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and J.D. degrees. Applicants must meet the entrance requirements
for both the Warrington College of Business Administration and the
Levin College of Law. Admission to the second degree program is
required no later than the end of the second consecutive semester
after beginning one degree in the joint program.
Real Estate
The research foundations are identical to those listed above for
finance. The major field, minor, and supporting field requirements
have the same credit stipulation as those outlined above for finance,
except that the major work is in real estate.
The breadth requirement, as in all concentrations for the business
administration program, applies only to students entering without
prior course work in business. It consists of at least three courses
from the following list (two or more fields must be represented):
managers and legal environment of business, finance, money and
capital markets, problems and methods of marketing management,
consumer behavior, and financial and managerial accounting.
Master of Science degree in real estate, nonthesis option: This
M.S. option consists of at least 34 credits of letter-graded courses.
It is designed to ensure that each student acquires a basic
knowledge of the various functional areas in real estate, real estate
finance and investment, real estate development, real estate law
and institutions, real estate asset management, international real
estate, and advanced training in specialized areas. The capstone
course (REE 6948) involves actual projects in which students work
in teams to undertake a real estate problem for real clients. This
two-tiered program of study provides both a firm theoretical
foundation for later professional effectiveness and an applied bridge
to professional practice.
Master of Science degree in real estate/juris doctorate joint
program: This joint degree program culminates in the M.S. and
J.D. degrees. Applicants must meet the entrance requirements for
both the Warrington College of Business Administration and the
Levin College of Law. Admission to the second degree program is
required no later than the end of the second consecutive semester
after beginning one degree of the joint program.
Entrepreneurship
Master of Science degree in entrepreneurship, nonthesis
option: This M.S. program consists of at least 30 credits in lettergraded
courses. It is designed to provide students with the
entrepreneurial and innovation skills needed for the cultivation and
development of entrepreneurial practice and innovation
management. Development of skills in idea generation, feasibility
analysis, business plan creation, and management of early-stage