Program Overview

Advanced Management Development Program in Real Estate (AMDP)

The Advanced Management Development Program (AMDP) is a one-year executive development program with five weeks of on-campus terms. Upon completion, participants become Harvard Alumni Association (HAA) Associate Members. A new class begins each year in July.

Program Overview

The AMDP is Harvard’s premier advanced leadership program in real estate, offering a unique combination of design and real estate education. Participants engage in dynamic projects that expand the limits of their knowledge, learn from world-class faculty and industry experts, and become Harvard alumni with access to a Harvard network.

Program Schedule

The AMDP program requires individuals to attend 5 weeks of on-campus “Terms” as well as 4 Elective Units. In between terms, participants are engaged remotely in the collaborative Team Project (between terms 1 and 2) and an Independent Project (between terms 2 and 3).

Admissions

• Proficiency in English and local residency during the program are required.
• Participants will have many years of real estate-related experience with proven success in leadership roles.

Curriculum and Projects

• The case study method is the primary form of instruction.
• Participants attend an average of fifteen 90-minute sessions per week during on-campus terms, with sessions in the following areas:
  • Leadership
  • Development
  • Finance
  • Planning
  • Design
  • Technology
  • Strategy

Electives

Electives give each AMDP participant the opportunity to explore the subjects most relevant to them and their goals.

Participants

• Participants come from all over the world and reflect a variety of industry sectors connected to the built environment.
• All are proven leaders in their field, with many years of success in leadership roles and progressive experience.

Faculty

• AMDP sessions are led by renowned Harvard faculty from the Graduate School of Design, Harvard Business School, Harvard Kennedy School, Harvard Law School, and Harvard College.
• Industry luminaries and renowned experts from around the world also lead sessions.

Alumni

• Global real estate industry leaders, Harvard faculty, alumni status, and the best professional network anywhere.
• Gain access to a worldwide directory of AMDP alumni and forge lifelong relationships that facilitate personal and professional growth.

Dates

• Term 1: July 6-16, 2026 (two weeks) – no sessions on July 11 & 12 (weekend)
• Term 2: March 2027 dates TBD (one week)
• Term 3: July 2027 dates TBD (two weeks)

Tuition

• Tuition: $52,000

Disclaimer

• All schedules, dates, faculty, tuition, administrative arrangements, venues, and teaching modalities are subject to change.