Admission Information | Certificate Requirements | Faculty

The Urban Real Estate Development and Finance certificate program is excellent for existing CSU graduate students in Business, Law, and Urban Affairs who desire a more focused, hands-on and practical experience in project-level real estate and real estate finance, investment and valuation. This certificate program will also benefit professionals in the fields of real estate, real estate law, planning, economic development, banking, and architecture who were trained in other fields and would like to update and strengthen their knowledge and practice of urban real estate development and finance. Evening classes are available and students can complete the program in as little as one year. Guest lecturers from the real estate community give up-to-date examples of successful projects.

Admission to the Certificate Program in Urban Real Estate Development and Finance is based on:

• Evidence of ability to do quality, professional-
  level work.
• Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution.
• Spreadsheet competency or willingness to learn quickly.
• Certificate students must maintain a minimum graduate GPA of 3.0.

The 16-credit-hour sequence includes two graduate courses from both the Maxine Goodman Levin College of Urban Affairs and the James J. Nance College of Business Administration.

16-credit-hour sequence courses:

• PDD/UST610: Urban Development Process/Market Analysis
• PDD/UST623: Urban Development Finance and Applied Real Estate Project
• FIN 610/710: Real Estate Finance
• FIN 612/712: Real Estate Investments

The courses do not require any prerequisites, however, the Urban PDD classes must be taken in numerical order.

Urban Real Estate Development and Finance Certificate classes are taught by Cleveland State University faculty, researchers, instructors, and professionals working in the region.

Robert A. Simons, Ph.D.
Professor of Urban Planning and Real Estate Development
Certificate Program Coordinator
Levin College of Urban Affairs

David O’Neill
Adjunct Professor
Levin College of Urban Affairs

James R. Webb, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Finance
Director, Center for Real Estate Brokerages and Markets
Nance College of Business Administration

For more information, contact:

Robert A. Simons, Ph.D.
Professor of Urban Planning and Real Estate Development
Certificate Program Coordinator
r.simons@csuohio.edu
or
Graduate Programs Coordinator
Levin College of Urban Affairs
216.523-7522
urbanprograms@csuohio.edu