REAL 4000. Real Estate. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: REAL ESTATE.
Not open to students with credit in REAL 4000H.
Real estate law, markets, valuation, and finance. Designed for non-real estate majors as well as a basis for more advanced courses.
Offered every year.
REAL 4000H. Real Estate (Honors). 3 hours.
Oasis Title: REAL ESTATE HONORS.
Not open to students with credit in REAL 4000.
Prerequisite: Permission of Honors.
The fundamentals of real estate, including asset management, development, finance, law, and valuation. Special consideration is given to understanding the role of real estate within the economy and its importance to non-real estate firms. An interdisciplinary course designed for Honors students, as well as to provide a basis for more advanced courses.
REAL 4800. Internship in Real Estate. 1-6 hours. Repeatable for maximum 6 hours credit.
Oasis Title: INTERN REAL ESTATE.
Prerequisite: REAL 4000 and permission of department.
Practical and applied experience in real estate. Student must be sponsored by a business or government agency.
Non-traditional format: Internship.
Offered every year.
REAL 5000. Special Topics in Real Estate. 3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 6 hours credit.
Oasis Title: SPCL TOPICS RE.
Prerequisite: REAL 4000.
Group study of selected topics from the field of real estate such as real estate market analysis, technology in real estate, and real estate economics.
Not offered on a regular basis.
REAL 5070/7070. Real Estate Development. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: REAL ESTATE DEV.
Undergraduate prerequisite: REAL 4000.
Graduate prerequisite: REAL 7800.
Development process with particular emphasis on analyzing the feasibility of design, location, and construction.
Offered every year.
REAL 5080. Principles of Valuation. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: PRINS OF VALUATION.
Prerequisite: REAL 4000.
Valuation of real property rights. Provides an in-depth look at conventional valuation techniques in addition to modern valuation methods based on statistical inference and industry-based computer software. A broad understanding of the role of real estate valuation within the real estate field.
Offered every year.
REAL 5090. Real Estate Asset Management. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: REAL EST ASSET MGMT.
Prerequisite: REAL 4000.
Asset management decisions of individuals and corporations engaged in the real estate decision making process. Topics in real estate asset management include site selection, acquisition (lease or purchase), development, financing, management, and disposition. This is an intensive case study course intended for real estate majors.
Offered every year.
REAL(FINA) 5100. Real Estate Finance. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: REAL ESTATE FINANCE.
Prerequisite: REAL 4000 or any 4000-level FINA course.
The instruments, techniques, and institutions of real estate finance; sources of funds; mortgage risk analysis: emphasis on typical policies and procedures used in financing of residential, industrial, and commercial properties.
Offered every year.
(REAL)LEGL 5200. Real Estate Law. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: REAL ESTATE LAW.
Prerequisite: REAL 4000.
How law impacts real estate, its ownership, conveyance, and development. Real property ownership interests, restrictions on such interest, methods of transferring such interest, private and public land-use controls, and legal transactions involving real estate, such as gifts, sales, and leases.
Offered every year.
REAL 5990. Directed Study. 1-6 hours. Repeatable for maximum 6 hours credit.
Oasis Title: DIRECTED STUDY.
Prerequisite: REAL 4000.
Individual, advanced study, reading, or projects under the direction of a faculty project director.
Non-traditional format: Directed study.
Offered fall, spring, and summer semesters every year.
REAL 7000. Master's Research. 1-9 hours. Repeatable for maximum 9 hours credit.
Oasis Title: MASTER'S RESEARCH.
Prerequisite: Permission of department.
Research while enrolled for a master's degree under the direction of faculty members.
Non-traditional format: Independent research under the direction of a faculty member.
Offered every year.
REAL 7005. Graduate Student Seminar. 3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 45 hours credit.
Oasis Title: GRAD STUDENT SEM.
Advanced supervised experience in an applied setting. This course may not be used to satisfy a student's approved program of study.
Non-traditional format: Seminar.
Offered fall, spring, and summer semesters every year.
REAL 7200. Real Estate Law. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: REAL ESTATE LAW.
Not open to students with credit in LEGL(REAL) 5200.
How law impacts real estate, its ownership, conveyance, and development. Real property ownership interests, restrictions on such interests, methods of transferring such interests, private and public land-use controls, and legal transactions involving real estate, such as gifts, sales and leases.
Offered every year.
REAL 7300. Master's Thesis. 1-9 hours. Repeatable for maximum 9 hours credit.
Oasis Title: MASTER'S THESIS.
Prerequisite: Permission of department.
Thesis writing under the direction of the major professor.
Non-traditional format: Independent research and thesis preparation.
Offered every year.
REAL 7800. Real Estate Analysis. 1.5 hours.
Oasis Title: REAL EST ANALYSIS.
Not open to students with credit in REAL 8800.
The basic principles of real estate law, markets, valuation, and finance. Designed for any graduate student with an interest in real estate decision making as well as a basis for more advanced courses.
Offered every year.
REAL 7810. Real Estate Investments. 1.5 hours.
Oasis Title: REAL EST INVESTMENT.
Not open to students with credit in REAL 9810.
Prerequisite: REAL 7800.
