Paul Rubacha Department of Real Estate

Minor in Real Estate

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An option for any professional student at Cornell.

Professional graduate students from any discipline at Cornell are invited to enroll in the Graduate Minor in Real Estate. The minor gives professional graduate students across the university the opportunity to take advantage of the wide variety of real estate courses offered by the Cornell Baker Program in Real Estate.

Upon successful completion of the required classes, the Graduate Minor in Real Estate designation will appear on students’ official Cornell transcript.

The Graduate Minor in Real Estate at Cornell University is fulfilled with a minimum of five courses, totaling a minimum of 15 credit hours. A minimum 3.0 GPA is required in the coursework completed for the minor.

Application Process

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Students declaring the Graduate Minor in Real Estate should complete the Graduate Real Estate Minor Application after completion of HADM 6200 .   Contact realestateminor@cornell.edu with questions.

Required Coursework

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MMH students must complete the following required courses totaling nine credits:

HADM 6200 - Principles of Real Estate  (3 credits)

HADM 7510 - Properties Development and Planning  (3 credits)

HADM 6280 - Real Estate Finance and Investments  (3 credits) OR HADM 6210 - Hospitality Real Estate Finance  (3 credits)

All other students must complete the following required courses totaling nine credits:

HADM 6200 - Principles of Real Estate  (3 credits)

CRP 5320 - Real Estate Development Process I  (1.5 credits) AND CRP 5321 - Real Estate Development Process II  (1.5 credits) OR HADM 6255 - Real Estate Development  (3 credits)

HADM 6280 - Real Estate Finance and Investments  (3 credits) OR HADM 6210 - Hospitality Real Estate Finance  (3 credits)

ELECTIVE COURSEWORK

All students must take a minimum of three credits from each of the below categories.  You may use six credits from the enrichment category to meet all elective requirements of the minor. Course enrollment may be subject to prerequisites. Course availability changes each semester and not all courses may be offered each semester.  Approved elective courses include:

 

Enrichment Courses:

HADM 6570 - Project Management for Hospitality Real Estate Development  

CRP 6560 - Real Estate Transactions and Deal Structuring  

HADM 6870 - Real Estate Law  

HADM 6271 - Investment in Real Estate Securities and Funds  

REAL 6205 - Real Estate Financial Modeling  

HADM 6500 - Sustainable Development  

HADM 6250 - [Securitization and Structured Financial Products]  

HADM 6520 - Hospitality Asset Management  

HADM 6255 - Real Estate Development  

NBA 5040 - Federal Income Taxation of Real Estate Ventures  

Complementary Courses:

CEE 5950 - Construction Planning and Operations  

CRP 5560 - Creating the Built Environment  

CRP 5561 - Innovation and Strategy in Commercial Real Estate Development  

CRP 5563 - Real Estate Project Workshop  

CRP 5590 - Land Use Law  

CRP 6430 - Affordable Housing Policy and Programs  

CRP 6565 - International Cases and Contracts  

CRP 6580 - Residential and Commercial Development  

HADM 6033 - Introduction to Senior Living and Related Programs  

HADM 6070 - [Hospitality Operations and Consulting]  

REAL 6230 - Real Estate Statistical Modeling  

HADM 7510 - Properties Development and Planning  

NBA 6560 - Valuation Principles  

The Director of Graduate Studies for real estate approves all students’ course selections if not listed above.

*The Graduate Field of Real Estate at Cornell (the Field) is a committee of faculty members who teach and research in real estate or otherwise have an interest in advancing real estate education at Cornell. These individuals come from nearly all colleges on campus. The Field is responsible for the development and maintenance of curriculum for the Cornell Baker Program in Real Estate major and the Graduate Minor in Real Estate. The director of graduate studies serves as chair of the Field.