The recent economic crisis has illustrated the importance of real estate financial management and its effects in the global economy. As real estate markets and operations become more sophisticated and increasingly challenging especially after the sub-prime crisis, the industry requires expertise that exude responsible innovative financial and managerial skills.

 

The NUS MBA Specialisation in Real Estate, offered in partnership with the Department of Real Estate at NUS, is a unique programme designed to meet the specialised needs of real estate practitioners.

 

This programme is distinctive in applying the best of real estate and business practices in a unique Asian context. It seeks to provide current and future real estate leaders and decision makers with state-of-the-art knowledge in real estate, management, and leadership.

 

This programme is jointly offered by the NUS Business School and the Department of Real Estate of the School of Design & Environment. The curriculum draws from existing modules of both graduate programs. Students must be admitted to this specialisation during their initial application to the NUS MBA.

 

The requirements for an MBA with a Specialisation in Real Estate are:
 
22 MCs of Core MBA modules
16 MCs of Core Real Estate modules

 

10 MCs of electives in MBA
8 MCs of electives in Real Estate

 

1 Integrative Project (equivalent to 12 MCs)
 

The six core MBA modules are:
- Financial Accounting
- Financial Management

- Asia Pacific Business 
- Corporate Strategy

- Marketing Management

- Statistics (2 MCs) 
 
The four core real estate modules are:
- Real Estate Investment Analysis
- Economics of Real Estate Markets
- Corporate Real Estate Asset Management
- Real Estate Finance & Securitisation
 
Students are to complete any two electives from the following Real Estate modules:
- Real Estate Development
- International Real Estate
- Commercial Real Estate Appraisal
- Urban Policy & Real Estate Markets

 

	MBA Core Modules	MCs
1	Financial Accounting	4
2	Financial Management	4
3	Asia Pacific Business	4
4	Corporate Strategy	4
5	Marketing Management	4
6	Statistics	2
	Total MBA Core MCs	22
	RE Core Modules
1	Real Estate Investment Analysis	4
2	Economics of Real Estate Markets	4
3	Corporate Real Estate Asset Management	4
4	Real Estate Finance & Securitisation	4
	Total RE Core MCs	16
	Electives & Integrative Project
1	2.5 MBA electives	10
2	2 RE electives	8
3	1 RE integrative Project	12
	Total elective MCs	30
	GRAND TOTAL of MCs	68

 

Timetable AY2008/2009

 

Real Estate

Please click here for Real Estate Timetable and contact 

 

The NUS MBA

Please click here for MBA Timetable

 

MBA Real Estate Advisory Committee

Dr Seek Ngee Huat, President, GIC Real Estate Pte Ltd (Chairman)
Ms Chong Siak Ching, President & CEO, Ascendas Pte Ltd
Mr Simon Cheong, Chairman and CEO, SC Global Developments and President, Real Estate Developers' Association of Singapore (REDAS)
Mr Philip Ng Chee Tat, CEO, Far East Organisation
Mr Quek Chee Hoon, President & CEO, GuocoLand Ltd
Prof Bernard Yeung, Dean, NUS Business School
A/Prof Lum Sau Kim (Program Director, Specialisation in Real Estate)
A/Prof Yu Shi Ming, Head, Department of Real Estate

A/Prof Nitin Pangarkar, Academic Director of MBA, NUS Business School