Finance and Real Estate
Real estate is the largest asset class in the world, encompassing land, housing, commercial buildings (hotels, office buildings, shopping centers), industrial buildings (warehouses and factories), healthcare facilities (hospitals and nursing homes), and government buildings (offices, schools, military, etc.). There are a variety of opportunities in real estate for finance professionals, including valuing real estate, analyzing the financial aspects of real estate projects and investments, financing real estate projects and investments, and selling and leasing real estate.
This major is for students who want to pursue the broad career opportunities in real estate finance. The requirements for this major satifies a first major in Finance and second major in Real Estate for Commercial Properties without the necessity of taking any additional courses. Students must declare Real Estate for Commercial Properties as their second major.
For more information, please visit the Department of Finance, Insurance, and Business Law webpage for the Finance and Real Estate major.