Curriculum for the RED Minor (Prior to Fall 2024)
This is the curriculum required for all students that ENTERED UCSD prior to Fall 2024. Students who started at UCSD in Fall 2024 or later are held to new curriculum requirements and should check this page for details.
The Real Estate and Development (RED) minor consists of seven courses (28 units). Students who wish to minor in Real Estate and Development may do so by taking two required lower division courses, four required upper division courses, and one upper division elective. Courses selected need approval from the USP program adviser.
Per Academic Senate policy, students may overlap a maximum of two upper division courses (8 UD units) between their major and minor.
All courses must be taken for a letter grade and students must earn at least "C-" in each course used for the minor.
Students can declare the minor using the major/minor tool.
Lower Division Requirements (8 Units)
- USP 5: Introduction to the Real Estate and Development Process
- USP 15: Applied Urban Economics for Planning and Development
Upper Division Requirements (20 units)
- Four (4) foundation courses
- One (1) upper division elective
Foundation Courses
Foundation courses provide the conceptual tools for the minor. Students are required to complete the following four (4) foundation courses:
- USP 124: Land Use Planning
- USP 150: Real Estate and Development Law and Regulation
- USP 151: Real Estate Planning and Development
- MGT 181: Enterprise Finance (Prerequisites: MGT 3, MATH 10A, or 20A. Plus MGT 45 or both MGT4/Econ4 and MGT5. If you have questions about completing the prerequisites, please see USP Advising.)
Upper Division Elective
Students are to choose one (1) of the classes listed below. Be sure to check the catalog for any prerequisites.
- ECON 116: Economic Development
- ECON 125: Demographic Analysis and Forecasting
- ECON 131: Economics of the Environment
- USP 120: Urban Planning, Infrastructure, and Real Estate
- USP 137: Housing and Community Development Policy and Practice
- USP 138: Urban Economic Development
- USP 152A (formerly USP 152): Real Estate Development Finance and Investment
- USP 152B: Advanced Real Estate Development Finance and Investment
- USP 153: Real Estate and Development Market Analysis
- USP 155: Real Estate Development in Global and Comparative Perspective
- USP 158A: Advanced Special Topics in Real Estate and Development
- USP 159A: NAIOP Real Estate University Challenge I
- USP 165B: Advanced Special Topics in Sustainability
- USP 169: Introduction to Green Building
- USP 170: Sustainable Planning
- USP 171: Sustainable Development
- USP 171GS: International Sustainable Development
- USP 172: Graphics, Visual Communication, and Urban Information
- USP 173: History of Urban Planning and Design
- USP 175: Site Analysis
- USP 177A: Urban Design Practicum
- USP 177B: Advanced Urban Design
- USP 179: Urban Design, Theory, and Practice
- USP 180: Transportation Planning
- USP 181: Public Transportation
- USP 183GS: International Urban Design Practicum
- USP 191A: Intermediate GIS for Urban and Community Planning
- MGT 112: Global Business Strategy
- MGT 153: Business Analytics
- MGT 157: Real Estate Securitization
- MGT 158: Real Estate and the Tech Sector
- MGT 162: Negotiation
- MGT 164: Business and Organizational Leadership
- MGT 166: Business Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility
- MGT 172: Business Project Management
