Currently, a career in appraisal mandates state certification. Students begin the state certification process by taking the first appraisal course. Any institution with real estate holdings can benefit from professional management. The brokerage industry handles the buying, selling and marketing of all types of real estate. Attainment of the real estate degree satisfies education requirements for the broker's license.
Expertise is required to make sound decisions for the lending institution.
Developers convert vacant land into subdivisions, shopping centers and other uses. The analyst assesses current and expected market conditions which affect development, investment and lending decisions. In addition to the core curriculum required of all students in the College of Business, real estate majors take the following courses. For more details about the core curriculum or the real estate courses, consult the current undergraduate catalog. This introductory course, surveying the fundamentals of real estate, covers real estate topics that include law, economics, finance, investments and appraisal.