Real Estate Major

Department of Finance

Real Estate Major Requirements (24 credits)

Required Grades and GPA

Major GPA of 2.0 or higher required – GPA includes all courses counting toward the Real Estate major. 

Required courses (21 credit hours)

  • BUS-A 310: Intermediate Financial Reporting and Analysis: A User's Perspective (3 credits) P: BUS-A 304/307 and BUS-A 306/309 with grades of C or higher
  • BUS-F 303: Intermediate Investments (3 credits) P: BUS-F370 or BUS-F304 with a grade of C+ or higher
  • BUS-F 305: Intermediate Corporate Finance (3 credits) P: BUS-F370 or BUS-F304 with a grade of C+ or higher
  • BUS-L 408: Real Estate Law (3 credits) P: BUS-L 201 or BUS-L 293 with a grade of C or higher
  • BUS-R 305: Introduction to Real Estate Analysis (3 credits) P: ECON-B 251 with grade of C or higher and must be Kelley School of Business student
  • BUS-R 440: Real Estate Appraisals (3 credits) P: BUS-F370 or BUS-F304 with a grade of C or higher; P/C BUS-R305
  • BUS-R 443: Real Estate Finance and Investment Analysis (3 credits) P: BUS-F370 or BUS-F304 with a grade of C or higher; P/C BUS-R305

Elective courses (3 credit hours)

  • BUS-A 329: Taxes and Decision Making (3 credits) P: BUS-A 304/307 and BUS-A 306/309 with a grades of C or higher
  • BUS-F 307: Working Capital Management (3 credits) P: BUS-F370 or BUS-F304 with a grade of C+ or higher
  • BUS-F 317: Venture Capital and Entrepreneurial Finance (3 credits) P: BUS-F 370 or BUS-F 304 with a grade of C or higher
  • BUS-F 335: Security Trading and Market Making (3 credits) P: BUS-F370 or BUS-F304 with a grade of C+ or higher
  • BUS-F 355: TOPIC: Applied FinTech (3 credits) P: BUS-F 370/304 with grade of C+ or higher
  • BUS-F 355: TOPIC: Cryptoassets (3 credits) P: BUS-F 370/304 with grade of C+ or higher
  • BUS-F 365: Personal Financial Planning (3 credits) P: BUS-F370 or BUS-F304 with a grade of C+ or higher
  • BUS-F 369: Insurance, Risk Management, and Retirement Planning (3 credits) P: BUS-F370 or BUS-F304 with a grade of C+ or higher
  • BUS-F 390: Finance Topics Abroad (1 - 5 credits) P: Varies by program
    • Students can count one course and/or up to 3 credits (whichever is in the student's best interest) of BUS-F 390 toward the Real Estate major.
  • BUS-F 402: Corporate Financial Strategy and Governance (3 credits) P: BUS-F 303 and BUS-F 305 with grades of C- or higher
  • BUS-F 419: Behavioral Finance (3 credits) P: BUS-F 303 and BUS-F 305 with grades of C- or higher
  • BUS-F 420: Equity and Fixed Income Investments (3 credits) P: BUS-F 303 and BUS- F 305 with grades of C- or higher
  • BUS-F 421: Derivative Securities and Corporate Risk Management (3 credits) P: BUS-F 303 and BUS-F 305 with grades of C- or higher
  • BUS-F 434: Quantitative Finance (3 credits) P: P/C: BUS-S 364 or BUS-S 432  
  • BUS-F 446: Banking and Financial Intermediation (3 credits) P: BUS-F 303 and BUS-F 305 with grades of C- or higher
  • BUS-F 494: International Finance (3 credits) P: BUS-F 303 and BUS-F 305 with grades of C- or higher
  • BUS-G 345: Money, Banking, and Capital Markets (3 credits) P: ECON-B 251 and ECON-B 252 with grades of C or higher
  • BUS-R 390: Real Estate Topics Abroad (1 - 5 credits) P: Varies by program
    • Students can count one course and/or up to 3 credits (whichever is in the student's best interest) of BUS-R 390 toward the Real Estate major.
  • BUS-S/F 432: Applied Data Programming & Financial Data Analytics (3 credits) P: BUS-F 303 & BUS-F 305 with grades of C- or higher
    • Students enroll in BUS-BE 432. 
    • Previous course number: BUS-F 455: TOPIC: Financial Data Analytics

Permitted Substitutions:

  • BUS-A 311 + BUS-A 312 can substitute for BUS-A 310 + 3 credits of a Real Estate elective.
    • Students who take BUS-A 311 without BUS-A 312 must complete BUS-A 310.
  • ECON-E 305 can substitute for BUS-G 345 for a Real Estate elective.