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Real Estate Online - Bachelor's, Master's, Doctor Ph.D. Degree.
Faculty of Business & Media via distance learning
Real Estate via distance learning
This program provides a comprehensive, practical, and real-world coverage of the fundamentals of buying, selling, and owning real estate. It presents topics that interest every buyer and/or seller such as land rights and interests, title transfer, recordation, as well as title and property insurance. It discusses the forms of real estate ownership, real estate financing, and legislative issues. This program is also devoted to every aspect of real estate investment and reviews financing and investment strategies and techniques.
Academic Supervisor : John U. Kitoko
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Real Estate Online via distance learning
Specialist, Bachelor's, Master's, Doctor - Real Estate.
This module is applicable to Specialist, Expert, Bachelor's, Master's & Ph.D. (Doctor) Degree Programs. This academic program is designed at the postgraduate level (Master’s or Doctoral). This module may also be adapted to complete the course requirements of Specialist, Expert Diploma or Bachelor’s Degree. A further option is the enrollment into each of the courses listed within this specialization module. This module may be combined or completed with other modules from this faculty. For example: Architecture & Architectural Design - Building Technology & Design - Civil Engineering - Construction Management - Domotics - Geotechnical Engineering - Landscape Architecture - Structural Engineering - Sustainable Architecture - Urban Development - Urban Planning & Design .
Specialist - Expert Diploma - Real Estate Online
Tuition Fee: 1.050 Euros (1.350 US$) ... 1.470 Euros (1.890 US$).
Specialist - Expert Diploma Online: 15 ... 21 Academic credits required for this distance learning degree program. More info...
Composition: Real Estate via distance learning = 27 Academic credits - Select 5 courses for the online diploma of Specialist or 7 courses for the Expert Diploma from the total of courses from the specialization module.
Bachelor's Degree - Real Estate Online
Tuition Fee: Min. 3.510 Euros (4.420 US$) ... Max. 6.800 Euros (8.700 US$).
Bachelor's Degree Online: 130 Academic credits required for this distance learning degree program. More info...
Composition: Real Estate via distance learning = 27 Academic credits + 40 credits in General Education (may be transferred from previous education and professional experience) + Additional courses may be selected from other modules in the Faculty of Business & Media from Bircham International University if required. This selection must be approved by the Distance Learning University Education Board. For example: Urban Development.
Master's Degree - Real Estate Online
Tuition Fee: Min. 4.680 Euros (6.120 US$) ... Max. 7.020 Euros (9.180 US$).
Master's Degree Online: 36 ... 54 Academic credits required for this distance learning degree program. More info...
Composition: Real Estate via distance learning = 27 Academic credits + Additional courses may be selected from other modules in the Faculty of Business & Media from Bircham International University if required. This selection must be approved by the Distance Learning University Education Board. For example: Urban Development. + 13 Academic credits (Research methodology and final project or thesis. More info...).
Doctor Ph.D. Degree - Real Estate Online
Tuition Fee: Min. 5.850 Euros (7.650 US$) ... Max. 9.360 Euros (12.240 US$).
Doctor Ph.D. Degree Online: 45 ... 72 Academic credits required for this distance learning degree program. More info...
Composition: Real Estate via distance learning = 27 Academic credits + Additional courses may be selected from other modules in the Faculty of Business & Media from Bircham International University if required. This selection must be approved by the Distance Learning University Education Board. For example: Urban Development. + 18 Academic credits (Research methodology and final project or thesis. More info...).
Payment plans are available upon request up to 36 monthly installments. More info...
BIU adapts each Distance Learning Higher Education degree program to the needs of each student. More info...
Real Estate Online
Courses list (each subject accounts for 3 academic credits):
1 BIU Earned Credit = 1 USA Semester Credit (15 hours of learning) = 2 ECTS Credits (30 hours of study).
You may study any subject as an independent online continuing education course. More info...
Construction Industry
This course reviews the organization, relationships, practices, terminology, project types, procurement methods, industry standards, contract documents, and career opportunities in the construction process, with emphasis on the organization and uses of architectural and engineering drawings and specifications.
Academic Supervisor: Wolf Dettmer
Construction Cost Analysis
This course studies cost management procedures as applied to the building process from the conceptual phase through owner operations, including conceptual estimating, construction cost analysis and control, value engineering, and life-cycle costing. It considers the economic analyses of building construction projects, houses, and building components.
Academic Supervisor: Dimitrios Nikolaou Koumparoulis
Urban Planning
This course examines the principles and theories of urban structure and institutions, the concepts and logic of urban planning, and the evolution of planning ideas in response to changing social, economic, and environmental conditions. It considers public and private responsibilities as well as the major procedures used by urban planners.
Academic Supervisor: Wolf Dettmer
Real Estate
This course surveys the processes and people involved in developing real estate; namely the issues of site control, public and private approvals, feasibility analysis, project financing, design and construction, marketing, and asset management. It analyses private and public real-estate investment decisions.
Academic Supervisor: John U. Kitoko
Real Estate Law
This course reviews the principles of real estate laws as related to ownership rights, negotiations, brokering, transfers, condominium law, financing, income tax law, real estate property taxation, bankruptcy law, construction and development contracts, and residential and commercial leases; including both office and retail leases, and an overview of international legal systems.
Academic Supervisor: Philipose Daniel
Valuation of Real Estate
This course reviews the techniques of real estate valuation; market analysis in addition to legal and political analysis. It exposes the approaches to valuation, market comparison, income, and cost. It considers the role of valuation in real estate investment and government regulation of appraisers.
