# Real Estate Development (Certificate of Achievement)

College of the Desert · 2026-2027 Catalog · Department: Architecture/Environmental Design

Source: https://catalog.collegeofthedesert.edu/programs/architecture-environmental-design/real_estate-development-certificate-of-achievement/

The **Certificate of Achievement in Real Estate Development** is designed to serve students seeking either to enter or enhance their careers in the Real Estate profession. The courses in the certificate program will provide the foundational knowledge for a person to enter the profession of Real Estate as a developer, manager or investor.

Career paths chosen by students pursuing undergraduate studies in real estate development include small business owners, residential or commercial real estate developers, construction managers and members of the trades. The student usually enters the real development field from the construction industry and advances either in a corporate or private pathway to management or entrepreneurship. _All courses must be completed with a grade of "C" or better._

### Learning Outcomes

#### Learning Outcomes

Upon satisfactory completion of this program students will be able to:

1.  Prepare current and future construction and real estate development professionals for the dynamic challenges of succeeding in the field of real estate development.
2.  Encourage students to develop a sense of the scope of the Real Estate Development industry and an understanding of the basic requirements for success in the future.
3.  Enable College of the Desert to foster articulations with four-year universities who offer degrees in this field.
4.  Allow students to complete the certificate program while working part or full-time, with courses offered during the day and evening through traditional means, in concentrated seminars, as well as offered over the Internet when possible/appropriate.

### Program Requirements

#### Program Requirements

| Course | Title | Units |
| --- | --- | --- |
| **Required Courses** | | Units |
| RED 010 | Introduction to Real Estate Professions | 3 |
| RED 020 | Introduction to Real Estate Development | 3 |
| RED 030 | Real Estate Development Fundamentals | 3 |
| ARCH 002 | Materials of Construction | 4 |
| ARCH 011 | Architectural Blueprint Reading | 3 |
| BUMA 027 | Marketing Principles | 3 |
| AIS 005 | Office Technology Skills | 3 |
| ECON 001 | Principles of Macroeconomics | 3 |
| **CERTIFICATE TOTAL** | |  |
| **Total Units** | | **25** |