Academic Programs / Business & Management
Real Estate
Kenneth Kopecky, Department Chair
Office: Alter Hall 420
215-204-8279
kkopecky@temple.edu
http://sbm.temple.edu/faculty/kkopecky/
Forrest Huffman, Ph.D.
Professor of Real Estate and Finance
Office: Alter Hall 432
215-204-6675
fhuffman@temple.edu
The real estate major is designed to provide an educational foundation for students interested in learning about real estate and real estate markets and/or pursuing careers in real estate. Traditional career paths include real estate investment and financial analysis, real estate financing and mortgage lending, real estate appraisal and valuation, property management, residential and commercial brokerage and marketing, and corporate real estate analysis.
Core competencies to be developed include the ability to analyze real estate investment opportunities from investor and lender perspectives, conduct asset and risk assessments and implement risk management strategies, understand the dynamics of real estate markets, and develop an understanding of the legal framework surrounding real estate ownership, title transfer, and the regulatory and legal requirements, including agency obligations, common in real estate transactions.
All real estate-interested students are encouraged to participate in the Temple University chapter of Rho Epsilon, the real estate student professional organization. Real Estate majors are also eligible for various professional and university scholarships, including the program's E. Fred Kemner Award.
Summary of Requirements
University Requirements
All students starting in the 2010-2011 academic year and beyond are required to complete the university's General Education (GenEd) curriculum.
College Requirements
Students must meet College Graduation Requirements, including the requirements of the major listed below. Students must maintain a 2.0 GPA overall and a 2.0 GPA in the major to graduate. Use the major GPA calculator at www.fox.temple.edu/advising to calculate the GPA in the major.
Major Requirements for new students
Suggested Sequence for new students
Requirements of Real Estate Major
Department |
Course # |
Course Name |
Hours |
RCI |
Real Estate |
3501 |
Real Estate Fundamentals |
3 |
|
Real Estate |
3502 |
Real Estate Practice |
3 |
|
Finance |
3502^ |
Financial Markets |
3 |
|
Finance |
3503 |
Corporate Finance |
3 |
|
Finance |
3509 |
Real Estate Investment & Finance |
3 |
|
Finance |
4597^^ |
Seminar in Real Estate Asset Analysis |
3 |
WI |
|
|
|
|
|
Select one of the following: |
|
3 |
|
Finance |
3551 ^^^ |
International Financial Markets |
|
|
Finance |
3552 ^^^ |
International Financial Management |
|
|
Subtotal |
|
|
21 |
|
^ Finance 3502, Financial Markets, replaces Finance 3101 in the Fox upper-division foundation requirements.
This course is not calculated in the major GPA. |
^^ This major capstone is taken in the final semester and all prerequisites must be met. |
^^^Finance 3551 or 3552 replaces International Business 3101 (Fundamentals of International Business)
in the upper division foundation. This course is not calculated in the major GPA. |
Suggested Sequence of Real Estate Major
Please note that this sequence is suggested only, ensuring prerequisites are met. Students' academic sequences may differ based on individual academic plans.
Semester I - Fall |
Department |
Course # |
Course Name |
Hours |
RCI |
Statistics |
1001 |
Pre-calculus for Business |
3 |
|
Economics |
1101 |
Macroeconomic Principles |
3 |
|
HR MGMT |
1101 |
Organization & Management |
3 |
|
English |
0802, 0812 or 0902 |
Analytical Reading & Writing |
4 |
GW |
GenEd |
08xx or 09xx |
GenEd Breadth Course |
3 |
|
Subtotal |
|
|
16 |
|
|
Semester II - Spring |
Department |
Course # |
Course Name |
Hours |
RCI |
Statistics |
1102 |
Calculus for Business |
3 |
|
Economics |
1102 |
Microeconomic Principles |
3 |
|
LAW S.B.M. |
1101 |
Legal Environment of Business |
3 |
|
IH |
0851 or 0951 |
Mosaic: Humanities Seminar I |
3 |
GY |
GenEd |
08xx or 09xx |
GenEd Breadth Course |
3-4 |
|
Subtotal |
|
|
15-16 |
|
|
Semester III - Fall |
Department |
Course # |
Course Name |
Hours |
RCI |
Statistics |
2103 |
Business Statistics
{waives GenEd GQ requirement} |
4 |
|
Accounting |
2101 |
Financial Accounting |
3 |
|
MIS |
2101 |
Information Systems in Organizations |
3 |
|
IH |
0852 or 0952 |
Mosaic: Humanities Seminar II |
3 |
GZ |
GenEd |
08xx or 09xx |
GenEd Breadth Course |
3 |
|
Subtotal |
|
|
16 |
|
|
Semester IV - Spring |
Department |
Course # |
Course Name |
Hours |
RCI |
Accounting |
2102 |
Managerial Accounting |
3 |
|
Marketing |
2101 |
Marketing Management |
3 |
|
BUS ADM |
2101 |
Professional Development Strategies |
1 |
|
BUS ADM |
2196 |
Business Communications |
3 |
WI |
RSK MGT |
2101 |
Introduction to Risk Management |
3 |
|
GenEd |
08xx or 09xx |
GenEd Breadth Course |
3 |
|
Subtotal |
|
|
16 |
|
|
Semester V - Fall |
Department |
Course # |
Course Name |
Hours |
RCI |
Finance |
3502 |
Financial Markets |
3 |
|
MSOM |
3101 |
Operations Management |
3 |
|
GenEd |
08xx or 09xx |
GenEd Breadth Course |
3 |
|
Real Estate |
3501
or
3502 |
Real Estate Fundamentals
or
Real Estate
Practice |
3 |
|
GenEd |
08xx or 09xx |
GenEd Breadth Course |
3 |
|
Subtotal |
|
|
15 |
|
|
Semester VI - Spring |
Department |
Course # |
Course Name |
Hours |
RCI |
BUS ADM |
3102 |
Business Society & Ethics |
3 |
|
BUS ADM |
3103 |
Integrative Business Applications |
3 |
|
Free Elective |
|
|
3 |
|
Real Estate |
3501
or
3502 |
Real Estate Fundamentals
or
Real Estate
Practice |
3 |
|
Finance |
3503 |
Corporate Finance |
3 |
|
Subtotal |
|
|
15 |
|
|
Semester VII - Fall |
Department |
Course # |
Course Name |
Hours |
RCI |
BUS ADM |
4196 |
Global Business Policies |
3 |
WI |
GenEd |
08xx or 09xx |
GenEd Breadth Course |
3 |
|
Finance |
3509 |
Real Estate Investment and Finance |
3 |
|
Finance |
3551 or 3552 |
International Financial Markets
or
International Financial Management |
3 |
|
Free Elective |
|
|
3 |
|
Subtotal |
|
|
15 |
|
|
Semester VIII - Spring |
Department |
Course # |
Course Name |
Hours |
RCI |
Finance |
4597 |
Seminar in Real Estate Asset Analysis |
3 |
WI |
Free Elective |
|
|
3 |
|
Free Elective |
|
|
3-4 |
|
Free Elective |
|
|
3 |
|
Free Elective |
|
|
3 |
|
Subtotal |
|
|
15-16 |
|
|
Total credits for the B.B.A. in Real Estate: |
124 |
|
|