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 B201 [WI] Career 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 Systems4.0
MKTG 201Introduction to Marketing Management4.0
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 300 [WI] Organizational 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 Law4.0
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 REMD
Total Credits180.0-186.0
*

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

First Year
FallCreditsWinterCreditsSpringCreditsSummerCredits
BUSN 1014.0BSAN 1604.0ACCT 1154.0VACATION
BUSN 1053.0BUSN 1024.0CIVC 1011.0 
ENGL 101 or 1113.0ECON 2014.0ECON 2024.0 
MATH 1014.0ENGL 102 or 1123.0ENGL 103 or 1133.0 
UNIV B1011.0 Business Flexible Requirement Course**4.0 
 15 15 16 0
Second Year
FallCreditsWinterCreditsSpringCreditsSummerCredits
ACCT 1164.0BLAW 2014.0BLAW 3304.0VACATION
Business Flexible Requirement Course**4.0FIN 3014.0Business Flexible Requirement Courses**8.0 
Culture, Diversity, & Global Perspective Elective***3.0-4.0REMD 1104.0Natural Science & Technology Elective ***3.0-4.0 
Free Elective3.0Humanities & Social Science Elective ***3.0-4.0  
 14-15 15-16 15-16 0
Third Year
FallCreditsWinterCreditsSpringCreditsSummerCredits
Business Flexible Requirement Course**4.0ORGB 3004.0REMD 3754.0VACATION
Culture, Diversity, & Global Perspective Elective ***3.0-4.0Humanities & Social Science Elective ***3.0-4.0UNIV B2011.0 
REMD Major Elective4.0Free Electives9.0Free Elective3.0 
Free Elective3.0  Natural Science & Technology Elective ***3.0-4.0 
  REMD Major Elective 4.0 
 14-15 16-17 15-16 0
Fourth Year
FallCreditsWinterCreditsSpringCredits 
REMD 3204.0MGMT 4504.0REMD 4914.0 
REMD 4104.0REMD 3404.0Free Electives11.0 
Business Impact Elective 4.0Free Electives7.0  
Free Elective3.0   
 15 15 15 
Total Credits 180-186
*

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)

First Year
FallCreditsWinterCreditsSpringCreditsSummerCredits
BUSN 1014.0BSAN 1604.0ACCT 1154.0VACATION
BUSN 1053.0BUSN 1024.0CIVC 1011.0 
ENGL 101 or 1113.0COOP 101*1.0ECON 2024.0 
MATH 1014.0ECON 2014.0ENGL 103 or 1133.0 
UNIV B1011.0ENGL 102 or 1123.0Business Flexible Requirement Course**4.0 
 15 16 16 0
Second Year
FallCreditsWinterCreditsSpringCreditsSummerCredits
ACCT 1164.0BLAW 2014.0BLAW 3304.0Business Flexible Requirement Course**4.0
Business Flexible Requirement Course**4.0FIN 3014.0Business Flexible Requirement Courses**8.0Culture, Diversity, & Global Perspective Elective ***3.0-4.0
Culture, Diversity, & Global Perspective Elective ***3.0-4.0REMD 1104.0Natural Science & Technology Elective ***3.0-4.0REMD Major Elective 4.0
Free Elective3.0 Humanities & Social Science Elective ***3.0-4.0 Free Elective3.0
 14-15 15-16 15-16 14-15
Third Year
FallCreditsWinterCreditsSpringCreditsSummerCredits
COOP EXPERIENCECOOP EXPERIENCEREMD 3754.0ORGB 3004.0
  UNIV B2011.0Natural Science & Technology Elective ***3.0-4.0
   Humanities & Social Science Elective ***3.0-4.0Free Electives9.0
  REMD Major Elective 4.0 
  Free Elective3.0 
 0 0 15-16 16-17
Fourth Year
FallCreditsWinterCreditsSpringCredits 
REMD 3204.0REMD 3404.0REMD 4914.0 
REMD 4104.0MGMT 4504.0Free Electives11.0 
Business Impact Elective 4.0Free Electives6.0  
Free Elective3.0   
 15 14 15 
Total Credits 180-186
*

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)

