MLPD courses

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Exploration of the characteristics of real estate as an investment, venture and capital structures, the development process, site and financial feasibility, and project funding; strategies, methods and technologies for investment property development utilizing current developments.

Land development in the context of environment sustainability, human well being and business profitability to foster a restorative economy; environmental easement and site analysis; state, federal and international regulatory issues; and human ecology and the future of land development.

Interface between the physical and financial dimensions in the design and development process to achieve building and project economics; creating a physical product and a financial venture that responds to social and environmental concerns and to market economy and feasibility analysis.

Strategies, methods and techniques of land development including: site selection criteria, urban infrastructure; market evaluation; conceptual arrangement of land uses and structures; conceptual design and regulatory considerations; lending institutions; location theory; value theories; regulatory agencies.

Project management processes for planning, scheduling, cost estimating resource leveling, cost control and post-completion evaluation; issues in project organizational environments, documentation, quality control safety.

Techniques and data sources for market analysis for development; analysis for housing development; trade area analysis and market analysis for retail development; analysis for office, industrial parks and for specialized development.

Exploration of the characteristics of real estate as an investment, venture and capital structures, the development process, site and financial feasibility, and project funding; strategies, methods and technologies for investment property development utilizing current developments.

Selected residential and non-residential development projects of varying size analyzed by teams with respect to the following: economic feasibility and cash flow; site analysis; and design concept.

Exploration and analysis of the impact of site characteristics, market conditions, financial markets and development program on proposed developments for income producing properties; exploration of techniques for analyzing proposed commercial and residential land development projects.

In-depth analysis of the four stages of entrepreneurial enterprise in the areas of land and property development including: the process of opportunity identification, building a business model, leveraging resources and relationships and developing an exit strategy; analysis of the four main specialization areas within the development process model including: planning, building, managing and operating properties from both the investor’s and tenant’s perspectives.

Creation of an online portfolio demonstrating the knowledge and competencies obtained in the Master of Land and Property Development coursework. Undertaken as the terminal requirement for the Master of Land and Property Development degree.

Plans and venture structures for selected residential and non-residential development projects of varying size analyzed by student multidisciplinary teams with respect to the following; economic feasibility and cash flow and site and design plans and costs.