Program Overview

Introduction to the Real Estate Development and Redevelopment Certificate

The Real Estate Development and Redevelopment Certificate is a joint offering of the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy and Rutgers Business School (RBS) Center for Real Estate. This certificate program is designed for graduate students currently enrolled in Rutgers Master of City and Regional Planning (MCRP) or Rutgers Master of Business Administration (MBA) program.

Program Overview

The certificate in Real Estate Development & Redevelopment (6 courses/18 credits) focuses on the theories, methods, practical skills, and contextual knowledge needed to work at a high level within this industry. The innovative and interdisciplinary program integrates existing coursework offered in the Bloustein School’s graduate programs in planning and public policy, Rutgers Business School Center for Real Estate, and the Rutgers Business School MBA program.

Course of Study

The program requires six (6) 3-credit courses, three (3) each from Bloustein and RBS. These include three foundational courses, two common specialty courses, and one additional planning elective.

Foundation Courses

• 34:970:517 History and Theory of Planning (3) (Bloustein)
• 22:390:695 Real Estate Finance (3) (RBS)
• 22:851:650 Real Estate Law (3) (RBS)

Specialty Courses

• 22:851:632 Real Estate Development (3) (developer’s perspective) (RBS)
• 34:970:622 Urban Redevelopment (3) (public planning perspective) (Bloustein)

Planning Courses (Bloustein)

• 34:970:508 Comprehensive Planning (3)
• 34:970:510/511 Planning Studio as appropriate (e.g., Redevelopment Studio, Design Studio) (for MBA students as a planning course; this is a core, required course for the MCRP students)
• 34:970:517 Survey of Planning Law Principles (3)
• 34:970:520 Planning and Land Use Administration (3)
• 34:970:521 Historic Preservation (3)
• 34:970:523 Environmental Law and Policy (3)
• 34:970:528 Housing Economy and Markets (3)
• 34:970:529 Principles of Housing (3)
• 34:970:562 Community Economic Development (3)
• 34:970:572 Green Building (3)
• 34:833:540 State and Local Public Finance (3)
• 34:833:562 Negotiation and Conflict Resolution (3)
• 34:970:600 Planning and Design I (3)
• 34:970:604 Land Development Practice (3)
• 34:970:656 Urban Redevelopment History and Theory (3)

Registration

Enrollment by students in certificate-related courses not in their home program will be facilitated by the use of special permission numbers. The number of spaces reserved for a given course will be determined by the Program Coordinators from each school.

Certificate Coordinators

For students interested in the Real Estate Development and Redevelopment Certificate, please contact:

• David Frame, Professor, Rutgers Center for Real Estate, Rutgers Business School
• David Listokin, Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy

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• Transportation Studies
• Geospatial Information Science
• Historic Preservation
• Human Dimensions of Environmental Change
• Public Policy
• Urban Planning (for MPP students)
• Real Estate Development and Redevelopment
• Climate Change Risk and Resilience
• Energy
• Public and Urban Informatics