Curriculum
Get on track towards a rewarding career in commercial real estate. Highly practical and industry-oriented, the Master of Science in Real Estate (MSRE) curriculum provides you with a solid real estate foundation and the opportunity to specialize in your field of interest.
The MSRE is a 45-credit degree, and its course schedule follows a quarter system. The program can be completed in 11 months (full time) or 15 months (part time).
Dr. Julia Freybote, Academic Director of the MSRE, will work with you to customize
the course schedule to fit your interests and requirements.
If you are interested in attending a graduate real estate course or would like more information about the courses, please contact Dr. Freybote at freybote@pdx.edu.
The program is structured as follows:
Core Courses (36 Credits)
Core courses provide you with real estate fundamentals.
- Real Estate Finance I (RE 521)
- Real Estate Law (RE 538)
- Real Estate Valuation (RE539)
- Real Estate Economics & Market Analysis (RE 573)
- Real Estate Development I (USP 523)
- Community, Planning, and Ethics (USP 612)
- Select a Property Management Course: Commercial Property Management (RE533) or Multifamily Property Management (RE532)
- Executive Perspectives on Real Estate (RE 531)
- Leadership Skills for Real Estate (RE534)
- Select a Capstone Course: Real Estate Development Workshop (RE 562) or Affordable Housing Development Workshop (USP 561)
Electives (9 Credits)
Electives allow you to specialize. MSRE students most commonly specialize in one of the following areas (list of electives is not exhaustive):
Real Estate Investment & Finance
- Real Estate Finance II (RE522)
- Real Estate Investment Analytics (RE523)
- Affordable Housing Finance (USP596)
- Real Estate Asset & Portfolio Management (RE510)
- Managerial Finance (FIN551)
- Financial Reporting (ACTG511)
- Data Analytics for Managers (BTA519/520)
- FinTech (FIN510)
- Impact Ventures (FIN575)
- Storytelling & Impact Measurement for Social Innovation (MGMT523)
Real Estate Development
- Development Project Design (USP624)
- Real Estate Construction (USP563)
- Site Planning (USP 524)
- Oregon Land Use Law (USP568)
- Land Use: Legal Aspects (USP555)
- Site Planning (USP524)
- Transportation and Land Use (USP570)
Affordable Housing
- Affordable Housing Finance (USP596)
- Storytelling & Impact Measurement for Social Innovation (MGMT523)
- Urban Housing Policy (USP567)
- Planning and Housing Markets (USP554)
- Housing Environments for Older Adults (USP585)
- Neighborhood Conservation & Change (USP526)
Your specialization can allow you to add a Graduate Certificate to your MSRE without any additional costs. It represents an additional opportunity to signal your expertise to employers. The following Graduate Certificates can be obtained using MSRE electives: