Real Estate
The Master of Professional Studies (MPS) degree is comprised of 30 credits (10 courses), including the required Ethics and Capstone courses. A minimum cumulative GPA of 3.00 (solid "B") is required of all students for good academic standing and to be eligible to graduate. The Ethics course should be taken during the first semester of study, and the Capstone course during the final semester.
As a graduate student in the Real Estate program, you can choose from one of four recommended tracks in which to focus your academic activity and development:
Development
Understand the financial considerations, market demand, project feasibility, financing, and environmental considerations that drive decisions on whether and where to develop.
Construction Management
Learn to manage projects on time and on budget, keeping an eye on the major financial considerations involved with large-scale construction activity and subcontractor oversight. Gain insight into how to quantify and evaluate the impact of changes, as well as monitor quality and adherence to guidelines and standards.
Real Estate Finance
Perhaps the most critical aspect of successful development projects is learning how to obtain the financing needed to begin a project. From private equity to leveraged buy-outs, the U.S. real estate capital markets have never been so sophisticated. Explore complex issues like financing structures, liquidity, securitization, and financing as well as traditional bank lending.
International Real Estate
From Dubai to China to Russia and all points in between, both inbound and outbound real estate investment is rapidly internationalizing real estate practice. You'll build on Georgetown's expertise in international affairs to understand more about global markets, and then how to leverage that knowledge to design a progressive investment strategy.
Elective Courses:
Real Estate & Environmental Risk Management & InsuranceReal Estate Investment Trusts (REITS)
Core:
Acquisitions and DispositionsAirports
Appraisal and Valuation
Bankruptcy
Construction Management
Corporate Real Estate
Distressed Properties & Workouts
Distressed Properties and Real Estate Workouts
Due Diligence
Energy Issues in Real Estate
Ethics in Action: The Savings and Loan Crisis
Foundations of Real Estate Accounting
Foundations of Real Estate Law
Foundations of Real Estate Markets
Great Places
Green Buildings
Hotels and Resorts I
Hotels: Valuation/Tranactions
How HUD Works
Investment Banking
Inward Introduction to Investment in International Real Estate
Leadership & Organizational Management
MPRE Capstone
MPRE Capstone
MPRE Capstone
Negotiation
Public Sector Real Estate
Real Estate Private Equity
Selected Regions in International Real Estate: China
Selected Regions in International Real Estate: Latin America
Structured Finance
Taxation
Washington by Design
Cultural:
Real Estate & Environmental Risk Management & InsuranceFoundational:
Acquisitions and DispositionsAirports
Appraisal and Valuation
Bankruptcy
Construction Management
Corporate Real Estate
Distressed Properties & Workouts
Distressed Properties and Real Estate Workouts
Due Diligence
Energy Issues in Real Estate
Ethics in Action: The Savings and Loan Crisis
Foundations of Real Estate Accounting
Foundations of Real Estate Law
Foundations of Real Estate Markets
Great Places
Green Buildings
Hotels and Resorts I
Hotels: Valuation/Tranactions
How HUD Works
Investment Banking
Inward Introduction to Investment in International Real Estate
Leadership & Organizational Management
Negotiation
Public Sector Real Estate
Real Estate Private Equity
Selected Regions in International Real Estate: China
Selected Regions in International Real Estate: Latin America
Structured Finance
Taxation
Washington by Design
Courses:
Architecture in Historical ContextAsset Management for Commercial Real Estate
Business Development for Residential and Commercial Real Estate Professionals
Business Planning and Business Plans
Case Competition
City Lab Geneva Experience - MPS/RE
City Lab: North Adams Experience
Community Development Finance
Construction Estimating & Procurement
Development and Construction Project Management
Foundations of Real Estate Accounting
Foundations of Real Estate Finance
Green Asset and Building Management
Green Construction
Leasing
MPRE Capstone
MPRE Independent Study
Practicum: Building the DHS Headquarters
Real Estate Development: Art and Science
Real Estate Economics
Real Estate Entrepreneurship
Real Estate Financial Software
Real Estate History
Real Estate Investments
Real Estate Statistics and Modeling
Retail Real Estate Development
Selected Regions in International Real Estate: Central and Eastern Europe
Selected Regions in International Real Estate: India
Transit Oriented Development
Urban Economics