MARE students are also required to bring their own laptop computer to class, see the link to the Warrington College of Business Administration for their graduate computer requirements. Students are able to choose their elective courses from a broad selection of classes. A two credit hour modular course meets for four hours a week for half of the semester. Modular courses are offered in the first and second half of the Fall and Spring semesters. Capital Market s and Finance Electives Capital markets and finance courses focus on topics such as the sources of long-term debt and equity capital, the investment vehicles used in real estate capital markets, and the analysis and valuation of the various instruments in the primary and secondary mortgage markets.
Course work emphasizes the process of bringing new real estate products to the market.
Topics include initial planning and feasibility analysis, the role of zoning and other land use restrictions, raw land development, and construction of improvements. Additionally, MARE students pursuing the BCN minor must ask a professor in that department to be on their Supervisory Committee and be sure that the minor is noted on the Supervisory Committee form. Students must earn at least a 3.0 GPA in their minor course work. The board consist of approximately 30 distinguished real estate professionals who provide leadership and support to our real estate programs and activities. The CCIM designation is very highly respected in the commercial real estate industry.