Finance
The closest fit. Two of the three required courses carry the FIN prefix and build on the same analytical foundation.
Real Estate Minor
Commercial real estate runs on analysis. What is a property actually worth, how is a deal financed, what does the law let you do with the land, and who makes money at each step. The Real Estate minor teaches you to answer those questions with the tools professionals use, taught by faculty who work in the industry in one of the fastest-growing real estate markets in the country..
Why Study Real Estate
The minor is analytical rather than introductory. Principles of Real Estate Analysis and Valuation surveys real estate assets, markets, and decisions with the emphasis on developing analytical techniques and the information needed to apply them, plus the institutional features of how real estate markets and transactions actually work. Real Estate Finance and Investment Analysis builds directly on it, covering the financial side and the analytical tools behind investment decisions. Environmental, Property, and Contract Law rounds it out with the legal foundation: contract and real property rules, land survey systems, legal descriptions, recording statutes, public records examination, surface and mineral ownership, and concurrent interests in property.
Location is not incidental here. Central Florida is among the most active real estate markets in the country, and the faculty teaching these courses work in it.
Pairs Well With
A minor's value is in how it complements your major. Real Estate pairs naturally with:
Horticulture, Land, and Resource Management
An unusually strong pairing. This major already requires Principles of Real Estate Analysis and Valuation and Environmental, Property, and Contract Law, which means HLRM students are two-thirds of the way through the minor's required core before they declare.
Accounting
Valuation, depreciation, and transaction structure are accounting problems as much as finance ones.
Business Administration and Marketing
Brokerage, leasing, and development are relationship and sales businesses built on analytical work.
Economics
Behavioral Economics sits in the elective list, and real estate markets are a standing case study in how they behave.
Program Details
The Real Estate minor is 20 credit hours: three required courses plus eight hours of electives.
Required Courses
| Course | Title |
|---|---|
| FIN 3888 | Principles of Real Estate Analysis and Valuation |
| FIN 4888 | Real Estate Finance and Investment Analysis |
| BUS 4460 | Environmental, Property, and Contract Law |
Electives, Choose Eight Hours
| Course | Title |
|---|---|
| BUS 2100 | Introduction to the Philosophy of Business 4 |
| FIN 3670 | Financial Risk Management |
| ECO 4200 | Behavioral Economics |
| MKT 3260 | Consumer Behavior |
| MKT 3270 | Sales Management and Personal Selling |
- Start with Principles of Real Estate Analysis and Valuation FIN 3888 is the prerequisite for FIN 4888, so those two courses cannot be taken in the same semester.
- Check your prerequisites before you declare. Every course in this minor carries prerequisites drawn from the business core. Principles of Real Estate Analysis and Valuation requires Foundations of Managerial Accounting and Principles of Macroeconomics. Environmental, Property, and Contract Law requires Legal Environment of Business. Both marketing electives require Marketing Principles, and Behavioral Economics requires Principles of Microeconomics. Students completing a business major will have most of these already. Students coming from outside the School of Business should map the full path with the coordinator before declaring.
- The two marketing electives share a prerequisite. If you take both Consumer Behavior and Sales Management and Personal Selling, one prerequisite course covers the eight-hour elective requirement.
- Earn a 2.0 in the minor: All minors at Florida Southern must be completed with a 2.0 grade point average.
- Complete half the minor here. Complete at least 50 percent of the minor requirements at Florida Southern College.
Beyond The Classroom
The faculty teaching this minor are working commercial real estate professionals, not academics writing about the industry from outside it, and Central Florida gives them a live market to teach from.
Where It Can Lead
The minor maps onto defined roles in commercial real estate: development, appraisal and investment analysis, leasing and asset management, mortgage lending, and brokerage. The analytical work also transfers, since valuation, financial modeling, and reading a contract are the same skills whether the asset is a shopping center or something else entirely. For students headed toward the industry's professional designations, the coursework builds the foundation those credentials are tested on.
How To Declare This Minor
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No approval is required to declare, but this is the most prerequisite-dependent minor in the catalog. If you are not a business major, work out the full sequence with the coordinator and your academic advisor before you file the form.
Note: changing your minor may require changing your catalog year. Your academic advisor can confirm what that means for your degree plan.
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Return it to the Office of the Registrar on the second floor of the Buckner Building, or email it to registrar@flsouthern.edu. The Real Estate minor does not require a departmental signature.
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Requests are reviewed and updated in the FSC Portal within three to five business days, and you will receive an email confirmation at your FSC Mocs email.
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