Academic Supervisor: Dimitrios Nikolaou Koumparoulis
Real Estate Finance
This course examines the fundamentals of real estate finance: the sources of funds, alternative financing instruments, and mortgage securitization. It studies cash flow projections, the yields and risks for residential and commercial real estate, and the pricing of mortgage securities.
Academic Supervisor: George Iatridis
Urban Development
This course explores urban economics and impacts on real estate development. It emphasizes on land allocation, location theory, rent / value theory, factors affecting growth and decline of cities, and the role of governmental regulation, policy, and finance in controlling real estate and urban development.
Academic Supervisor: Dimitrios Nikolaou Koumparoulis
Real Estate Management
This course studies the management of real estate property; economics of urbanization, supply, and demand; building industry; real estate credit; cyclical fluctuation; rents and prices; real estate market analysis; city growth; urban structure and planning; land use control; and urban redevelopment and real estate investment analysis. It explains the analytical tools and the decision-making processes for the manufacture, marketing, management, and financing of real estate space.
Academic Supervisor: John U. Kitoko
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Real Estate Online via distance learning
Recommended Professional References.
Joining the proper association is the best way to become an updated professional.
Bircham International University graduates may join many professional associations. Membership requirements for each association may vary depending on the degree program, specialization and graduate resume en each occasion. BIU can not guarantee membership in all instances. BIU does not intermediate in these procedures. Bircham International University provides a list of available memberships and professional references from each faculty where some BIU graduates may belong. Contact directly the ones you select. More info...
AFRER - Foundation for African Real Estate Research
AFRES - African Real Estate Society
ALAI - Alianza Latinoamericana de Asociaciones Inmobiliarias
APREA - Asia Pacific Real Estate Association
AREF - Association of Real Estate Funds
ARES - American Real Estate Society
AREUEA - American Real Estate and Urban Economics Association
ASRES - Asian Real Estate Society
CGCOAPI - Consejo General de los Colegios Oficiales de Agentes de la Propiedad Inmobiliaria
CILA - Confederación Inmobiliaria de Latino America
CRELA - Commercial Real Estate Legal Association
EPRA - European Public Real Estate Association
ERES - European Real Estate Society
EURA - European Urban Research Association
FEDCRE - Federation of Corporate Real Estate
FIABCI - International Real Estate Federation
FNAIM - Fédération Nationale Immobilier
INTA - International Urban Development Association
IRES - International Real Estate Society
LARES - Latin American Real Estate Society
NAEA - National Association of Estate Agents
NAIOP - Commercial Real Estate Development Association
NAR - National Association of Realtors
PRRES - Pacific Rim Real Estate Society
SCL - Society of Construction Law
ULAI - Unión Latinoamericana de Administradores Inmobiliarios
UNPI - Union Nationale de la Propriété Immobilière
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Admission requirements - Real Estate
Specialist - Expert Diploma, Bachelor's Degree, Master's Degree, Doctor Ph.D. Degree.
For official admission status at Bircham distance education university; you need to send in a filled out, dated, and signed official Application for Admission. You may download this application form from the website or request it by email or mail. Please send this application and enclosed documents to our address. You may also submit this application and attached documents by email in a PDF Format. More info...
Bircham International University issues an admission certificate after receiving your complete application for admission. This document will show the amount of credits transferred and validated from previous education and experience, and the amount of credits required to complete the distance learning degree program's major. Bircham University can not perform this evaluation without the complete application for admission. More info...
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METHOD OF INSTRUCTION: Distance Learning Higher Education
This distance learning education program is completed by a traditional correspondence instruction method. Once you sign up for the course, Bircham International University will send you (to your mailing address) the suggested textbooks. After reading the book, you will be asked to write a 20 to 35 pages report that reflect your understanding of the book. This report is equivalent to the exam and can be submitted by email or mail. Bircham International University will evaluate your written work. If passed, BIU will issue the corresponding diploma. For more instructions about BIU pedagogy, tutoring, and evaluation, please read our distance learning education study guide. More info...
Students enrolling into this distance education program should be aware that:
1. Location: Bircham International University needs a functional geographical location to ship the book and materials for successful completion of this program of study.
2. Communication: Email, courier, phone are key communication instruments with Bircham University that play an important role in the progress and support of this program of study.
3. Capacity: Any impediment, physical or psychological, to read a book and write a report must be communicated to Bircham International University prior to enrollment into this distance learning program.
4. Technology: No specific technology is required to complete this distance education program.
5. Language: Book reading and report writing in other language than English must be requested (and approved by BIU) prior to enrollment in any distance learning program.
6. Discrimination: There is no discrimination with respect to race, color, gender, beliefs or religion.
7. Age: Check the admission requirements for each distance education degree program. More info...
Duration - Real Estate Online via distance learning
For a program of 21 credits, the estimated time for completion is 21 weeks. For 45 credits, the estimated time for completion will be 45 weeks, and so on. Calculations are approximate. The length of each distance learning degree program is calculated based on an average of 15 hours of learning per week. It also depends on the number of validated credits from previous knowledge and the level of commitment to the studies. More info...
All information related to the distance learning degree programs is in English, although you may, upon request and approval, submit the required assignments in other languages.
Recognition - Real Estate Online via distance learning
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Faculty of Business & Media via distance learning
Real Estate Online
Specialist - Expert Diploma, Bachelor's Degree, Master's Degree, Doctor Ph.D. Degree.
