This is an archive of the 2016-2017 University Catalog.
To access the most recent version, please visit catalog.csun.edu.

This is an archive of the 2016-2017 University Catalog.
To access the most recent version, please visit catalog.csun.edu.

UNIVERSITY CATALOG: 2016-2017

Program: B.S., Business Administration

Real Estate

Overview

The Option in Real Estate covers both theoretical and practical aspects of real estate and provides an academic foundation for careers in real estate.

Program Requirements

Business Majors

A Business major is any student majoring in Accountancy; Finance; Information Systems; Management; Marketing; or Business Administration with an Option in either Business Law, Global Supply Chain Management, Real Estate, or Systems and Operations Management. Accountancy and Finance are impacted majors with additional admission requirements. All Business majors share 27 units of common lower division core courses and 19 units of common upper division core courses.

Double Major Requirements

Students seeking a double major in the David Nazarian College of Business and Economics must have at least a 3.0 overall GPA and be able to complete both majors within a maximum of 140 units.

Transfer Course Requirements

Students should be aware that no grade lower than a “C” will be accepted on transfer from another institution to satisfy department or David Nazarian College of Business and Economics requirements.

Residency Requirement

At least 50 percent of the business and economics course credit units and 50 percent of the specialized major credit units required for the Bachelor of Science degrees in Accountancy, Business Administration, Finance, Information Systems, Management, Marketing and the Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics must be completed in residence at CSUN.

Course Requirements

Check course descriptions for prerequisite courses. Prerequisites must be completed prior to enrolling in the course.

1. Common Lower Division Business Core (27 units)

ACCT 220 Introduction to Financial Accounting (3)
ACCT 230 Introduction to Managerial Accounting (3)
BLAW 280 Business Law I (3)
COMP 100 Computers: Their Impact and Use (3)
ECON 160 Principles of Microeconomics (3)
ECON 161 Principles of Macroeconomics (3)
ENGL 205 Business Communication in its Rhetorical Contexts (3)
MATH 103 Mathematical Methods for Business (3)*
SOM 120 Basic Business Statistics (3)**

*MATH 103 or a higher-level mathematics course (e.g., Calculus: MATH 150A or MATH 255A) must be completed with a grade of “C” or better.
**The 4-unit MATH 140 course also satisfies this requirement.

2. Common Upper Division Business Core (19 units)

BUS 302 The Gateway Experience (3)
BUS 302L The Gateway Experience Laboratory (1)
BUS 497A or BUS 497B Capstone (3)
FIN 303 Financial Management (3)
MGT 360 Management and Organizational Behavior (3)
MKT 304 Marketing Management (3)
SOM 306 Operations Management (3)

3. Required Upper Division Courses, Option in Real Estate (24 units)

BLAW 308 Business Law II (3)
BLAW 412 Real Estate Practice (3)
BLAW 414 Real Estate Principles (3)
BLAW 416 Real Estate Appraisal (3)
BLAW 481 Real Estate Law (3)
FIN 433 Real Estate Finance (3)

Select 3 units from the following:

BLAW 368 Law, Business and Ethics (3)***
BLAW 453 Negotiation (3)

Select 3 units from the following:

ECON 310 Price Theory and Applications (3)***
ECON 350 Urban Economics (3)
IS 312 Information Systems for Business (3)

***Courses that are also upper division GE.

4. General Education (48 units)

Undergraduate students must complete 48 units of General Education as described in this Catalog.
3 units of the mathematics requirement satisfy the Basic Skills, Mathematics requirement. BLAW 280 satisfies 3 units of the Lifelong Learning requirement. ECON 160 and ECON 161 satisfy 6 units of the Social Sciences requirement. COMP 100 satisfies 1 additional unit of the total 48 units required for GE.

Total Units in the Major/Option: 70

General Education Units: 35

Additional Units: 15

Total Units Required for the B.S. Degree: 120

Contact

Chair: Melanie Stallings Williams, J.D.
Juniper Hall (JH) 3121
(818) 677-2905
www.csun.edu/blaw

Student Learning Outcomes

The Student Learning Outcomes (SLOs) for the B.S. in Business Administration are designed to demonstrate student understanding and ability in the following: Written and Oral Communication, Problem-Solving and Critical Thinking, Ethics and Social Responsibility, Global Context of Business, the Cross-Functional Nature of Business, Key Business Concepts and Effective Teamwork.

Additional SLOs for the Option in Real Estate include: Understanding of the theoretical and practical applications of real estate.