Student Resources | Courses
Students Ziman Center wordmark UCLA Anderson real estate courses cover a broad range of topics, from entrepreneurial real estate development to real estate securitization. In addition, a growing number of courses will be available for graduate and undergraduate students at UCLA who are not UCLA Anderson MBA students.The Ziman Center supports a broad range of activities that foster student development and enrich the UCLA Anderson MBA learning experience:
Ziman Center Real Estate Mentor Program
The Center has developed a real estate mentor program. Designed to meet the needs of students and busy professionals, the program allows real estate professionals to share their work experience, offer career advice, interface with students, and participate in the Ziman Center’s activities.Careers & Internships
Working in collaboration with UCLA Anderson’s Parker Career Management Center and the AREA student club, the Center provides assistance to students seeking full-time positions and internships in the real estate industry.Anderson Real Estate Association (AREA)
The Anderson Real Estate Association (AREA) is a graduate student real estate club. Club membership has increased steadily in recent years as student interest in real estate has grown. The group organizes a real estate career night and a speaker series. Visit AREA’s website to learn more.Real Estate Career Night
Sponsored by the Center and organized by students, AREA’s Real Estate Career Night is a well-attended annual event. Typically over 100 companies participate. These companies have included AEW Capital Management, Apollo Real Estate Advisors, Arden Realty, Buchanan Street Partners, CB Richard Ellis, Colony Capital, Cushman & Wakefield, Douglas Emmett, George Smith Partners, Grubb & Ellis, Jones Lang Lasalle, JP Morgan Mortgage Capital, KB Homes, Keybank Real Estate Capital, Metlife, Resmark Equity Partners, TA Associates, The Olson Company, Trammell Crow, Wells Fargo, and Westfield America.UCLA – USC NAIOP Challenge
Each year, The National Association of Industrial and Office Properties (NAIOP) organizes a student competition between the UCLA and USC business schools. Each five-person team is asked to determine the best use for an existing real estate project. In 2004, UCLA’s team was awarded the prestigious “Silver Shovel” for its presentation and recommended strategy for the Grand Avenue site in downtown Los Angeles.The Real Estate Finance Challenge
Each year, UCLA Anderson is invited to compete in The University of Texas’ McCombs School of Business Real Estate Challenge. This is a case-based competition where teams from top business schools make a 20-minute presentation to a panel of judges from Bear Stearns, Goldman Sachs, Wells Fargo and Bank of America Securities. The Ziman Center sponsors this annual event by paying for the team’s entry fee and travel expenses.Applied Management Research Program (Management Field Study)
The management field study program is a two-quarter project that allows teams of second-year UCLA Anderson MBA students to conduct strategic consulting assignments with businesses and corporations.
