Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Real Estate Undergraduate Programme By Virginia Commonwealth University |TopUniversities

Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Real Estate

Main Subject Area

Urban PlanningMain Subject Area

Programme overview

Main Subject

Urban Planning

Degree

Other

Study Level

Undergraduate

The major in real estate prepares students for the graduate-level study of real estate, economics and finance, as well as careers in land development, brokerage, valuation and investment counseling, site analysis and selection, real property management, mortgage lending, and bank trust and corporate real estate departments, in addition to other real estate-related careers in the public and private sectors. Learning goals To support career advancement over time by giving our students the academic foundation in information systems needed for continued professional development. To help students develop the professional skills that will be needed by the businesses and organizations that hire our graduates. To help our students develop ethical awareness so that they are able to deal with an ethical dilemma in the workplace. To ensure that students understand and can apply appropriate analytical methodologies and technology to the discipline of real estate. To prepare students for professional licensing, certification and/or professional designations Learning outcomes Upon completing this program: Graduates will be able to understand the legal foundations of real estate including contracts, options, title transfer, easements, conveyances, liens and recording statutes. Graduates will be able to apply mathematical techniques to real estate financial analysis, including the financing process, mortgage risk analysis and loan underwriting. Graduates will be able to apply the highest and best use analysis (cost, market and income approaches) in valuing real estate property and will be able to understand/calculate the mathematics of yield capitalization. Graduates will apply time value of money concepts to real estate applications involving real estate investment analysis including debt and equity structure.

Programme overview

Main Subject

Urban Planning

Degree

Other

Study Level

Undergraduate

The major in real estate prepares students for the graduate-level study of real estate, economics and finance, as well as careers in land development, brokerage, valuation and investment counseling, site analysis and selection, real property management, mortgage lending, and bank trust and corporate real estate departments, in addition to other real estate-related careers in the public and private sectors. Learning goals To support career advancement over time by giving our students the academic foundation in information systems needed for continued professional development. To help students develop the professional skills that will be needed by the businesses and organizations that hire our graduates. To help our students develop ethical awareness so that they are able to deal with an ethical dilemma in the workplace. To ensure that students understand and can apply appropriate analytical methodologies and technology to the discipline of real estate. To prepare students for professional licensing, certification and/or professional designations Learning outcomes Upon completing this program: Graduates will be able to understand the legal foundations of real estate including contracts, options, title transfer, easements, conveyances, liens and recording statutes. Graduates will be able to apply mathematical techniques to real estate financial analysis, including the financing process, mortgage risk analysis and loan underwriting. Graduates will be able to apply the highest and best use analysis (cost, market and income approaches) in valuing real estate property and will be able to understand/calculate the mathematics of yield capitalization. Graduates will apply time value of money concepts to real estate applications involving real estate investment analysis including debt and equity structure.

Admission Requirements

80+
6+
Other English Language Requirement: Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL): 550 PBT.

Jan-2000

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