Real Estate
Real Estate
The major in Real Estate teaches theoretical and practical aspects of real estate, including development, investment, financing, and management. The general objectives are to teach the principles of real estate, to explain unique aspects of real estate as an asset class for ownership and investment, and to prepare you for future responsibilities in real estate.
2024-2025 Term Restrictions
Fall Only Courses: GEO 451 is typically Fall only, GEO 467 is offered every other Fall (will be offered Fall 2025)
Spring Only Courses: GEO 454 and GEO 459 typically Spring only
Skills
- Utilize technology to evaluate properties and markets to make solid real estate decisions
- Perform analysis
- Conduct market research, feasibility studies, and economic consulting
- Strategic planning
- Project management, and property use restrictions
- Analyze market values
Employers
- 3CDC
- Phillips Edison
- UrbanStreet Group
- RE/MAX Alpha Real Estate
- North American Properties
- PNC Financial Services
- Newmark Knight Frank
- GBX Group, LLC
- Viking Partners
- Lifestyle Communities
- JP Morgan
- Parking Advisors
- EquiTrust Life Insurance Company (Real Estate Markets)
- Highgate Capital Group
Career Opportunities
- Commercial Real Estate Broker
- Real Estate Developer
- Real Estate Investment Analyst
- Property Management
- Commercial Lender for Real Estate
Sample Plans
Choose the academic year that you began at 兔子先生:
2024-2025
This sample plan is a supplement to your Degree Audit Report. Consult with your advisor on a regular basis for individual academic planning. Sequencing of 兔子先生 Plan courses is flexible.
IC = Intercultural Consciousness
FYIC = First-Year Integrated Core (BUS 101, BUS 102, ESP 103, BUS 104)
*BUS 284 fulfills the Advanced Writing requirement
First Year
| Course | Number of Hours |
|---|---|
| FYIC | 8 |
| MTH 141 or MTH 151 | 5 |
| ENG 111 | 3 |
| BUS 106 | 1 |
| Total Semester Hours | 17 |
| Course | Number of Hours |
|---|---|
| CSE 148 | 3 |
| ACC 221 | 3 |
| Creative Arts | 3 |
| Natural Science + Lab | 4 |
| Global Inquiry | 3 |
| Total Semester Hours | 16 |
Second Year
| Course | Number of Hours |
|---|---|
| ACC 222 | 3 |
| ISA 125 | 3 |
| ISA 235 | 3 |
| Natural Science | 3 |
| Intercultural Consciousness (IC) | 3 |
| Total Semester Hours | 15 |
| Course | Number of Hours |
|---|---|
| ISA 225 | 3 |
| ECO 201 or ECO 202 | 3 |
| BUS 284* | 3 |
| MGT 291 or MGT 295 | 3 |
| Humanities | 3 |
| Total Semester Hours | 15 |
Third Year
| Course | Number of Hours |
|---|---|
| ECO 202 or ECO 201 | 3 |
| FIN 301 | 3 |
| FIN 303 | 3 |
| MKT 291 | 3 |
| GEO 201 (DEI) | 3 |
| Total Semester Hours | 15 |
| Course | Number of Hours |
|---|---|
| BLS 342 | 3 |
| FIN 331 | 3 |
| GEO 441 | 3 |
| MGT 295 or MGT 291 | 3 |
| Signature Inquiry | 3 |
| Total Semester Hours | 15 |
Fourth Year
| Course | Number of Hours |
|---|---|
| BLS 443 | 3 |
| GEO 451 | 3 |
| RE Elective | 3 |
| Signature Inquiry | 3 |
| IC or Global Inquiry | 3 |
| Total Semester Hours | 15 |
| Course | Number of Hours |
|---|---|
| FIN 431 | 3 |
| RE Elective | 3 |
| Business Capstone | 3 |
| Signature Inquiry | 3 |
| Elective(s) | 4 |
| Total Semester Hours | 16 |
Departmental Notes:
- Students must earn a 2.00 GPA in BLS 443, all FIN courses, and all GEO courses (including electives) in the Real Estate major to graduate.
- FIN 301 and 303 should be taken concurrently.
