Real Estate and Property Management BSc (Hons)

Course overview

The paradigm shift in commercial properties coupled with the urban migration-driven housing sector challenges offers a lucrative career option in the provision of land and accommodation.

The course will develop your understanding of the differences in these roles and help you shape your own desired career path.

• As a prospective commercial real estate and property manager, you could find yourself providing consultancy and advice to large organisations and corporate and private clients on risk, investment, the law and asset management
• you will have access to our Simulation Centre, where we can provide real-life scenarios for you to engage with making you even more prepared for entering the workplace⁴.

Why you should study this course

Whether you want to set up your own business or work as an advisor to large multinational and multi-disciplinary businesses, this course will provide you with the necessary knowledge, understanding and skills. To help you do this, the course offers the following innovative features:

• development of professional practice and entrepreneurial skills
• focus on sustainability and regeneration
• sigma and Centre for Academic Writing⁴
• opportunities to develop the capabilities to work overseas, attend international field trips and study or work abroad for a year as part of your studies²
• we aim for you to experience international mobility at least once during your studies through a mandatory international field trip at no extra cost. See the Interdisciplinary Project module for more details.

Careers and opportunities

On successful completion, you develop a comprehensive knowledge of:

• the legal and regulatory framework within which the real estate and property business operates
• economics and financial accounting procedures
• property appraisal, valuation and development from fundamentals to advanced levels
• building science, construction technology and materials
• real estate development and investment
• urban design and planning
• building pathology – gain a professional understanding of buildings over time
• advanced law with respect to landlord and tenants
• corporate real estate asset management
• commercial real estate management
• introduction to start-up in real estate and consultancy roles.

You will be able to:

• analyse, interpolate and present information
• analyse and solve financial and investment decision-making
• analyse data and information sources in the landed property sector
• develop financial models for investment and development
• undertake consultancy and business plan preparation
• asset management, advice and consultancy for corporate clients
• analyse and prepare investment and business opportunities for commercial clients.

Real estate management can offer stimulating and highly paid careers that span from appraisal and valuation of land and property to developing finance and investment models in a high-value business environment. You can go much further in the capacity of a consultant or an advisor for critical assets for corporate clients.

The course also introduces you to set up your own consultancy or property developer start-up, all underpinned within a solid legal framework. The industry’s much-needed soft skills are firmly embedded through a variety of media and experiential learning processes. This is a global profession and as such career prospects are worldwide.