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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 8830 - Sustainable RE Dev. I & 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
Associate Professor & Associate Department Chair
benjamin.scheick@villanova.edu

Charlie Davidson
Assistant 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

Register for the 2021 DiLella Center for Real Estate Annual Golf Outing & Clinic

The Daniel M. DiLella Center for Real Estate invites you to the Annual DiLella Center Golf Outing & Clinic at Union League National Golf Club in Cape May County, NJ. Please join us for a 9 a.m. shotgun start on Tuesday, August 31, 2021. Your sponsorships and registrations will support real estate student scholarships for the 2021/2022 academic year. MORE...

VSB Above and Beyond Award Recipient: Ian Christ ’04 VSB

Congratulations to the DiLella Center's 2021 VSB Above and Beyond Award Recipient, Ian M Christ '04 VSB of PGIM Real Estate for his service, leadership, and commitment to Villanova University and the DiLella Center. MORE...

Virtual Mulroy Real Estate Challenge

On March 26, 2021, 16 teams comprised of the next generation of real estate leaders gathered together virtually with judges and sponsors representing leading real estate firms. See which teams came out on top! MORE...