Program Overview

Introduction to the Graduate Certificate in Real Estate

The Graduate Certificate in Real Estate at the University of Michigan is designed to provide students with a comprehensive understanding of real estate development and its impact on the environment, society, and economy. The program aims to equip students with the knowledge and skills necessary to create sustainable and equitable developments that contribute to a positive quality of life for people of all incomes.

About the Certificate

The certificate in real estate offers graduate students in many fields the opportunity to supplement their major areas of study with broad knowledge about making substantially better metropolitan developments. The program is also a stand-alone certificate for those full-time and part-time students who want to focus only on real estate. The program aims to guide students in integrating disciplines that shape the built environment and enhance the quality of life for all people while conserving the natural environment.

Focus of the Program

The focus of the UM program is on creating places that offer alternatives to auto-oriented development and that reduce environmental impact, enhance choices for people of all incomes, and have many uses within walking distance of one another. The Michigan real estate program teaches students about building sustainable places that minimize the ecological footprint of the built environment. The program explores how to build a sense of place that also encourages housing for all income levels while creating long-term wealth to motivate investors to care about the quality of the built environment.

Faculty

The faculty whose teaching and research relate to real estate include:

• Chase Cantrell, Urban Planning Lecturer, Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning
• Lan Deng, Associate Professor, Urban and Regional Planning Program, Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning
• Judith Grant Long, Associate Professor of Sports Management, School of Kinesiology
• Kit McCullough, Lecturer, Architecture Program, Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning
• Joan Nassauer, Professor, Landscape Architecture Program, School for Environment and Sustainability
• Lynda Oswald, Professor of Business Law, Ross School of Business
• Mark Rosentraub, Bruce and Joan Bickner Endowed Professor of Sport Management, School of Kinesiology
• Melina Duggal, Visiting Assistant Professor of Practice, Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning
• Jill Schloff, Intermittent Lecturer, Ross School of Business
• Zach Sheinberg, Intermittent Lecturer, Ross School of Business

Application Dates

• Current UM students:
  • March 1 for maximum consideration for fall term, but applications may be considered through June 30 if space remains
  • December 1 for winter term
• Non-UM applicants:
  • January 15 for maximum consideration for fall term, but applications may be accepted through June 30 if space remains
  • Applications from non-UM applicants may also be accepted for winter term depending on availability

Admission Criteria

Admissions decisions will not be made until final grades from at least one term of study at UM are recorded. Non-UM applicants should contact the university to determine if winter term applications are being accepted.