Real Estate, BS

The Real Estate (B.S.) program is designed to prepare business students to move into roles focused on real estate decision-making. This degree program is designed to allow students to move into roles, such as property and facility management, brokerage and leasing, appraisal and advisory, real estate finance, and investments, corporate real estate advisory services, and development and project management. In doing so, the program will educate students to develop, purchase, sell, lease, appraise, and manage real estate. The program will include instruction in land use policy, real estate law, real estate marketing procedures, agency management, brokerage, property inspection and appraisal, real estate investing, leased and rental properties, commercial real estate, and property management.  This program is focused on diverse business issues in the context of real estate decision-making, calibrated to prepare students to move into real estate leadership, entrepreneurship, and boundary-spanning roles. Specifically, the business focus will prepare students to interface with functional business units (i.e., accounting, analytics, finance, information systems, marketing, and operations), while also providing enough industry-specific knowledge to provide a multi-disciplinary perspective on the business of real estate and the built environment. Students are also prepared for examinations for state real estate broker and salesperson licenses. Integrating real estate courses with the Culverhouse business curriculum, the program is designed to provide foundational knowledge of the business of real estate and the built environment.