M.L.S. and Master of Real Estate Development (MRED)

Master of Legal Studies Requirements: M.L.S. students must complete a minimum of 24 credit hours plus 6 shared MRED credit hours, totaling 30 credits. During the first semester, students will take only business classes. During the spring semester, students will take primarily business classes plus two law classes (U.S. Law and Legal Analysis and Fundamentals of Contract Law, totaling 6 credits). They will take one law course during the summer, and the final semester will comprise only law courses.

• US Law and Legal Anaylsis, 3 credits
• Fundamentals of Contract Law, 3 credits
• Legal Principles of Business Organizations, 3 credits
• Human Resources Law, 3 credits
• Administrative Agencies and Regulations, 3 credits
• Managing Disputes: Litigation Strategies and Alternative Dispute Resolution, 3 credits
• Tax Theory and Principles, 3 credits
• Integrating Legal Principles & Business Practice, 3 credits

Master of Real Estate Development Requirements: MRED students must complete a minimum of 31 credit hours plus 6 shared M.L.S. credit hours, totaling 30 credits. The first semester of the MRED (fall A and B) consists of only business classes. Spring semester (spring A and B) will be primarily business with two law classes (6 credits), after which the remaining courses will be law.

• Urban Economic and Real Estate Development Principles, 1 credits
• Real Estate Valuation-Finance and Capital Markets, 3 credits
• Real Estate Market Analysis, 3 credits
• Real Estate Site Analysis, Master Planning and Design, 2 credits
• Land Use Law and Public Entitlement Process, 2 credits
• Real Estate Law For Developers, 3 credits
• Synthesis Project #1 Residential Development, 1 credit
• Real Estate Engineering and Construction, 3 credits
• Design of the Built Environment, 2 credits
• Advanced Real Estate Engineering, Construction Management and Sustainable Development, 2 credits
• Synthesis Project #2 Income Property Development, 2 credits
• Applied Project, 4 credits