Bachelor of Science [B.S] [Real Estate] From Virginia Commonwealth University

Learning goals:

• To support career advancement over time by giving our students the academic foundation in information systems needed for continued professional development.

• To help students develop the professional skills that will be needed by the businesses and organizations that hire our graduates.

• To help our students develop ethical awareness so that they are able to deal with an ethical dilemma in the workplace.

• To ensure that students understand and can apply appropriate analytical methodologies and technology to the discipline of real estate.

• To prepare students for professional licensing, certification and/or professional designations

Learning outcomes:

• Graduates will be able to understand the legal foundations of real estate including contracts, options, title transfer, easements, conveyances, liens and recording statutes.

• Graduates will be able to apply mathematical techniques to real estate financial analysis, including the financing process, mortgage risk analysis and loan underwriting.

• Graduates will be able to apply the highest and best use analysis (cost, market and income approaches) in valuing real estate property and will be able to understand/calculate the mathematics of yield capitalization.

• Graduates will apply time value of money concepts to real estate applications involving real estate investment analysis including debt and equity structure.