Real Estate
Study real estate in a world-class city
Our Real Estate degree program will prepare you to work and excel in the real estate community at the local and national levels, and to adapt to future changes in the industry.
As a Real Estate major, you’ll strengthen your financial and analytical skills, including risk analysis, portfolio construction and management, cash flow analysis and investment strategy. As you work towards your degree, you’ll gain an understanding of the organizational structure of financial institutions and the impact of financial markets on real estate. You’ll also examine how historical development of real estate impacts present and future development patterns.
You’ll learn from a faculty of scholars and professionals with a wealth of real-world experience in the real estate industry. Our Real Estate degree program offers robust mentoring and internship services.
DePaul is located in the heart of Chicago’s financial and business community, and its Real Estate Center is a leading place for professional real estate education and networking in the Midwest. An active network of students and alumni, members of public institutions, private real estate firms, scholars and executives participate in events held by The Real Estate Center, allowing you to build relationships with industry professionals.
Classes
Coursework
- Geographic Information Systems
- Investment Theory and Practice
- Planning and Public Policy
- Real Estate Finance and Investment
- Real Estate Law
- Sustainable Development
- Urban Economics and Planning
Resources
Career Options
Common Career Areas
- Acquisitions
- Asset management
- Construction management
- Corporate financing
- Financial analysis
- Leasing management
- Marketing management
- Mortgage financing
- Operations management
- Project management
- Property management
- Real estate development
91%
of Real Estate graduates were employed, continuing their education or not seeking employment after graduation.
Course Requirements
A student majoring in Real Estate is required to complete the following courses totaling at least 34.0 hours:
Nine required courses:
| Course | Title | Quarter Hours |
|---|---|---|
| FIN 315 | DATA ANALYTICS IN FINANCE | 4 |
| RE 250 | CAREER MANAGEMENT FOR REAL ESTATE PROFESSIONALS | 2 |
| RE 300 | REAL ESTATE LAW | 4 |
| RE 320 | URBAN PLANNING AND PUBLIC POLICY | 4 |
| RE 325 | PROJECT MANAGEMENT: DESIGN & CONSTRUCTION | 4 |
| RE 350 | REAL ESTATE ANALYSIS | 4 |
| RE 352 | REAL ESTATE FINANCE | 4 |
| RE 353 | REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT | 4 |
| RE 354 | REAL ESTATE VALUATION | 4 |
The department enforces all course prerequisites, without exception.
Students are encouraged to seek an internship with a Chicago-area business during the summer preceding either their junior or senior year, but the Real Estate major does not offer or accept a for-credit internship course.
Career Management Course?
Students are required to complete the Career Course (250) associated with the major. Students who double major may choose the Career Course (250) associated with either major provided that hours for graduation are satisfied. Students should take the Career Course as soon as possible.
Open Electives
Open elective credit (26.0 hours) is needed to meet the minimum graduation requirement of 192 hours.
Combined Bachelor’s + Master’s Program Participants
Students admitted to the Real Estate Combined Bachelor’s + Master’s program may apply up to three approved graduate course(s) towards undergraduate Real Estate major.
- RE 520 URBAN PLANNING AND PUBLIC POLICY replaces RE 320 URBAN PLANNING AND PUBLIC POLICY
- RE 521 LEGAL ISSUES IN REAL ESTATE replaces RE 300 REAL ESTATE LAW
- RE 525 PROJECT MANAGEMENT: DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION replaces RE 325 PROJECT MANAGEMENT: DESIGN & CONSTRUCTION
Graduation Requirements
All Real Estate (RE) courses and any courses used toward the Real Estate major must be completed with a minimum grade of C- and with a combined GPA of 2.000 or higher.
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