The
Program in Real Estate at CSUF is designed for students who are principally
interested in careers in the real estate industry. It provides the student with
both general and specialized real estate knowledge that is applicable to
professional areas such as real estate finance and investment, brokerage, market
analysis, and appraisal as well as being pertinent to the acquisition,
development, management, and disposition of real property.
The program provides the analytical, communication and interpersonal skills to
make decisions about real estate assets under conditions of risk and
uncertainty. The student will be able to apply the acquired knowledge to
specific real estate issues in a wide variety of corporate, entrepreneurial, and
personal situations.
REAL ESTATE CLASS ENROLLMENTS
1999 - 2007
UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAM - Course
Requirements
The Program in Real Estate is offered under the sponsorship of the Department of
Finance. All students in the Department must complete the following 6 unit
Finance Core Requirement:
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Finance 332 Theory of Corporate Finance (3),
and
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Finance 340 Introduction to Investments
(3) OR
Finance 342 Capital and Money Markets (3)
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In addition to the Finance Core Requirement,
students in the Program in Real Estate must complete Finance 351 - Introduction
to Real Estate (3), and at least 9 additional units from the following Real
Estate Advisory Track:
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Finance 352 Real Estate Finance (3)
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Finance 353 Real Estate Valuation (3)
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Finance 355 Real Estate Investment Analysis (3)
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Finance 454 Real Estate Market Analysis (3)
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Finance 456 Property Development and Management
(3)
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Note: To be eligible to sit for the California
Real Estate Broker License Examination, students must have completed eight
college-level courses in addition to the meeting the experience/educational
requirements. Five of the courses are required, including: Real Estate Practice
(not offered at CSUF); Legal Aspects of Real Estate (not offered at CSUF); Real
Estate Finance (Finance 352); Real Estate Appraisal (Finance 353); and Real
Estate Economics (Finance 454). In lieu of Real Estate Economics, the
student may complete Economics 201, 202 or 361 or Accounting 201A or 201B. In
addition to the five required courses, the student is required to complete three
courses from a long list of electives including the following courses offered at
CSUF: Real Estate Principles (Finance 351); Advanced Real Estate Finance
(Finance 355); Advanced Real Estate Appraisal (Finance 551); and Business Law
(Management 246). For detailed information, please visit the California
Department of Real Estate website.
GRADUATE PROGRAM - Course Offered
Department of Finance offers a real estate class
at the graduate level as part of the integrated MBA program.
Finance 551 Real Estate Investment (3)
See Master
of Business Administration web site for detail.