The Blackwood Department of Real Estate at Virginia Tech is a unique and comprehensive, interdisciplinary academic and industry collaboration that develops Real Estate industry leaders by transcending boundaries and building on university strengths in building construction, business, design, economics, engineering, entrepreneurship, environment, law, planning, and property management. The academic program provides the best interdisciplinary real estate education in the country from project planning through management of properties, conducts cutting-edge research, and provides relevant outreach for the real estate industry. The mission of the Blackwood Department of Real Estate is to prepare students to enter and succeed in the wide variety of professions that encompass the Real Estate industry, to engage in life-long learning, and to understand ways in which Real Estate professionals contribute to society.