Minor Requirements & Courses

Requirements

This minor requires a minimum of 15 credits in addition to prerequisites. You can take the foundational and elective courses in any order.

Prerequisites

Students must complete at least one course in economics at the University of Michigan or obtain a waiver from their home unit due to previous courses or mastery of the subject.

Test credits may not be used to meet the requirements of the minor, but they may be used to meet prerequisites.

Foundational Courses

Students must complete 6 credits of foundational courses, specifically:

• URP 390: Real Estate Design and Development Fundamentals
• And a financial management course:
  • FIN 300: Financial Management (BBA majors only), OR
  • FIN 302: Making Financial Decisions (non-Ross students only)
• Engineering students that are not able to take URP 390 due to a schedule conflict can take URP 591 Financing Real Estate Development or URP 597 Acquiring and Repositioning Real Estate

Elective Courses

Students must complete a minimum of 9 elective credits from a list of pre-approved options.

• The approved list of courses is dynamic and evolving; the latest version can be accessed here.
• Only one elective may be below the 300-level.
• Suggested tracks were introduced in Winter 2025 to offer broad flexibility in completing the minor.
• Students are not required to identify or follow a track. Students have the option to commit to a single track or move between multiple tracks as they elect their coursework. Those who select courses beyond one of the pre-determined tracks will see ‘student-designated track’ reflected on their minor audit. 
• Although some courses approved to count toward the minor do not fall into the new tracks, they will all still count towards requirements for minor completion.

Finance and Investing

Development

Sustainability and Affordability