Maymester: First-year students tour the South Carolina Coast for 12 days in May from Myrtle Beach through Charleston to Hilton Head Island. Students study over 40 of the nation’s premier resort, hotel, historic, mixed use, golf, master planned and new urbanist communities and meet over 100 development leaders.

Roundtables: Weekly roundtables put students in touch with key executives in the real estate industry.

Commercial and Master Planned Community Practicums: Two capstone classes pit competitive MRED student teams against each other to prepare a detailed feasibility analysis and proposal for real development sites in conjunction with developers. Commercial sites have included an adaptive reuse in downtown Greenvelle, a 60-acre redevelopment area next to the Georgia Dome in Atlanta and a 20-acre mixed use site in central Charlotte. Residential developments have included an 800-acre area in Charleston and a 125-acre development in Greenville. Projects are found within the state or region working with the developer, including formal presentations to a professional judging committee.

Explore the Southeast: Extended trips to Atlanta, Charlotte, Charleston and Savannah are a routine part of the curriculum.

Urban Land Institute: All students go to the Fall ULI Conference to visit leading edge developments, expand their horizons and network with real estate leaders.

Internship Opportunities

When you become a second-year MRED student, you may have an opportunity to work at a paid internship with a local real estate-related private, public or nonprofit business - in addition to your summer internship. More >

We are the only graduate real state development program in the nation that is a joint degree between an architectural and a business college, with required classes in MBA, Finance, Law, Construction Science & Management, Architecture, City & Regional Planning and Real Estate Development. Our students are offered what MBA real estate specializations include - and so much more!

The Clemson University MRED is a 2-year, full-time program.
**All students must complete at least 54 credit hours; any exemptions from classes previously taken must have adequate replacements to attain the required minimum of 54 credit hours. *If you do not have a related undergraduate degree or course work, you must complete 60 credit hours with one elective.

Curriculum chart with credit hours showing 60 total credits

Sample Curriculum

(if no undergraduate background):
Clemson University Master of Real Estate Development
FULL-TIME PROGRAM ONLY


	MBA 819		Intro to Accounting and Finance (for non-business degree majors)
	MBA 836		Real Estate Principles
	CRP 802		Site Planning and Infrastructure
	CRP 602		Human Settlement
	RED 800		Real Estate Development Process
	15 Credits


	ARCH 820		Building Design & Construction Principles
	MBA 841		Real Estate Finance
	LAW 848		Law for Real Estate Professionals
	CRP 830		(1) Introduction to GIS/Technology
	RED 801		Real Estate Market Analysis
	RED 810		(1) Real Estate Seminar Roundtable
	14 Credits


	RED 802		Real Estate Development Field Tour Seminar (2 week tour of South Carolina Coastal development)
	RED 811		Summer Internship in Real Estate Development
	6 Credits


	MBA 842		Real Estate Valuation
	CSM 866		Contractor Role in the Development Process
	MBA 833		Real Estate Investment
	RED 803		Public-Private Partnership Development
	RED 810		(1) Real Estate Seminar Roundtable
	13 Credits


	Elective		Elective
	CSM 862		Personnel Management and Negotiations
	RED 804		Practicum in Master Planned/Resort Communities
	RED 805		Practicum in Commercial Development
	12 Credits

Total Credits: 60

(this sample illustrates curriculum for students with no applicable undergraduate background)

CURRICULUM SPECIFICS
Individual classes are subject to exemption based on an interview with the instructor at the beginning of the semester. You must document proficiency in a class, including presentation of a prior syllabus, grade and oral test. The instructor will make the final decision. Advisers may ask students to audit portions of classes pertaining to best practices or areas of deficiency.

If you have no related undergraduate background or course work in real estate, you are limited to only one elective in the MRED program. However, if you have exemptions in one or more classes—because you have an undergraduate degree in finance, architecture, landscape architecture, civil engineering, construction science, urban planning or urban geography — you may have an opportunity to take additional electives. Electives are available in a variety of disciplines, subject to your adviser’s approval.

Upon approval by the MRED director, you may substitute either related off-campus study during the summer or two three-credit electives for the required summer internship.

Enriching Experiences

Sample Curriculum

Total Credits: 60