Real Estate Studies

The Bachelor of Science degree in the multidisciplinary field called real estate finds an ideal foundation in a liberal arts education. It provides a quality real estate program with a core in the general functional and operational areas of business. The program is designed to develop students as better citizens able to make responsible decisions benefiting society. Employers prefer to hire students who are knowledgeable of their discipline and operate within a moral and ethical framework of values. Graduates of the program can find employment as mortgage loan officers, appraisers, commercial/investment brokers and property managers.

Business Core Courses:

• BUSN 100 Business for the Common Good (2 credits)
• ENTR 100 Introduction to Entrepreneurship & Innovation (2 credits)
• ACCT 100 Principles of Accounting I (4 credits)
• BUSN 200 Business Learning Through Service (0 credit)
• ACCT 200 Principles of Accounting II (2 credits)
• OPMT 200 Operations & Supply Chain Management (2 credits)
• FINC 310 Core Financial Management (2 credits)
• MKTG 200 Introduction to Marketing (2 credits)
• MGMT 200 Working Skillfully in Organizations (2 credits)
• BLAW 304 Real Estate Law (4 credits)
• BETH 300 Ethical Principles in Business (2 credits)

Note: Except for BLAW 304, the required core business courses (BUSN 100, ENTR 100, ACCT 100, ACCT 200, BUSN 200, FINC 310, OPMT 300, MKTG 200, MGMT 200, BETH 300) must be completed by the end of the sophomore year. Transfer students who have not had an equivalent course must complete these courses by the end of their first semester, junior year.

Elective Courses in Business Core:

• Ten credits from undergraduate courses with designations ACCT / BETH / BLAW / BUAN / BUID / ENTR / FINC / IBUS / MGMT / MKTG / OPMT / REAL. These credits may not fulfill any required concentration credits unless you have more than one business concentration. These credits may be taken in courses within the department of the student's business concentration. Transfer credits with these designations must be at the 300 level or above.

Concentration Courses:

• FINC 311 Advanced Financial Management (2 credits)
• REAL 200 Real Estate Principles (4 credits)
• REAL 370 Real Estate Market Analysis (4 credits)
• REAL  380 Real Estate Finance and Investments (formerly REAL 460) (4 credits)
• REAL 470 Real Estate Development (4 credits)

Plus four credits from the following REAL electives:

• REAL 360 Real Estate Property Management (4 credits)
• REAL 461 Real Estate Appraisal (4 credits)

Allied requirements:

• CISC 200 Introduction to Computer Technology and Business Applications (4 credits)
• ECON 251 Principles of Macro-Economics (4 credits)
• ECON 252 Principles of Micro-Economics (4 credits)
• DASC 120 Introduction to Computational Statistics(4 credits)

Note: DASC 120 (or equivalent) should be completed by the end of the sophomore year. Transfer students who have not had an equivalent course must complete this course by the end of their first semester, junior year.

Plus four credits from the following:

• MATH 101 Finite Mathematics (4 credits)
• MATH 109 Calculus with Review II (4 credits)
• MATH 111 Calculus for Business and Social Science (4 credits)
• MATH 113 Calculus I (4 credits)

Note: The math requirement must be completed by the end of the sophomore year.

Plus four credits from the following:

• COMM 370 Intercultural Communications (4 credits)
• ECON 311 Forecasting (4 credits)
• ECON 315 Introduction to Econometrics and Causal Inference (4 credits)
• ECON 333 Regional and Urban Economics (4 credits)
• GEOG 113 Globalization and World Regions (4 credits)
• GEOG 330 Geography for Business and Planning (4 credits)
• ENGR 362 Construction Engineering Economic Analysis (4 credits)

Required Courses (8 credits):

• REAL 200 Real Estate Principles (4 credits)
• REAL 370 Real Estate Market Analysis (4 credits)*

Plus four credits from the following:

• REAL 380 Real Estate Finance & Investments (4 credits)*
• REAL 360 Property Management (4 credits)*
• REAL 461 Real Estate Appraisal (4 credits)*
• REAL 470 Real Estate Development (4 credits)*
• BLAW 304 Real Estate Law (4 credits)

Plus four credits from the following:

• FINC 311 Advanced Financial Management (2 credits)* and FINC 304 Principles of Investments (2 credits)*
• FINC 325 Investments (4 credits)*
• FINC 430 Financial Intermediaries (4 credits)*
• MKTG 310 Professional Selling (4 credits)*
• MKTG 380 Digital Marketing (4 credits)*
• ECON 311 Forecasting (4 credits)*
• ECON 333 Regional & Urban Economics (4 credits)*
• ECON 335 Money, Financial Markets, Economy (4 credits)*
• ECON 351 Macroeconomic Theory (4 credits)*
• ENGR 362 Construction/Engineering Economic Analysis (4 credits)*
• GEOG 111 Human Geography (4 credits)
• GEOG 113 Globalization and World Regions (4 credits)
• GEOG 321 Geographic Info Systems (4 credits)

Note: Students receiving a B.S. in Real Estate Studies cannot receive a minor in Real Estate Studies.

*Note: Prerequisites are required.