MBA Pathways: Real Estate
Launch a Career in Commercial Real Estate
Due to economic and business growth worldwide—as well as technological impacts in the workplace, residential and commercial sectors—the real estate industry is thriving. In the Real Estate Pathway, MBAs work directly with faculty, the Michael A. Klump Center for Real Estate and a community of 300+ industry leaders who are reimagining the global landscape, like CBRE, Prologis and Urban Villages. Students get their own industry mentor and guidance toward a real estate internship.
Demand for MBAs in real estate is high, and jobs are plentiful. Students who follow this pathway find careers in real estate finance and development, real estate investment management, REITs, and commercial lending or commercial brokerage industries.
Direct your MBA
The Real Estate MBA Pathway prepares Leeds MBA students for careers in the industry with courses in finance, modeling, law, economics and analytics.
To complement targeted coursework, the Michael A. Klump Center for Real Estate at Leeds provides rich co-curricular opportunities and prime access to a network of industry innovators.
Through a combination of skills-based coursework, co-curricular options and network-building opportunities, this pathway gives you the specialized skillset needed to jump-start your career upon graduation.
Learn by doing
Hands-on experience is essential to building inside knowledge of the commercial real estate industry. The Michael A. Klump Center for Real Estate provides robust experiential learning options.
Technical Trainings Including Wall Street Prep Real Estate Financial Modeling and ARGUS Certification
Compete in Case Competitions Addressing Relevant Challenges in Commercial Real Estate
Connect With Experts From Commercial Real Estate Through Networking Events and Dinners With Industry Icons.
Understand Industry Trends Through Guest Lectures and Exclusive Property Tours
Join the Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØReal Estate Club and Network at the Annual Real Estate Forum
Launch your career
The Real Estate Pathway prepares you to pursue a career across a variety of sectors in the industry including Brokerage, Asset Management, Capital Markets, Real Estate Development and Investment & Analysis, among others.
The hard skills I learned through Leeds' rigorous finance curriculum, the great extracurricular opportunities in sustainability, and the guidance from Leeds’ broad network helped me successfully launch a career in clean energy finance and land the exact position I targeted after graduation.
~ Michael Hilgendorf (MBA ’20) Senior Consultant, Power and Renewables FTI Consulting
What is a Pathway?
It’s a roadmap toward your ultimate career.
Follow a path of curated courses and co-curricular experiences for a solid skillset in your target industry.
Chart your course and graduate ready to lead, innovate and make an immediate impact.
Focus your knowledge
MBA Coursework: Develop your commercial real estate skill set in key subject areas
Leadership
Real estate finance
Negotiation
Sustainable real estate
Entrepreneurial real estate
Sustainable entrepreneurship
Stories from the Pathway
Courses:
Real Estate Principles
Real Estate Finance and Investment
Real Estate Economics
Real Estate Law
NAIOP Project Competition
Entrepreneurial Finance
Real Estate Investment and Risk Management
Real Estate Case Analysis
Entrepreneurship
New Venture Creation
Real Estate Technology
Intro to Construction
Design Development
Real Estate Case Analysis
Co-Curricular Options:
(through the Michael A. Klump Center for Real Estate):
- International and local Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØReal Estate Treks
- Corporate partner internships
- Specialized skills training
- CO real estate license preparation
- NAIOP Rocky Mountain Real Estate Challenge
- Annual Real Estate Forum