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Real Estate and Urban Economics Major (BSBA)


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Real Estate and Urban Economics Major - Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (BSBA)

Please see the UNLV Lee Business School web page at www.business.unlv.edu for information about department programs, faculty and facilities.

Please see advising information at the UNLV Lee Business School Undergraduate Advising at www.business.unlv.edu/advising.

Accreditation

Institution - Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities www.nwccu.org

Program - The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business www.aacsb.edu/

Learning Outcomes

Upon graduation, students earning a degree in Real Estate and Urban Economics should be able to:

  1. use supply and demand analysis;
  2. use the appropriate models to explain the behavior of economic agents in different market structures;
  3. describe the role and function of financial markets, institutions, and policies;
  4. predict the effects of various micro- and macroeconomic policies using the appropriate models;
  5. explain the determinants of long run economic growth;.
  6. gather, analyze, and interpret economic data;
  7. apply the time value of money to a variety of situations;
  8. explain the relationship between risk and return;
  9. analyze, compare, and contrast various real estate appraisal valuation methods; investment opportunities, and mortgage instruments;
  10. identify basic regional demographics and migration.

University Graduation Requirements

Please see Graduation Policies for complete information

Degree Requirements - Total: 120 Credits


General Education Requirements - Subtotal: 35-46 Credits


First-Year Seminar - Credits: 2-3


English Composition - Credits: 6


Second-Year Seminar - Credits: 3


Constitutions - Credits: 3-6


Mathematics - Credits: 3


Distribution Requirement - Credits: 18-19


Please see Distribution Requirements  for more information.

  • Humanities and Fine Arts: 9 credits
    • Humanities, 6 credits required from two different areas. It is recommended that students take  , as one of the humanities courses.
    • Fine Arts, 3 credits required
  • Social Science
    • Automatically satisfied by business requirements
  • Life and Physical Sciences and Analytical Thinking: 6-7 credits

Multicultural and International - Credits: 0-6


Multicultural, one three-credit course required
International, one three-credit course required

These courses may overlap with general education and major requirements.  A single course may not meet the multicultural and international requirements simultaneously. For the list of approved multicultural and international courses, go to: http://facultysenate.unlv.edu/students

Lee Business School Requirements - BSBA in Real Estate and Urban Economics - Subtotal: 65-80 Credits


Electives - Credits: 0-10


The number of general 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 Lee Business School is 120. 

Total Credits: 120


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