Real Estate (MS)

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Offered by the Kogod School of Business , the MS in Real Estate 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 and a satisfactory score on the GMAT or the GRE, and must have earned a satisfactory grade point average for the last 60 hours of academic work from a Council on Postsecondary Accreditation (COPA) regionally-accredited institution. Applicants may elect to apply test optional; 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).

Degree Requirements

30 credit hours of approved graduate work including 21 credit hours of core and 9 credit hours of elective courses
- A finance track of 9 credit hours may be chosen from the electives.

Course Requirements

Core Courses (21 credit hours)

REAL-685 Topics in Real Estate (1.5-3) : Real Estate Financial Modeling (3)
REAL-730 Real Estate Principles and Investment (3)
REAL-731 Real Property and Asset Management (3)
REAL-734 Real Estate Development (3)
REAL-735 Real Estate Transactions and Contracts (3)
REAL-736 Urban Planning and Sustainability (3)
REAL-737 Real Estate Finance and Mortgage Markets (3)

Elective Courses (9 credit hours)

9 credit hours from the following; a maximum of 3 credit hours in topics courses (FIN-685 or MGMT-685 ) may be counted toward degree requirements and a maximum of 3 credit hours of FIN-690 Independent Study Project in Finance may be counted toward degree requirements:

ACCT-746 Taxation of Real Estate Transactions (3)
ACCT-747 Taxation of Pass-Through Entities (3)
CSC-610 Introduction to Geographic Information Systems (3)
FIN-573 Corporate Valuation and Financial Strategy (3)
FIN-614 Financial Management (3)
FIN-630 Financial Analysis of the Firm: Concepts and Applications (3)
FIN-660 Financial Modeling (3)
FIN-665 Quantitative Methods in Finance I (3)
FIN-666 Quantitative Methods in Finance II (3)
FIN-672 Investment Analysis and Portfolio Management (3)
FIN-674 Derivatives and Risk Management (3)
FIN-677 Financial Statement Analysis (3)
or
ACCT-677 Financial Statement Analysis (3)
FIN-684 Fixed Income Analysis (3)
FIN-685 Topics in Finance (1.5-3)
FIN-687 Corporate Governance (3)
or
MGMT-687 Corporate Governance (3)
FIN-690 Independent Study Project in Finance (1-6)
FIN-691 Internship in Finance (2)
MGMT-660 Entrepreneurship and Innovation (3)
MGMT-661 Entrepreneurship Practicum: New Venture Business Plan (3)
MGMT-665 Negotiations (3)
MGMT-685 Topics in Management (1.5-3)
MKTG-632 Understanding the Marketplace and Consumer (3)
REAL-690 Independent Study Project in Real Estate (1.5-3)
REAL-691 Internship in Real Estate (1.5)
SIS-620 Studies in Global Environmental Politics (3) : Sustainable Design and LEED Training
SIS-660 Environment and Politics (3)
STAT-514 Statistical Methods (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.