Real Estate Planning and Development

Entry requirements

For UK students, the usual entry requirement is a 2:1 degree or evidence of equivalent achievement (for example, a professional qualification combined with work experience).

You’re welcome to apply with a 2:2 degree, although we would normally expect to see evidence of work experience or other relevant activity.

Months of entry

September

Course content

Course description

Accredited by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS)

This course is designed to prepare you for a career in real estate. Focusing on the challenges of new developments, it will enhance your understanding of real estate and its role in the wider economy.

The course provides graduate-level entry into the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors.

Core modules

Autumn semester:

• Spatial Planning Systems
• Applied Real Estate Valuation
• Real Estate Economics
• Research Methods

Spring semester:

• Integrated Project for Real Estate Planning and Development and Planning Law

Optional modules

These include:

• International Real Estate Market Analysis
• Sustainable Development: A Critical Perspective
• Issues in Housing
• Investment Valuation
• Law of Business Leases.

Course duration

1 year full-time only.

Each year we run a field trip to London so you can meet employers and recruitment specialists. Although all accommodation and some food costs are covered, you'll need to cover travel costs to and from London, as well as travel around the city.

Information for international students

Overall IELTS grade of 6.5 with a minimum of 6.0 in each component, or equivalent.

Qualification and course duration

MA