Affordable Housing Management Certificate

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The Affordable Housing Management Certificate in the College of Business at Metropolitan State University of Denver delivers the knowledge and skills required to ensure students are prepared to work with and manage both social and real estate aspects of affordable housing units.

The social work component of this certificate introduces the student of social work and other aligned health, human, and social services to the required knowledge and skills in the property management field. For the student in the property management or real estate field, the social work component is designed to give the student the professional knowledge and skills to work more effectively with social workers to better serve residents in affordable housing programs.

The real estate portion of this certificate introduces the student of social work and other aligned health, human, and social services to the principles of real estate investment management and residential property management. In particular, students will apply these principles to the affordable housing industry. The courses in real estate provide students of social work the knowledge and skills to work more effectively with real estate investors and residential property managers in affordable housing programs.

Admission and Graduation Requirements

This certificate program is open to all undergraduate, degree-seeking students and to non-degree seeking students. To be awarded the program certificate, the student must meet the following requirements:

Review the certificate program plan with an advisor prior to or after enrollment.
Earn at least a “C” or better in each of the certificate courses.
No more than 40% of required courses can be fulfilled through transfer credits. At least 60% of required courses in the certificate must be completed at MSU Denver.

Advising and Contact Information

Individuals interested in this certificate program should contact the Academic Advisor in the College of Business at 303-615-0197 or utilize EAB Navigate to schedule an appointment for an advising session (https://msudenver.campus.eab.com/).

Required Courses

The Certificate requires the five listed courses below, plus one elective (see “Electives” section). Total for certificate is 18 hours. Students must earn at least a “C” or better in each of the certificate courses.

CPM 1100 - Introduction to Facilities Management Credits: 3
REL 2200 - Introduction to Real Estate Credits: 3
REL 3000 - Residential Property Management Credits: 3
SWK 1010 - Introduction to Social Work Credits: 3
SWK 1600 - Community Engagement and Civic Responsibility Credits: 3
Subtotal: 15 credits

Elective Courses

This certificate also requires any ONE three (3) hour Social Work (SWK) elective.

SWK 3010 - Social Work Practice with Children and Youth Credits: 3
SWK 3030 - Social Work with Older People Credits: 3
SWK 3040 - Creative Approaches to Change Credits: 3
SWK 3070 - Environmental Justice in Social Work Credits: 3
SWK 3080 - Social Work with Families Credits: 3
SWK 3100 - Child Welfare and the Law Credits: 3
SWK 3130 - Social Work and Criminal Justice Issues Credits: 3
SWK 3150 - Social Work and Child Maltreatment Credits: 3
SWK 3400 - Leadership and Program Administration in Social Work Credits: 3
SWK 3500 - Social Work Practice with LGBTQ People Credits: 3
SWK 3510 - Spirituality and Religion in Social Work Credits: 3
SWK 3530 - Being Well in a Profession of Well-Being Credits: 3
SWK 3550 - Social Work Practice with Grief and Loss Credits: 3
SWK 3590 - Centering Black Experiences in Social Work Practice Credits: 3
SWK 3600 - Gender in Social Work Practice Credits: 3
Subtotal: 3 credits
Total for Affordable Housing Management Certificate: 18 credits

Program created on July 12, 2024