Real Estate Development Minor
The development and management of real estate is a vital component of the urban economy. The Real Estate Development minor (RE) will provide education to students wanting to enter the industry. Minors develop skills to evaluate real estate development proposals and understand how real estate development fits into regional planning and economic processes. To reach the RE minor coordinator, contact REminor@pdx.edu.
Requirements
The Real Estate Development Minor includes 16 credits of required courses and between 9-12 credits of electives. No more than 3 courses may be taken with the undifferentiated grading option (Pass/No Pass). All courses used to satisfy the minor requirements, whether taken in USP or elsewhere, must be assigned a grade of either Pass (undifferentiated grading) or C or above (differentiated grading).
Required Courses (16 credits)
Electives (9-12 credits)
Three courses from the following list:
| BA 332U | Property, Management & Society | 4 |
| Fin 439 | Real Estate Valuation | 4 |
| Mgmt 432 | Multifamily Property Management | 4 |
| Mgmt 433 | Commercial Property and Asset Management | 4 |
| USP 301U | Introduction to Community Development | 4 |
| USP 324U | Healthy Communities | 4 |
| USP 325U | Community and the Built Environment | 4 |
| USP 326U | Neighborhood Change and Gentrification | 4 |
| USP 410 | International Planning and Property Development | 4 |
| USP 419/Soc 441 | Population and Society | 4 |
| USP 427 | Commercial District Revitalization | 3 |
| USP 451 | Community Economic Development | 3 |
| USP 455 | Land Use: Legal Aspects | 3 |
| USP 490 | Green Economics and Sustainable Development | 3 |
| USP 496 | Affordable Housing Finance | 3 |
Total Credit Hours: 25-28