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VILLANOVA SCHOOL OF BUSINESS

CURRICULUM

Real Estate Students

The DiLella Center for Real Estate is changing the face of business education at Villanova. Both an undergraduate major and minor and graduate MBA concentration in real estate are now available to students.

As a Real Estate major, co-major or minor at VSB, you will develop an understanding of real estate investment, development, modeling, capital markets, accounting and law, as well as the role of real estate in corporate strategy and the global economy. The curriculum incorporates site visits, case studies, expert perspectives and industry-standard software tools so that you learn how the theory ties to practice.

 

FIND OUT THE REQUIREMENTS

Students are required to take 15 credits of electives by taking 1.5 credit or 3 credit courses. Of these 15 credits, a minimum of 7.5 elective credits earn a specialization.

Required Classes (3 credits each)

MBA 8800 - Commercial Real Estate Invest.

MBA 8827 - Sustainable Real Estate Development
OR
MBA 8830 - Sustainable RE Dev. I and II

Plus one or more of the following (1.5 credits each):

MBA 8823 - RE Securities & Capital Mkts

MBA 8824 - Strateg. Real Estate Decisions

MBA 8829 - Contemp. Topics in Real Estate

ABOUT THE CENTER

EVENTS

CURRICULUM

CAREERS IN REAL ESTATE

Daniel M. DiLella Center for Real Estate
Villanova School of Business
800 East Lancaster Avenue
Villanova, PA 19085
(610) 519-4476
vsb.realestate@villanova.edu

Shawn Howton, PhD
Faculty Director
shawn.howton@villanova.edu

Jessica Taylor
Director
jessica.taylor@villanova.edu

Benjamin Scheick, PhD
Associate Professor & Associate Department Chair
benjamin.scheick@villanova.edu

Charlie Davidson
Associate Professor of the Practice
charles.davidson@villanova.edu

Carly Gulasarian
Program Administrator
carly.gulasarian@villanova.edu

Tony Ziccardi
Center Fellow
anthony.ziccardi@villanova.edu

BECOME A MEMBER

Participate within the DiLella Center and stay in touch with classmates and form valuable relationships with other Villanova alumni.

SUPPORT THE CENTER

Your donations enable the DiLella Center to advance experiential learning opportunities, alumni engagement and thought leadership initiatives.


EVENTS

Real Estate Trends: Gentrification in Philadelphia

The VSB Daniel M. DiLella Center for Real Estate invites you to join our virtual ZOOM panel in a conversation on gentrification in the city of Philadelphia. This panel will be followed by breakout room discussions. This event is open to all Villanova students. MORE...

Villanova Real Estate DE&I Field Experience | October 12 – 13

The Real Estate DE&I Field Experience will benefit diverse* first years, sophomores and juniors from all majors looking to participate in this professional development mentorship experience! Students will be introduced to commercial real estate investment as a career or as a supplement to their career and learn how real estate professionals build what matters through thoughtful real estate investment and development. MORE...