The Real Estate and Urban Land Economics Option provides the background for a wide range of career opportunities in addition to residential and commercial real estate sales. These areas include development, lending, banking, appraising, escrow, property management, and construction. Usually students who enroll in the real estate option will complete all courses necessary to take the California Brokers License Examination.<br>Career opportunities in finance include, but are not limited to, the following:<br>corporate finance - financial analyst, financial planning, project finance,<br>portfolio management - security analyst, stockbroker, investment banker, portfolio manager, and<br>banking and financial institutions - commercial and residential loan officers, trust officer, marketing officer.