Real Estate (MS)

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Offered by the Kogod School of Business , the Real Estate (MS) program provides students an opportunity to obtain focused training in real estate that will prepare them for professionally-oriented careers in areas such as mortgage markets and property management.

Admission to the Program

In addition to meeting the minimum university requirements for graduate study, applicants must have earned an undergraduate bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution with a satisfactory grade point average. Applicants may also need to submit a GMAT or GRE score; please visit http://www.american.edu/kogod/admissions/ for more information. Applicants whose first language is not English must have a satisfactory score on the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) or the International English Language Testing System (IELTS).

Degree Requirements

30 credit hours of approved graduate work
Capstone Experience: REAL-736 Urban Planning and Sustainability (3)

Course Requirements

Required (12 credit hours)

Electives (15 credit hours)

Complete 15 credit hours from the following with at least 9 credit hours from graduate-level finance and real estate courses, and up to 6 credit hours from graduate-level management, accounting, economics or other courses approved by the program director:

Note: A maximum of 3 credit hours in topics courses (FIN-685 Topics in Finance (1.5-3) or REAL-685 Topics in Real Estate (1.5-3) may be counted toward degree requirements, and a maximum of 3 credit hours of FIN-690 Independent Study Project in Finance (1-6) or REAL-690 Independent Study Project in Real Estate (1.5-3) may be counted toward degree requirements.

Capstone (3 credit hours)

REAL-736 Urban Planning and Sustainability (3)

Combined Bachelor’s and Master’s Degrees

American University offers students the opportunity to earn both undergraduate and graduate degrees through its combined bachelor’s/master’s programs. Advanced undergraduates admitted to a combined degree program that includes a master’s degree from Kogod are eligible to take graduate-level courses and may apply up to 9 graduate credit hours earned as an undergraduate toward the requirements for both degrees. See Combined Bachelor’s and Kogod School of Business Master’s Programs for more information.