management, real estate valuation and sales, and commercial lending. For more information on career opportunities please visit the Department of Finance

Finance Faculty

David A. Becher, PhD (Pennsylvania State University) Department of Finance. Associate Professor. Mergers and acquisitions, corporate governance, financial institutions.
Erik Benrud, PhD, FRM, CAIA, CFA (University of Virginia) Department of Finance. Clinical Professor. Economics/managerial economics: game theory; finance: alternative investments, derivatives.
Jie Cai, PhD (University of Iowa) Department of Finance. Associate Professor. Investment banking, mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance and corporate governance.
Thomas Chi-Nan Chiang, PhD (The Pennsylvania State University) Marshall M. Austin Professor of Finance. Professor. International finance; time series analysis of financial data; econometric modeling & forecasting; financial markets; international risk management; monetary theory; macroeconomics; emerging markets; and global country funds.
Naveen Daniel, PhD (Arizona State University). Associate Professor. Corporate governance, mutual funds, hedge funds.
Daniel Dorn, PhD (Columbia University) Department of Finance. Associate Professor. Capital markets and investments; behavioral finance.
Casey Dougal, PhD (University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill). Assistant Professor. Empirical asset pricing, financial media, behavioral finance, and urban economics.
Eliezer M. Fich, PhD (New York University) Department of Finance. Associate Professor. Empirical topics in corporate finance.
Michael Joseph Gombola, PhD (University of South Carolina) Department Chair, Finance. Professor. Stock offerings and repurchases, mergers, acquisitions, and restructuring; working capital management, time series analysis; options and derivatives, financial statement analysis.
Jennifer Juergens, PhD (Pennsylvania State University). Assistant Professor. Corporate Control and Mergers and Acquisitions; Corporate Governance; Executive Compensation; Investments; Securities Analysts
Amy Kratchman, MBA (Drexel University). Associate Clinical Professor. Investments; Portfolio Management
Michelle Lowry, PhD (University of Rochester) TD Bank Endowed Professor. Empirical corporate finance, including initial public offerings, mergers, and corporate governance
Edward Nelling, PhD, CFA (University of Pennsylvania-Wharton) Department of Finance. Professor. Investments; corporate finance; real estate finance.
Gregory Nini, PhD (The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania). Assistant Professor. Creditor control rights, corporate governance, and firm value; insurance economics.
Patricia Robak, PhD (Lehigh University) Department of Finance. Associate Clinical Professor. Investments, money and banking, international finance.
John Robinson, PhD (Arizona State University). Assistant Clinical Professor. Board of Directors; Capital Structure; Executive Compensation
Diana Sandberg, MS (Drexel University) Department of Finance. Associate Clinical Professor. Portfolio management, derivatives, investment management.
Samuel H. Szewczyk, PhD (Pennsylvania State University) Department of Finance. Associate Professor. Corporate governance, mergers and acquisitions, financial engineering, investment banking, financial institutions.
George Tsetsekos, PhD (The University of Tennessee) Dean Emeritus, LeBow College of Business; Francis Professor of Finance. Professor. Valuation and corporate restructuring, treasury and risk/hedging operations, investment banking, securitization, emerging capital markets, multinational finance, bank asset-liability management.
Ralph Walkling, PhD (University of Maryland) Stratakis Professor of Corporate Governance, Department of Finance. Professor. Corporate governance, mergers and acquisitions.