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Overview

Linked closely with the fields of finance and business, Real Estate is a major that leads directly to a specialized career. Although most states require specific licenses to practice Real Estate, a major will give you all the basics you need to get on your way.


As a Real Estate major, you鈥檒l learn the difference between residential and commercial real estate. You鈥檒l learn about brokerage and financial management. You鈥檒l study construction management and property management. You鈥檒l learn about land development, real estate valuation, and marketing. Finance, accounting, and economics will be part of your studies as well.


There are many different career options for Real Estate majors--consulting firms, insurance companies, and banks are just a few of the organizations that need Real Estate experts on their teams.

SAMPLE CURRICULUM

  • Accounting

  • Computer Problem Solving

  • International Business

  • Legal Environment of Business

  • Marketing

  • Mathematics

  • Operations Management

  • Principles of Economics

  • Real Estate Finance

  • Real Estate Investment Analysis

  • Statistics

  • Urban Studies


HIGH SCHOOl PREPARATION

For a major in Real Estate, your best preparation will be courses in business, math, English, and communications. Most of your coursework will be on material that high schools don鈥檛 offer, so the ability to organize and learn new information鈥攁s well as good reading and writing skills鈥攚ill be the best tools to help you out. And it wouldn鈥檛 hurt to familiarize yourself with real estate ads (and all that slick marketing jargon they include), brochures, and the industry in general.