REAL 6174

Immersion: Real Estate Development and Finance

Course Description

Course information provided by the 2026-2027 Catalog.

This is an experiential learning class in which small teams of students will work in nearby company and/or government offices on actual projects. Students will devote 16 hours per week to the class, most of which will be in the professional office setting, but meetings will also occur in a classroom environment. Teams will be supervised by a faculty instructor along with industry professionals in the field/office. A central goal of the Immersion class is for students to develop fluency in their ability to apply different types of tools to real world applications while also deepening their understanding of one or more areas of commercial real estate.

Enrollment Priority Enrollment limited to: students who completed first year of the Baker M.P.S. program including summer internship.

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Learning Outcomes

• Identify a real estate problem, opportunity, or issue, through engagement with industry professionals, that is explored in great depth.
• Highlight key features of the host organization that facilitate effective analysis and investigation into a salient real estate issue.
• Assess strategies that team members can use to manage different skill sets within a team when working together towards a common goal.
• Evaluate a real estate related phenomena, challenge or opportunity by integrating academic training with practical experience and experiential learning.
• Communicate how the applied experience enhanced academic and professional learning goals.

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