Undergraduate Real Estate Program

A Foundation for Success

The undergraduate real estate area of emphasis (major) program is open to current Leeds students. The area of emphasis consists of a total of 18 credit hours of course work. Students who successfully complete all the course requirements will be awarded a Bachelors of Business Administration with the Real Estate area of emphasis.  Leeds alumni go on to successful real estate careers thanks to a unique curriculum and close engagement with industry and the CU Real Estate Center.

Among Colorado's Fastest-Growing Majors

More than 500 CU Boulder students and over 50 graduate CU Boulder students are enrolled in real estate programs.

Undergrad students

 

The emphasis is designed to give students a thorough, multidisciplinary understanding of real estate. It prepares students for a real estate career by providing a solid foundation in capital markets, developing students' decision-making skills, and framing real-world challenges in a multidisciplinary context. 

If you are interested in declaring the Real Estate emphasis or want to find out more about our program, please e-mail RealEstateUG@colorado.edu 

Required Core Classes (15 credit hours)
REAL 3000 (3) Principles of Real Estate 
FNCE 3010 (3) Corporate Finance (pre-requisite for REAL 4100)
REAL 4100 (3) Real Estate Finance and Investment Analysis
REAL 4400 (3) Real Estate Economics (pre-requisite REAL4100)
REAL 4850 (3) Senior Seminar in Real Estate (pre-requisite REAL3000, 4100, 4400)

Elective Options (3 credit hours)
REAL 4000 (3) Real Estate Law
REAL 4200 (3) Real Estate Technology
REAL 4820 (3) Real Estate Development

Updated (Effective Fall 2022)
FNCE 3010 (3) Corporate Finance - real estate students gain a deeper knowledge of valuations and excel skills

Certifications and Licenses

Technical Training

Students master ARGUS-DCF® Enterprise, advanced Excel modeling and other software tools during their coursework.  ARGUS Enterprise is a software training and certification course designed to provide users with real-world and hands-on case studies to breakdown the financials of a commercial real estate lease over time.

Industry Insight

Alumni and industry partners allow CUREC to host a packed calendar of invaluable professional development events, including career treks to companies here and abroad.

Extracurricular Emphasis

Leeds students enjoy a strong track record in national and global case competitions, where they put real-world learning into practice.  Click here to learn more about participating in the extracurricular case class.

The level of knowledge and maturity of graduates from this program exceeded my expectations. They came to my company with solid skills and a strong work ethic and have performed exceptionally well in a setting that requires multitasking on a regular basis. I will always look to the CU Real Estate Center for future employees.

~ - Susan Powers, President for Urban Ventures, LLC

Scholarships

The University of Colorado Leeds School of business and the Real Estate Center all offer scholarships to real estate students. Beyond these opportunities, there are scholarships available to students outside of the university offered by various real estate organizations. Please note, the industry scholarships often require a separate application and have different eligibility standards.

Real Estate Scholarships

Courses

The program provides both undergraduate, MS and MBA students with opportunities to earn a degree with an emphasis in real estate. Undergraduates complete 18 credit hours of real estate classes. The one-year MS program offers two tracks: Asset and Development Management. MBA students complete 18 credit hours of real estate classes to receive a degree with an emphasis in real estate.

Real Estate Courses

Real Estate Fellows Program

CUREC's Real Estate Fellows Program provides highly-invested undergraduate business students with a real estate emphasis opportunities, skill development, industry connections, and resources to accelerate their preparedness for and exposure to the commercial real estate industry.

Fellows Program

Undergraduate Case Competitions

Undergraduate Case Competitions offer students the opportunity to work through real life, real estate specific problems and then present their finding in front of a panel of industry judges.  A typic case might be a plot of land either locally or elsewhere that has been purchased by a developer with the intent to re-devlop and/or re-purpose already exisitng buildings.

Real Estate Case Competition

CU Real Estate Club

The CU Real Estate Club is an undergraduate student organization at the Leeds School of Business. Our membership is comprised of freshmen through seniors pursuing a wide range of academic disciplines. Members share a passion for real estate and a drive to succeed.

Real Estate Club

Real Estate Treks

Our Treks bring exceptional students from the Leeds School’s real estate programs to different markets where they can explore career opportunities, expand their network, and gain valuable industry and career perspectives. More about Treks 

  • New York City
  • Singapore & Vietnam
  • Dallas
  • Seattle
  • Argentina/Chile
  • San Francisco Trek
  • Southern California Trek

Real Estate Treks

Real Estate Broker License

After graduation, real estate emphasis students can take the Colorado Brokers License Exam and bypass the required 168 hours of educational programming.  The CU Real Estate Center is an approved educational institution with the Department of Regulatory Agencies - Division of Real Estate for Colorado.

Brokers License