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.
Code and Title | Hours |
FI 331 | Principles of Real Estate | 3 |
FI 432 | Real Estate Appraisal | 3 |
FI 436 | Real Estate Finance and Invest | 3 |
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Total Hours | 18 |
Concentrations
Brokerage, Property and Asset Management
Code and Title | Hours |
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FI 389 | Financial Analysis & Modeling | 3 |
FI 434 | Real Estate Management | 3 |
FI 433 | Real Estate Investment Fund | 1 |
FI 437 | Real Estate Development | 3 |
FI 497 | Special Topics In Finance | 1 |
LGS 407 | Real & Personal Property | 3 |
MGT 386 | Foundations of Entrepreneurshp | 3 |
MGT 423 | Effective Negotiations | 3 |
MKT 337 or | Personal Selling | 3 |
MKT 438 | Sales Management |
Note: FI 433 Real Estate Investment Fund is a 1-credit-hour course that may be repeated multiple semesters. Students wanting this elective to count as part of their elective requirement must complete the course in three separate semesters for a total of 3-credit-hours.
Development and the Built Environment
Code and Title | Hours |
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LGS 407 | Real & Personal Property | 3 |
FI 437 | Real Estate Development | 3 |
EC 422 | Urban Economics | 3 |
CE 366 | Intro to Const. Eng. | 3 |
CE 464 | Safety Engineering | 3 |
CE 463 | Construction Cost Estimating | 3 |
CE 466 | Sustainable & Lean Constr. | 3 |
CE 468 | Construction Scheduling | 3 |
Finance and Investments
Code and Title | Hours |
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FI 301 | Intro Financial Inst. & Mkts | 3 |
FI 389 | Financial Analysis & Modeling | 3 |
FI 410 | Intermediate Financial Mgt | 3 |
FI 414 or | Investments | 3 |
FI 415 | Advanced Investment Topics |
FI 421 | Bank Administration | 3 |
FI 433 | Real Estate Investment Fund | 1 |
FI 434 | Real Estate Management | 3 |
CE 467 | Constr. Accounting & Finance | 3 |
FI 497 | Special Topics In Finance | 1 |
Note: FI 433 Real Estate Investment Fund is a 1-credit-hour course that may be repeated multiple semesters. Students wanting this elective to count as part of their elective requirement must complete the course in three separate semesters for a total of 3-credit-hours.