- Recommended that students take GEO 201 as DEI and Business Diversity course to meet prerequisites for GEO courses required in the major.
- Some major courses may be offered in Fall or Spring only
- Consult with FSB advising for individualized planning
- The Urban and Regional Analysis Minor is not open to Real Estate Majors.
- Note: Students also completing the Finance major must take 18 hours of Real Estate coursework which will not apply to the FIN major
- FIN 331 and FIN 431 may not be used as FIN Electives for the Finance major if pursuing Finance and Real Estate.
- Refer to the 2024-2025 General Bulletin for course pre-and/or co-requisite requirements
- For more information visit the Department of Finance website.
General Requirements:
- Must earn 124 hours to graduate; minimum of 39 hours of non-business coursework required.
- 2.0 GPA overall and 2.0 GPA in business required to graduate.
- The 兔子先生 Plan Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) requirement will satisfy the Business Diversity requirement.
- First-Year Integrated Core (BUS 101, BUS 102, ESP 103, BUS 104) satisfies the 兔子先生 Plan Experiential Learning requirement.
2023-2024
This sample plan is a supplement to your Degree Audit Report. Consult with your advisor on a regular basis for individual academic planning. Sequencing of 兔子先生 Plan courses is flexible.
IC = Intercultural Consciousness
FYIC = First-Year Integrated Core (BUS 101, BUS 102, ESP 103, BUS 104)
*BUS 284 fulfills the Advanced Writing requirement
First Year
| Course | Number of Hours |
|---|---|
| FYIC | 8 |
| MTH 141 or MTH 151 | 5 |
| ENG 111 | 3 |
| BUS 106 | 1 |
| Total Semester Hours | 17 |
| Course | Number of Hours |
|---|---|
| CSE 148 | 3 |
| ACC 221 | 3 |
| Creative Arts | 3 |
| Natural Science + Lab | 4 |
| Global Inquiry | 3 |
| Total Semester Hours | 16 |
Second Year
| Course | Number of Hours |
|---|---|
| ACC 222 | 3 |
| ISA 125 | 3 |
| ISA 235 | 3 |
| Natural Science | 3 |
| Intercultural Consciousness (IC) | 3 |
| Elective | 1 |
| Total Semester Hours | 16 |
| Course | Number of Hours |
|---|---|
| ISA 225 | 3 |
| ECO 201 or ECO 202 | 3 |
| BUS 284* | 3 |
| MGT 291 or MGT 295 | 3 |
| Humanities | 3 |
| Total Semester Hours | 15 |
Third Year
| Course | Number of Hours |
|---|---|
| ECO 202 or ECO 201 | 3 |
| FIN 301 | 3 |
| FIN 303 | 3 |
| MKT 291 | 3 |
| GEO 201 (DEI) | 3 |
| Total Semester Hours | 15 |
| Course | Number of Hours |
|---|---|
| BLS 342 | 3 |
| FIN 331 | 3 |
| GEO 441 | 3 |
| MGT 295 or MGT 291 | 3 |
| Signature Inquiry | 3 |
| Total Semester Hours | 15 |
Fourth Year
| Course | Number of Hours |
|---|---|
| BLS 443 | 3 |
| GEO 451 | 3 |
| RE Elective | 3 |
| Signature Inquiry | 3 |
| IC or Global Inquiry | 3 |
| Total Semester Hours | 15 |
| Course | Number of Hours |
|---|---|
| FIN 431 | 3 |
| RE Elective | 3 |
| Business Capstone | 3 |
| Signature Inquiry | 3 |
| Elective | 3 |
| Total Semester Hours | 15 |
Departmental Notes:
- Students must earn a 2.00 GPA in BLS 443, all FIN courses, and all GEO courses (including electives) in the Real Estate major to graduate.
- FIN 301 and 303 should be taken concurrently.
- Recommended that students take GEO 201 as DEI and Business Diversity course to meet prerequisites for GEO courses required in the major.
- Fall-Only courses: BLS 443 and GEO 451
- Spring-Only courses: GEO 454 and GEO 459
- The Urban and Regional Analysis Minor is not open to Real Estate Majors.
