Real Estate Major

Degree Requirements

Non-business Electives - Credits Vary

The number of non-business electives necessary for each student varies based on how many credits a student uses to satisfy the requirements identified above. The minimum credits required to earn a degree from the College of Business is 124.

Business Administration Core Requirements - Total Credits: 44

• ACC 201 - Financial Accounting
• ACC 202 - Managerial Accounting
• BLW 302 - Legal Environment
• BUS 101 - Introduction to Business
• BUS 395 - Current Issues in Business

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• BUS 496 - Strategy Management and Policy or
• BUS 497 - New Venture Creation and Strategy or
• BUS 498 - Global Business Strategy

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• ECON 102 - Principles of Microeconomics
• ECON 103 - Principles of Macroeconomics
• ECON 261 - Principles of Statistics I
• FIN 301 - Principles of Managerial Finance
• IS 301 - Management Information Systems
• MGT 301 - Principles of Management and Organizational Behavior
• MKT 301 - Marketing Management
• SCM 352 - Operations Management

Real Estate Major Requirements - Total Credits: 27

• Core courses:

• BLW 331 - Real Estate Law I
• FIN 308 - International Financial Management
• RE 332 - Real Estate Finance
• RE 334 - Real Estate Investment
• RE 336 - Income Property Valuation

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• Select at least four courses from the following list:

• AAL 430 - Land Use Management
• AAL 446 - Land Use Planning and Controls
• ACC 401 - Financial Reporting I (see notes below)
• BLW 431 - Real Estate Law II
• BLW 435 - Construction Law
• ECON 262 - Principles of Statistics II
• ECON 470 - Urban and Regional Economics (see notes below)
• GEOL 430 - Geographic Information Systems (GIS): Theory and Applications

Notes

1. Suggested programs of study:
   Students who intend to focus on certain functional areas in real estate can choose one of the following suggested programs.
   1. Real Estate Development
      The program enables students to expand their planning and analytical skills required for real estate development. Students will also learn environmental, economic and legal issues in land development.
      1. Real estate core courses
      2. Select four elective courses from:
         AAL 430, AAL 446, BLW 431, BLW 435, ECON 470, GEOL 430, RE 333, RE 451, RE 452, RE 481, RE 490.
   2. Finance and Investments
      This program focuses on the application of financial analysis and valuation in real estate markets and the techniques of analyzing real estate investments.
      1. Real estate core courses
      2. Select four elective courses from:
         FIN 303, FIN 307, FIN 312, FIN 322, RE 333, RE 495.
2. Every student must complete a three-credit multicultural course and a three-credit international course. Courses satisfying other requirements may simultaneously satisfy the multicultural and international requirements. However, one course may not satisfy both the multicultural and the international requirements. For an approved list, visit http://www.unlv.edu/committees/gec.
3. The prerequisite for some electives, such as ACC 401, ECON 470 and GEOL 430, are not degree applicable.