Program Emphasis/Objectives
The objective of the baccalaureate program with a major in Real Estate and Urban Economic Studies is to provide students with a background of knowledge and a set of skills to enable them to compete successfully in the field of real estate. Emphasis is placed upon valuation; finance; market analysis; and real property law. All these areas are developed and taught using the decision-making process as the basis.

Practical applications of real estate are integrated into each course; there are opportunities for students to conduct applied research, to participate in the Real Estate Intern Program and to learn a variety of real estate computer programs. The Center for Real Estate and Urban Economics Studies supports the academic real estate program and provides students with the opportunity to participate in research activities while pursuing a real estate major. Each summer students who have completed the equivalent of their Junior year of study and who are interested in a career in real estate have the opportunity to participate in an internship. During the period of the internship, students are employed and supervised by real estate firms, under the direction of the staff of the Center for Real Estate and Urban Economic Studies. The internship (which carries three academic credits) provides practical experience in the field and helps students clarify their career goals.


Career Opportunities
The real estate field offers a broad and varied range of employment opportunities for the qualified person. As a profession, real estate is dynamic, challenging, and potentially remunerative. Among the types of careers available in the real estate profession are: investment counseling; mortgage underwriting; appraisal; market analysis; commercial, industrial, and residential brokerage; property and asset management; urban and regional planning; and corporate site and locational analysis. The real estate program prepares students for entry into all these areas in the real estate field.


Academic Program
Specific criteria pertaining to admission to the School of Business Administration, details regarding graduation and degree requirements, course requirements, and course descriptions can be found in the University's General Catalogue, available by visiting the University of Connecticut Website: http://www.uconn.edu/.

Courses

FNCE 230 - Real Estate Decision-Making

Choose two three-credit courses from the following:

FNCE 232(W)* Real Estate Investments
FNCE 233 Real Estate Finance
FNCE 234 GIS Applications & Use of the Internet in Real Estate Markets
BLAW 274 Real Estate Law

Choose two additional three-credit courses from the following:

BLAW 274 Real Estate Law
FNCE 217 Eonomics for Global Bus. Decisions
ECON 259 Urban & Regional Economics
FNCE 221 Risk Management & Insurance
FNCE 202(W)* Investments & Security Analysis
FNCE 232(W)* Real Estate Investing
FNCE 203 Applications in Financial Management
FNCE 233 Real Estate Finance
FNCE 204 Financial Risk Management
FNCE 234 GIS Applic. & Use of the Internet
FNCE 205 Global Financial Management in Real Estate Markets
FNCE 206 Financial Services
MKTG 280 Marketing Research

Real Estate & Urban Economic Studies
Finance Department
Telephone: (860) 486-3040
Fax: (860) 486-0349
http://www.business.uconn.edu/realestate