- Note: Students also completing the Finance major must take 18 hours of Real Estate coursework which will not apply to the FIN major
- FIN 331 and FIN 431 may not be used as FIN Electives for the Finance major if pursuing Finance and Real Estate.
- Refer to the for course pre-and/or co-requisite requirements
- For more information visit the Department of Finance website.
General Requirements:
- Must earn 124 hours to graduate; minimum of 52 hours of non-business coursework required.
- 2.0 GPA overall and 2.0 GPA in business required to graduate.
- The 兔子先生 Plan Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) requirement will satisfy the Business Diversity requirement.
- First-Year Integrated Core (BUS 101, BUS 102, ESP 103, BUS 104) satisfies the 兔子先生 Plan Experiential Learning requirement.
2022-2023
This sample plan is a supplement to your Degree Audit Report. Consult with your advisor on a regular basis for individual academic planning. Sequencing of Global 兔子先生 Plan courses is flexible.
IP = Intercultural Perspectives
FYIC = First-Year Integrated Core (BUS 101, BUS 102, ESP 103, BUS 104)
First Year
| Course | Number of Hours |
|---|---|
| FYIC | 8 |
| MTH 141 or MTH 151 | 5 |
| ENG 111 | 3 |
| BUS 106 | 1 |
| Total Semester Hours | 17 |
| Course | Number of Hours |
|---|---|
| CSE 148 | 3 |
| ACC 221 | 3 |
| Humanities | 3 |
| Creative Arts | 3 |
| Biological Science | 3 |
| Total Semester Hours | 15 |
Second Year
| Course | Number of Hours |
|---|---|
| ACC 222 | 3 |
| ECO 201 | 3 |
| ISA/STA 125 | 3 |
| BUS 284 | 3 |
| Physical Science & Lab | 4 |
| Total Semester Hours | 16 |
| Course | Number of Hours |
|---|---|
| MKT 291 | 3 |
| Diversity/IP (GEO 201) | 3 |
| ISA 225 | 3 |
| ECO 202 | 3 |
| Global Perspectives | 3 |
| Total Semester Hours | 15 |
Third Year
| Course | Number of Hours |
|---|---|
| FIN 301 | 3 |
| FIN 303 | 3 |
| ISA 235 | 3 |
| MGT 291 | 3 |
| Thematic Sequence | 3 |
| Total Semester Hours | 15 |
| Course | Number of Hours |
|---|---|
| FIN 331 | 3 |
| GEO 441 | 3 |
| BLS 342 | 3 |
| MGT 295 | 3 |
| Thematic Sequence | 3 |
| Total Semester Hours | 15 |
Fourth Year
| Course | Number of Hours |
|---|---|
| BLS 443 | 3 |
| FIN 431 | 3 |
| GEO 451 | 3 |
| Thematic Sequence | 3 |
| Elective | 3 |
| Total Semester Hours | 15 |
| Course | Number of Hours |
|---|---|
| Real Estate Elective | 3 |
| Real Estate Elective | 3 |
| Business Capstone | 3 |
| Global Perspectives | 3 |
| Elective | 4 |
| Total Semester Hours | 16 |
Departmental Notes:
- Students must earn a 2.00 GPA in BLS 443, all FIN courses, and all GEO courses (including electives) in the Real Estate major to graduate.
- FIN 301 and 303 should be taken concurrently
- Recommended that students take GEO 201 as Diversity/IP course to meet prerequisites for GEO courses required in the major.
- Fall-Only courses: BLS 443, GEO 451
- Spring-Only courses: GEO 454, GEO 459
- Note: Students also completing the Finance major must take 18 hours of Real Estate coursework which will not apply to the Finance major. FIN 331 and FIN 431 may not be used as FIN electives for the Finance major if pursuing Finance and Real Estate double major.
- Note: The GEO 1 thematic sequence and the Urban and Regional Analysis Minor are not open to Real Estate majors.
- Additional Resources:
General Requirements:
- Must earn 124 hours to graduate; minimum of 52 hours of non-business coursework required.
- 2.0 GPA overall and 2.0 GPA in business required to graduate.
