Real Estate Management, BS

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The real estate management major prepares students with knowledge and skill sets needed to succeed in highly competitive real estate management environments. The program entails a grounding in general education and core business classes and focuses on providing a strong theoretical background and applied skills to prepare for modern issues encountered in the field of real estate including real estate finance, negotiation, and law.

In general, 300 - level courses in the Business Administration Professional Core or Electives Groups are taken after students have completed the freshman and sophomore years (4 full semesters).

However, students who have completed 45 semester hours and who have a cumulative grade-point average of 2.75 or above are eligible to take 300 - level business core courses during the second semester of the sophomore year.

A student can complete no more than two internships in business administration, each carrying no more than three semester hours of credit.

Program Learning Outcomes:

Students will be able to apply major concepts in the functional areas of accounting, marketing, finance, and management in an integrated manner.
Students will be able to apply legal, ethical, social, and economic standards of business within a global environment.
Students will be able to employ effective group collaboration techniques to complete a designated task.
Students will be able to apply tools and techniques to obtain and process information for business decision making.
Student will be able to develop and deliver effective forms of professional communication.
Students will be able to utilize technology and research skills to develop effective business practices and facilitate critical thinking and problem solving.
Students will be able to apply concepts of real estate finance and law to real estate scenarios.
Students will be able to apply negotiation tactics and strategies to real estate scenarios.

Program CIP: 52.1501 - Real Estate.

Program SOC: 41-9021 - Real Estate Brokers

General Education Requirements (39-42 sem. hrs)

For a complete list of general education courses click here . For additional information on general education requirements click here .

Ethics Course Requirement (3 sem. hrs)

MGMT 368W - Business Ethics 3 hours (this option also fulfills core requirement)

Core Requirements (45 sem. hrs)

All courses must be completed with a grade of C or higher. Courses in the major cannot be taken as pass/fail.

Real Estate Management Major (24 sem. hrs)

Students who elect to earn a major in Real Estate Management must complete the courses listed below. All courses must be completed with a grade of C or higher. Courses in the major cannot be taken pass/fail.

Electives (6 sem. hrs)

Courses in the major cannot be taken pass/fail.

Electives (9-12 sem. hrs)

Total: 120 (sem. hrs)

The total reflects the minimum number of hours to obtain a bachelor’s degree. Some courses listed above may fulfill more than one requirement block. Please speak to your academic advisor to plan your specific degree path.

Note(s):

All students must take part in an evaluation of the business core and major outcomes during their last 30 hours prior to graduation. MGMT 479 - Strategic Management 3 hours with a C or higher satisfies the culminating experience for the business core and the capstone for the Real Estate Management major.