The undergraduate real estate program provides the student with an analytical foundation and a firm understanding of the areas of real estate finance, investment, and valuation. The major in real estate is directed toward students planning for a career in real estate brokerage, leasing, mortgage lending, investments, management, appraising, or development.

     Entrance requirements BBA Degree Terry College of Business

Any REAL course not counted elsewhere, including REAL 4800 (Real Estate Internship). Any 4000 or 5000-level course in ACCT, ECON, FINA, LEGL, MARK, MGMT, MSIT or RMIN (excluding the internship course).

Questions? Please see the Major Advisor for the Real Estate Program for up-to-date information.

Introduction to the basic principles of real estate law, markets, valuation, and finance. Designed for non-real estate majors, as well as a basis for more advanced courses.
Offered on a regular basis.
Fall and Spring Semesters

Practical and applied experience in real estate. Student must be sponsored by a business or government agency. Prerequisite: REAL 4000 and permission of department. Non-Traditional Format: Internship.
Offered on a regular basis.
Fall, Spring, and Summer Semesters

Group study of selected topics from the field of real estate such as real estate market analysis, technology in real estate, and real estate economics.
Prerequisite: REAL 4000.
Currently not offered on a regular basis.

The study of the real estate development process and current issues affecting development decisions. Particular emphasis is given to the public sector's role in the development process and to real estate market analysis techniques that are used to evaluate development ideas.
Prerequisite: REAL 4000.
Offered on a regular basis.
Spring Semester

Valuation of real property rights. Provides an in-depth look at conventional valuation techniques in addition to modern valuation methods based on statistical inference and industry-based computer software. A broad understanding of the role of real estate valuation within the real estate field.
Prerequisite: REAL 4000.
Offered on a regular basis.
Spring Semester

Asset management decisions of individuals and corporations engaged in the real estate decision making process. Topics in real estate asset management include site selection, acquisition (lease or purchase), development, financing, management, and disposition. This is an intensive case study course intended for real estate majors.
Prerequisite: REAL 4000.
Offered on a regular basis.
Fall Semester

The instruments, techniques, and institutions of real estate finance; sources of funds; mortgage risk analysis; emphasis on typical policies and procedures used in financing of residential, industrial, and commercial properties.
Prerequisite: REAL 4000 or FINA 4000
Offered on a regular basis.
Fall Semesters

How law impacts real estate, its ownership, conveyance, and development. Real property ownership interests, restrictions on such interest, methods of transferring such interest, private and public land-use controls, and legal transactions involving real estate, such as gifts, sales, and leases.
Prerequisite: REAL 4000.
Not offered on a regular basis.