Real Estate Minor
The purpose of a minor in Real Estate Finance is to introduce students to a range of real estate topics including commercial real estate valuation; real estate financing (mortgages, leasing, and the importance of financial leverage in real estate investing); sustainability; and real estate development. Additionally, students will have the opportunity to improve their real estate-specific writing skills in order to succeed in this industry
Goal 1: Functional finance skills
Outcome 1.1: Students will learn the concepts and tools necessary to value commercial and residential real estate assets.
Goal 2: Critical Thinking skills
Outcome 2.1: Students will learn the skills to develop, implement, examine, and evaluate the validity of assumptions underlying the valuation techniques for real estate assets.
Goal 3: Communication Skills
Outcome 3.1: Students minoring in Real Estate Finance will learn to make recommendations that are clearly and effectively supported by written analysis.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| ACC 101 | Concepts of Financial Acct 1 | 3 |
| FIN 200 | Intro to Finance 1 | 3 |
| REF 301 | Commerc Real Estate Valuation | 3 |
| REF 303 | Residential Loans& Investments | 3 |
| REF 400 | Commercial Real Estate Dev | 3 |
| REF Elective 2 | 3 | |
| Total Hours | 18 | |
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The first two courses in the Real Estate Finance minor are in the Business Core: ACC 101 and FIN 200. These two courses can be double counted toward a Business student’s minor and do not have to be replaced with additional courses for the minor. Students are responsible for completing all prerequisites to the courses required for the minor.
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The REF elective must be a 300- or 400-level REF course. FIN or RMI courses cannot be used to satisfy the requirements of the REF minor unless approved by the Finance Department Chair.