Bachelor of Commerce Real Estate

Program overview

The Real Estate major within the Bachelor of Commerce program stands out as one of the few undergraduate programs in Canada focusing on the real estate sector. It adopts a multi-disciplinary approach to examine residential and commercial/investment real estate. The curriculum covers topics including development, financing, valuation, market analysis, and real estate management. These subjects are presented within the broader context of economic, legal, political, and social factors influencing the extensive and expanding realm of real estate business in Canada and globally.

Last updated: December 29, 2023

Deep Dive

In this video, we conducted an interview with a current student at the University of Guelph, Ira Blumenthal. Ira is deeply involved with the RE community at Guelph and wrote this article. In this interview, we discuss the demographics, extra-curricular, courses, and more in the RE program at Guelph. A huge thank you to Ira for contributing their time and experience to help others better understand what Guelph has to offer real estate students!

Academic Information

Degree offered

Bachelor of Commerce

Length of program

4 Years

Number of Credits Required

Mode of learning

Campus

Courses and disciplines/concentrations offered

Semester 1

Introductory Microeconomics
Introduction to Real Estate
Introduction to Business

Semester 2

Introductory Financial Accounting
Introductory Macroeconomics
Introductory Marketing
Business Mathematics

Semester 3

Management Accounting
Intermediate Microeconomics
Business Career Preparation
Service Learning in Housing
Economic Statistics
or Statistics for Business Decisions

Semester 4

Introduction to Finance
Individuals and Groups in Organizations
Information Management
Real Estate Finance

Semester 5

Intermediate Macroeconomics
Operations Management
Real Estate Appraisal
Housing and Real Estate Law

Semester 6

Money, Credit and the Financial System
Urban and Regional Planning
Corporate Social Responsibility
Financial Management
Property Management

Semester 7

Urban Economics
Strategic Management
Real Estate Market Analysis
Sustainable Real Estate

Semester 8

Local Government in Ontario
Real Estate Development Project

Real Estate Extracurricular Opportunities

Notable traditions & events

UNDERGRADUATE REAL ESTATE CASE COMPETITION (URECC)

Within RESA, there is a team of students who plan and host the University of Guelph’s Undergraduate Real Estate Case Competition (URECC). URECC is a development case competition that is put on in Deloitte’s head office in downtown Toronto every year in March. The case focuses on the redevelopment of a historic piece of downtown Toronto real estate. There is over $21,000 in prize money awarded and there are participants from all across North America. In recent years, URECC has expanded to include teams from Europe too with The KTH Royal Institute of Technology sending a team for the 2021 competition. There are many real estate industry professionals who act as judges and it is a great way to meet and connect with them.