First Year
FallCreditsWinterCreditsSpringCreditsSummerCredits
BUSN 1014.0BSAN 1604.0ACCT 1154.0VACATION
BUSN 1053.0BUSN 1024.0CIVC 1011.0 
ENGL 101 or 1113.0COOP 101*1.0ECON 2024.0 
MATH 1014.0ECON 2014.0ENGL 103 or 1133.0 
UNIV B1011.0ENGL 102 or 1123.0Business Flexible Requirement Course**4.0 
 15 16 16 0
Second Year
FallCreditsWinterCreditsSpringCreditsSummerCredits
COOP EXPERIENCECOOP EXPERIENCEACCT 1164.0BLAW 2014.0
  Business Flexible Requirement Course**4.0FIN 3014.0
   Culture, Diversity, & Global Perspective Elective ***3.0-4.0REMD 1104.0
  Free Elective3.0Humanities & Social Science Elective ***3.0-4.0
 0 0 14-15 15-16
Third Year
FallCreditsWinterCreditsSpringCreditsSummerCredits
COOP EXPERIENCECOOP EXPERIENCEBLAW 3304.0REMD Major Elective4.0
  Natural Science & Technology Elective ***3.0-4.0Business Flexible Requirement Course**4.0
  Business Flexible Requirement Courses**8.0Culture, Diversity, & Global Perspective Elective ***3.0-4.0
   Free Elective3.0
 0 0 15-16 14-15
Fourth Year
FallCreditsWinterCreditsSpringCreditsSummerCredits
COOP EXPERIENCECOOP EXPERIENCEREMD 3754.0ORGB 3004.0
  UNIV B2011.0Natural Science & Technology Elective ***3.0-4.0
  Humanities & Social Science Elective ***3.0-4.0Free Electives9.0
  REMD Major Elective4.0 
  Free Elective3.0 
 0 0 15-16 16-17
Fifth Year
FallCreditsWinterCreditsSpringCredits 
REMD 3204.0REMD 3404.0REMD 4914.0 
REMD 4104.0MGMT 4504.0Free Electives11.0 
Business Impact Elective 4.0Free Electives6.0  
Free Elective3.0   
 15 14 15 
Total Credits 180-186
*

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). Professor. Mergers and acquisitions, corporate governance, financial institutions.
Jie Cai, PhD (University of Iowa). Associate Professor. Investment banking, mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance and corporate governance.
Maneesh Chhabria, PhD, CFA (Drexel University). Assistant Clinical Professor. Investments, portfolio management and performance measurement
Naveen Daniel, PhD (Arizona State University). Associate Professor. Corporate governance, mutual funds, hedge funds.
Daniel Dorn, PhD (Columbia University). Associate Professor. Capital markets and investments; behavioral finance.
Eliezer M. Fich, PhD (New York University) Trustee Professor. Professor. Empirical topics in corporate finance.
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 (The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania) Department Head and Professor of Finance. Investments; corporate finance; real estate finance.
Gregory Nini, PhD (University of Pennsylvania). Associate Professor. Capital structure; corporate finance; risk management; financial institution management
Patricia Robak, PhD (Lehigh University). Clinical Professor. Investments, money and banking, international finance.
Diana Sandberg, MS (Drexel University). Associate Clinical Professor. Portfolio management, derivatives, investment management.
Samuel H. Szewczyk, PhD (Pennsylvania State University). Associate Professor. Corporate governance, mergers and acquisitions, financial engineering, investment banking, financial institutions.
Martin Thomas, PhD, CFA (Pennsylvania State University). Associate Clinical Professor. Data science; mutual fund performance; valuation methods.
George Tsetsekos, PhD (University of Tennessee) Dean Emeritus, LeBow College of Business; Francis Professor of Finance. Valuation and corporate restructuring, treasury and risk/hedging operations, investment banking, securitization, emerging capital markets, multinational finance, bank asset-liability management.

Emeritus Faculty

Thomas Chi-Nan Chiang, PhD (Pennsylvania State University). 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.
Michael Gombola, PhD (University of South Carolina). Stock offerings and repurchases, mergers, acquisitions, and restructuring; working capital management; time series analysis; options and derivatives; financial statement analysis.
Ralph Walkling, PhD (University of Maryland). Corporate governance, mergers and acquisitions.
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