An intensive case-oriented course in the real estate decision making process. Special emphasis is placed on value maximization in investment analysis. Carefully selected topics address the process as well as the risk and rewards of real estate investment from a local market to an international perspective.
Offered every year.
REAL 7820. Real Estate Practice and Participants. 1.5 hours.
Oasis Title: REAL EST PRACTICE.
Not open to students with credit in REAL 8810.
Prerequisite: 7800.
Corequisite: 7810.
Intended for real estate decision makers and managers in general. A series of seminars focusing on specific trends and challenges of contemporary real estate markets. The course is uniquely designed to expose students to the best practices in the industry as well as the managers implementing those practices.
Offered every year.
REAL 7830. Real Estate Finance. 1.5 hours.
Oasis Title: REAL ESTATE FINANCE.
Not open to students with credit in REAL 9830.
Application of theoretical aspects of financial economics to explain real estate financial institutions and markets. Financial and economic methods are applied to residential and commercial real estate. Special topics include real estate in a portfolio, agency problems, and the influence of the legal environment.
Non-traditional format: Course meets one-half semester.
Offered every year.
REAL 7850. Real Estate Markets. 1.5 hours.
Oasis Title: REAL ESTATE MARKETS.
Not open to students with credit in REAL 9850.
Concentration on real estate markets with specific emphasis on understanding the market forces affecting real estate at the urban and regional levels. The main focus will be on providing insight into the operation of urban land and non-residential markets and the process of urban growth and regional development.
Non-traditional format: Course meets one-half semester.
Offered every year.
REAL 7860. Real Estate Valuation. 1.5 hours.
Oasis Title: REAL EST VALUATION.
Not open to students with credit in REAL 9860.
Principles and techniques of appraising real estate with special emphasis on income producing real estate. The course provides an in-depth look at conventional valuation techniques in addition to modern valuation methods based on statistical inference. Special consideration is given to lease analysis and problems in applying the valuation techniques.
Offered every year.
REAL 7870. Special Topics in Real Estate. 1.5 hours.
Oasis Title: SPECIAL TOPICS RE.
Not open to students with credit in REAL 9870.
Advanced topics in real estate. Special emphasis on current issues in the real estate industry and the conceptual and analytical tools available for their analysis. The course is designed to provide practical experience through case analysis, site selection projects, and other forms of market analysis and research.
Offered every year.
REAL 7880. Real Estate Development. 1.5 hours.
Oasis Title: REAL ESTATE DEV.
Not open to students with credit in REAL 9880.
Prerequisite: REAL 7800.
A study of the real estate development process. Particular emphasis will be given to the generation and evaluation of development ideas using real estate market analysis.
Offered every year.
REAL 8070. Real Estate Development. 1.5 hours.
Oasis Title: REAL ESTATE DEV.
Development process with particular emphasis on analyzing the feasibility of design, location, and construction.
Offered every year.
REAL 8990. Directed Studies in Real Estate. 1-9 hours. Repeatable for maximum 9 hours credit.
Oasis Title: DIR STUDY IN RE.
Prerequisite: Permission of department.
Directed study or research in real estate.
Non-traditional format: Independent research outside the traditional classroom format.
Offered every year.
REAL 9000. Doctoral Research. 1-9 hours. Repeatable for maximum 9 hours credit.
Oasis Title: DOCTORAL RESEARCH.
Prerequisite: Permission of department.
Research while enrolled for a doctoral degree under the direction of faculty members.
Non-traditional format: Independent research under the direction of a faculty member.
Offered every year.
REAL 9005. Doctoral Graduate Student Seminar. 3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 45 hours credit.
Oasis Title: DOC GRAD STU SEM.
Advanced supervised experience in an applied setting. This course may not be used to satisfy a student's approved program of study.
Non-traditional format: Seminar.
Offered fall, spring, and summer semesters every year.
REAL 9300. Doctoral Dissertation. 1-9 hours. Repeatable for maximum 9 hours credit.
Oasis Title: DOCT DISSERTATION.
Prerequisite: Permission of department.
Dissertation writing under the direction of the major professor.
Non-traditional format: Independent research and preparation of the doctoral dissertation.
Offered every year.
REAL 9910. Seminar in Real Estate Analysis and Finance. 1-6 hours. Repeatable for maximum 12 hours credit.
Oasis Title: SEM RE ANALYSIS FIN.
Selected topics in real estate analysis and finance. Topics include interest rate theory and mortgage financing, mortgage choice, secondary mortgage market, option theory, derivative assets, efficient market theory, default risk, mortgage insurance, agency problems, and risk management. Discussion of current research, proposal writing, and research methods.
Offered every year.
REAL 9920. Seminar in Real Estate Markets and Investments. 1-6 hours. Repeatable for maximum 12 hours credit.
Oasis Title: SEM RE MARKETS INV.
Selected topics in real estate market analysis, urban economics, and investments. Topics include real estate asset pricing, diversification, housing demand, information economics, agency theory, urban spatial structure, financial institutions, and urban public policy. Discussion of current research, proposal writing, and research methods.
Non-traditional format: Ph.D. seminar context will vary based on student needs.
Offered every year.