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Real Estate Co-op Information for Employers

Adding Value to Your Team

Established in 1993, Guelph’s Bachelor of Commerce, Real Estate program is one of the oldest such programs in Canada. This program focuses on developing the analytical, conceptual, and managerial skills required for professional careers (including appraisal, brokerage, development, investing/financing and property/asset management, etc.) for a variety of property types (including residential, office, retail, and industrial, etc.).

University of Guelph Advantage

The Real Estate & Housing program combines core business education and liberal studies electives with real estate-specific courses, which include Property Management, Real Estate Appraisal, Real Estate Finance, Real Estate Development, Real Estate Market Analysis and Urban and Regional Planning. The core business courses include economics, accounting, information management, marketing and human resources management.

Graduates receive exemption from two of the courses required to complete the Accredited Appraiser Canadian Institute (AACI) designation. The sequence of courses also provides context and a depth of understanding which allows our students to excel in any other real estate designation.

Our co-op process responds to your needs. Employers can post, hire and interview throughout the semester and our students are available for 4 or 8 month work terms. The Experience Guelph hiring tool makes hiring Guelph co-op students easy!

Student Strengths

 Critical Thinking

Strong analytical skills, developed as students complete extensive research projects

 Communication

Highly effective leadership and communication skills, developed through education, extra-curricular involvement and work experiences

 Collaboration

The ability to work effectively in teams, developed as a result of group assignments

Real Estate Work Term Schedule

YEAR
 

FALL

 

WINTER

 

SUMMER

ONEAcademicAcademicOff
TWOAcademicAcademicWork
THREEWorkAcademicWork
FOURAcademicWorkWork
FIVEAcademicAcademic 

Real Estate Course Sequencing

Please see the current undergraduate calendar for more information.

Fall

  • Introduction to Business
  • Introductory Microeconomics
  • Introduction to Real Estate
  • 1 Elective

Winter

  • Introductory Marketing
  • Introductory Macroeconomics
  • Introductory Financial Accounting
  • Business Mathematics
  • 1 Elective

Fall

  • Management Accounting
  • Service Learning in Housing
  • Intermediate Microeconomics
  • Introduction to Cooperative Education
  • One Of: Economic Statistics or Statistics for Business Decisions
  • 1 Elective

Winter

  • Intermediate Macroeconomics
  • Real Estate Finance
  • Introduction to Finance
  • Individuals and Groups In Organizations
  • Business Communications

Summer

Work Term One

Fall

Work Term Two

Winter

  • Operations Management
  • Money, Credit and The Financial System
  • Property Management
  • Information Management
  • 1 Elective

Summer

Work Term Three

Fall

  • Justice, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion in the Workplace
  • Principles of Responsible Organizations 
  • Housing and Real Estate Law
  • Real Estate Appraisal
  • 1 Elective

Winter

Work Term Four

Summer

Work Term Five

Fall

  • Strategic Management
  • Urban Economics
  • Real Estate Market Analysis
  • Sustainable Real Estate
  • 1 Elective

Winter

  • Urban and Regional Planning
  • Real Estate Development Project
  • Local Government in Ontario
  • 1 Elective