Construction and Development

Success in any line of work rests upon a combination of education and experience. The real estate courses at Langara College provide a foundation of professional education that will complement your work experience, build your professional expertise, and advance your career.

Course equivalencies and options for pursuing a variety of professional designations and educational credentials are outlined below.

BC Housing

BC Housing has recognized several courses as professional development for their Contractors Licensing:

• PROP 1022 Residential Construction
• GBSC 1004 Business Communication
• PROP 1085 Estimating Construction Costs
• PROP 1086 Controlling Construction Costs
• PROP 1033 Real Estate Development
• PROP 1049 House Construction
• ENTR 1009 How to Start Your Own Business
• PROP 1091 Reading Technical Drawings 1
• PROP 1092 Reading Technical Drawings 2
• PROP 1066 Development Application Process
• PROP 1073 Building Design & Construction
• PROP 1096 BC Building Code Energy Efficiency Standards
• PROP 1087 Invisible Hazard - Asbestos in Buildings

University of British Columbia

The following courses have equivalencies in the Real Estate Division of the Sauder School of Business at UBC:

Students may transfer all of the above courses toward the UBC Diploma in Urban Land Economics and the UBC Bachelor of Business in Real Estate. Students with a business degree may apply two courses (i.e. Real Estate Appraisal and Real Estate Investment Analysis) toward the UBC Post-Graduate Certificate in Real Property Valuation, an accelerated pathway to the AACI designation from the Appraisal Institute of Canada. This option may appeal to Langara College Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) graduates.

For information on UBC programs in real estate, visit UBC Real Estate. Students who intend to transfer course credit from Langara to UBC should discuss their education plan with UBC.

To qualify for the certification, students must complete 291 hours of course work. Successful completion of all the required courses with a minimum C+ grade in each course is required. All requirements must be completed within four years of starting the program. Students can complete the program as quick as 2 terms.

Courses may be taken individually as long as individual course prerequisites are met. Students completing the certificate do not need to apply to the program as registration is by course. There are no academic requirements for students to start the program.