Real Estate Curriculum
Below is the current course catalog information. To view more information and an overview of the major visit the course section in the catalog.
Lower-Division Preparation for the Major (19-23 units)
Lower-division requirements for the major are the completion of the following courses with a grade point average of 2.0 or better with no grade below C-. Transfer course must be C or better.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| ACCT 201 | Principles of Financial Accounting | 3 |
| ACCT 202 | Principles of Managerial Accounting | 3 |
| ECON 101 | Principles of Microeconomics | 3-4 |
| ECON 102 | Principles of Macroeconomics | 3 |
| ECON 216 | Statistics for Business and Economics | 4 |
| or ECON 217 | Applied Regression Analysis | |
Must receive pre-approval to register for ECON 217. | ||
| ITMG 100 | Information Systems | 3 |
| MATH 130 | Survey of Calculus | 3 |
| or MATH 150 | Calculus I | |
Real Estate Major (39 units)
Students majoring in real estate must satisfy the USD core curriculum requirements as set forth in this catalog, Lower-Division Requirements for the major, the Professional Development Passport Program and all of the following major requirements:
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Business Component (24 units) | ||
| DSCI 300 | Prescriptive Business Analytics | 3 |
| DSCI 303 | Operations Management | 3 |
| ETLW 302D | Business and Society | 3 |
| or PHIL 332 | Business Ethics | |
| ETLW 311 | Business Law I | 3 |
| FINA 300 | Financial Management | 3 |
| MGMT 300 | Organizational Behavior | 3 |
| MGMT 490 | Strategic Management | 3 |
| MKTG 300 | Fundamentals of Marketing | 3 |
| Real Estate Component (9 units) 1 | ||
| REAL 320 | Principles of Real Estate | 3 |
| REAL 327 | Legal Aspects of Real Estate | 3 |
| REAL 325 | Financing Residential Real Estate | 3 |
| or REAL 326 | Commercial RE Fin & Investment | |
| Elective Courses (6 units) 2 | ||
| Select two of the following courses: | 6 | |
| Real Estate Market Analysis | ||
| Financing Residential Real Estate | ||
| Commercial RE Fin & Investment | ||
| Commercial Real Estate Valuation | ||
| Real Estate Development | ||
| Special Topics | ||
| Internship | ||
Any pre-approved elective. See pre-approved upper division elective list below 3 | ||
| 1 | It is strongly recommended that a real estate major take REAL 320 Principles of Real Estate before other upper division required or elective real estate courses. |
| 2 | A course taken to satisfy the major's upper division required course component may not be counted toward the major's upper division elective component. |
| 3 | Pre-approved upper-division Elective Courses for the Real Estate Major. |
Up to three units of pre-approved electives may be taken. Pre-approved upper-division electives in the School of Business Administration that are complementary to real estate are listed below.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| ECON 310 | Money and Banking | 3 |
| FINA 407 | New Venture Finance | 3 |
The real estate major requires a minimum of 24 Upper Division Units in the major be completed at USD.
Below is the current course catalog information. To view more information and an overview of the major visit the course section in the catalog.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses (15 units) | ||
| ACCT 201 | Principles of Financial Accounting | 3 |
| ECON 101 | Principles of Microeconomics | 3-4 |
| REAL 320 | Principles of Real Estate | 3 |
| REAL 327 | Legal Aspects of Real Estate | 3 |
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Financing Residential Real Estate | ||
| Commercial RE Fin & Investment | ||
| Real Estate Development | ||
| Elective Courses (3 units) | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Real Estate Market Analysis | ||
| Financing Residential Real Estate | ||
| Commercial RE Fin & Investment | ||
| Commercial Real Estate Valuation | ||
| Special Topics | ||
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