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OPIM 762 (.5 cu)
Environmental Sustainability and Value Creation
Description: This course approaches environmental issues,
and sustainable development more largely, from the standpoint
of business. It emphasizes the trends in corporate practices and
uses case studies to examine the interactions between the environment
and the firm. Value creation focuses on new innovative
services and financial products in this fast growing sphere.
This course has three objectives: to increase your knowledge as
future top decision makers on key environmental questions; to
recognize environmental concerns as competitive opportunities;
to teach students to think strategically and act entrepreneurially
on environmental issues. You will leave the class with
a tool-kit for action.
Format: Lecture and discussion including guest speakers, class
discussion, presentations, and final project.
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Real Estate
Please note: Before scheduling classes, check with the
department to determine the availability of courses for the
upcoming semester or visit the Real estate website at:
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The Wharton School has offered a real estate concentration for
MBA students and undergraduates since 1985. The concentration
has grown and developed, both in size and scope. The
concentration consists of three required credit units and two
electives. While the required courses focus on real estate law,
development, and finance, the electives allow students to explore
a variety of issues related to real estate. These include real
estate economics, urban fiscal policy, the relationship between
government policy and private development, international real
estate markets, and the aesthetic and technical considerations
of architecture.
The real estate concentration prepares students to be leaders
in the real estate industry and provides the quantitative and
qualitative tools necessary for their roles in shaping the future
of the industry. To keep students informed of current issues in
Real Estate, the Real Estate Department and Samuel Zell and
Robert Lurie Real Estate Center sponsors conferences, seminars,
and special programs on vital public policy issues relevant
to the field.
Professor Joseph Gyourko is the chair of the Real Estate
Department. The department is located in 1400 Steinberg-
Dietrich Hall, and the department’s main phone number is:
215.898.9687.
Requirements for the Major
The major requires five credit units. Courses taken to satisfy
the Real Estate major cannot be taken on a pass/fail basis.
a) Three required credit units (3 cu):
REAL 721 Real Estate Investment: Analysis and
Financing
REAL 804 Real Estate Law
REAL 821 Real Estate Development (the two courses
above are prerequisites for this course.)
b) Two additional credit units (2 cu) selected from the following:
REAL 724 Urban Real Estate Economics
REAL 730 Urban Fiscal Policy
REAL 772 Urban Public Policy and Private
Economic Development
REAL 840 Advanced Real Estate Investment
and Analysis
REAL 890 International Real Estate Comparisons
(.5 cu)
REAL 891 Real Estate Entrepreneurship (.5 cu)
REAL 899 Independent Study