Students indicate their co-major field when applying.
The usual course sequence for Real Estate will require students to fulfill all the requirements of their co-major field as well as those of real estate. In brief, students co-majoring in either Accounting or Finance are expected to obtain training in micro and macroeconomic theory, econometrics and statistics, basic finance, and basic accounting as well as urban economics, local public finance, and real estate finance. In general, the course load for Ph.D. students specializing in real estate will be identical to that of students concentrating exclusively in the co-major fields, with an additional course load in recognition of the somewhat greater range of materials required for understanding and applying research to real estate problems and issues. Students take qualifying examinations in both Finance or Accounting and Real Estate. Usually, students will take the appropriate qualifying examinations in their co-major at the end of their second year of study, and will take their qualifying examination in real estate at the end of their second year or in the middle of their third year.