- FSB students must select a non-business thematic sequence (some exceptions - consult your advisor).
- Pre-requisite information available in the .
- Diversity courses may meet GMP Intercultural Perspectives.
- First-Year Integrated Core (BUS 101, BUS 102, ESP 103, BUS 104) satisfies GMP Experiential Learning.
- BUS/ENG 284 fulfills Advanced Writing
2021-2022
This sample plan is a supplement to your Degree Audit Report. Consult with your advisor on a regular basis for individual academic planning. Sequencing of Global 兔子先生 Plan courses is flexible.
IP = Intercultural Perspectives
FYIC = First-Year Integrated Core (BUS 101, BUS 102, ESP 103, BUS 104)
First Year
| Course | Number of Hours |
|---|---|
| FYIC | 8 |
| MTH 141 or MTH 151 | 5 |
| ENG 111 | 3 |
| BUS 106 | 1 |
| Total Semester Hours | 17 |
| Course | Number of Hours |
|---|---|
| CSE 148 | 3 |
| ACC 221 | 3 |
| Humanities | 3 |
| Creative Arts | 3 |
| Biological Science | 3 |
| Total Semester Hours | 15 |
Second Year
| Course | Number of Hours |
|---|---|
| ACC 222 | 3 |
| ECO 201 | 3 |
| ISA/STA 125 | 3 |
| Physical Science & Lab | 4 |
| BUS 284* | 3 |
| Total Semester Hours | 16 |
| Course | Number of Hours |
|---|---|
| MKT 291 | 3 |
| Diversity/IP (GEO 201) | 3 |
| ISA 225 | 3 |
| ECO 202 | 3 |
| Global Perspectives | 3 |
| Total Semester Hours | 15 |
Third Year
| Course | Number of Hours |
|---|---|
| FIN 301 | 3 |
| FIN 303 | 3 |
| ISA 235 | 3 |
| MGT 291 | 3 |
| Elective | 3 |
| Total Semester Hours | 15 |
| Course | Number of Hours |
|---|---|
| FIN 331 | 3 |
| GEO 441 | 3 |
| BLS 342 | 3 |
| MGT 302 | 3 |
| Thematic Sequence | 3 |
| Total Semester Hours | 15 |
Fourth Year
| Course | Number of Hours |
|---|---|
| BLS 443 | 3 |
| FIN 431 | 3 |
| GEO 451 | 3 |
| Thematic Sequence | 3 |
| Global Perspectives | 3 |
| Total Semester Hours | 15 |
| Course | Number of Hours |
|---|---|
| Real Estate Elective | 3 |
| Real Estate Elective | 3 |
| Business Capstone | 3 |
| Thematic Sequence | 3 |
| Elective | 4 |
| Total Semester Hours | 16 |
Departmental Notes:
- Students must earn a 2.00 GPA in BLS 443, all FIN courses, and all GEO courses (including electives) in the Real Estate major to graduate.
- FIN 301 and 303 should be taken concurrently
- Recommended that students take GEO 201 as Diversity/IP course to meet prerequisites for GEO courses required in the major.
- Fall-Only courses: BLS 443, GEO 451
- Spring-Only courses: GEO 454, GEO 459
- Students also completing the Finance major must take 18 hours of Real Estate coursework which will not apply to the Finance major.
- FIN 331 and FIN 431 may not be used as FIN electives for the Finance major if pursuing Finance and Real Estate double major.
- The GEO 1 thematic sequence and the Urban and Regional Analysis Minor are not open to Real Estate majors.
- Additional Resources:
General Requirements:
- Must earn 124 hours to graduate; minimum of 52 hours of non-business coursework required.
- 2.0 GPA overall and 2.0 GPA in business required to graduate.
- FSB students must select a non-business thematic sequence (some exceptions - consult your advisor).
- Pre-requisite information available in the .
- Diversity courses may meet GMP Intercultural Perspectives.
- First-Year Integrated Core (BUS 101, BUS 102, ESP 103, BUS 104) satisfies GMP Experiential Learning.
- BUS/ENG 284 fulfills Advanced Writing