Modules

Built Environment Delivery (30 credits) We will explore how through good design, construction, and management, we can achieve sustainable outcomes that allow people to live well, reduce whole life carbon and materials costs through efficient use of resources (energy, waste, water) and provide environments that contribute to our physical and mental health and enhance creativity and productivity. Through your studies, you will develop an understanding of how the built environment is delivered holistically from initial conception of an idea through to planning, financial appraisal, and delivery. Valuation and Investment (30 credits) You will explore the various principles, approaches, methods, and techniques of valuation as related to real estate. These are linked to the assessment of investment worth so the techniques of valuation can be used within investment decision making. This understanding is built on to explore the role of property within a multi-asset portfolio. This includes transacting, financing, and structuring property investments (in the UK and internationally) including the use of debt and indirect investment vehicles. You will also learn to use excel spreadsheets to build valuation and investment models for portfolio analysis, as part of a wider understanding of the use of technology and IT within and its effect on the real estate sector. Law and Professional Practice (30 credits) You will gain legal knowledge to identify where issues might arise in real estate and the legal remedies available. You will be introduced to the following ubstantive areas of law, contract and tort law, professional negligence, occupier’s liability, trespass and nuisance, English land law, and landlord and tenant law for both commercial and residential leases, as well as the increasing important field of environmental law. You will also study what constitutes best professional practice including ethics and the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors’ (RICS) Code of Conduct. Business and Management (30 credits) Your studies will include identifying the financial situation of a business, taxation, the functioning of property finance markets, market trends, and the efficiency of property markets. You will learn to develop techniques by which the financial performance of a real estate business can be evaluated, and real estate assets valued using accounting data. This includes the study of the economics of real estate markets and organisations, and the economic context within which they operate. You will also be able to analyse the implications of government economic policy for real estate markets. We study the skills required of a Chartered Surveyor when managing real estate from both a practical and strategic viewpoint. Applied Research (20 credits) This module is a combination of real estate market analysis and research in a practical and contextualised environment. Within semester 1 you will examine the real estate market systematically, analyse selected segments and sectors of markets, study research methods, and conduct assigned and self-directed research projects by assimilating the concepts and knowledge gained in the other taught modules throughout Semesters 1 and 2. The module provides exposure to both domestic (UK) and international markets. Semester 2 includes a series of in-house seminars on international real estate research and you will have an opportunity to attend a 5 day organised field trip to an EU country. Applied Project (40 credits) As you approach the end of your programme, you will have the opportunity to apply what you have learnt over the programme into your final project. You have a choice of three alternative options that have been designed to offer you greater flexibility to accommodate completing the programme, whether you are based in the UK, internationally or in employment.

Assessment method

Master’s degree (MSc) You must complete: Four core 30 credit modules Applied Research Methods module (20 credits) Applied Project module which offers you the option to select either an applied project, dissertation, or Asian city tour. (40 credits) PGDiploma You must complete: Four 30 credit modules. Full time students will typically have one weekly teaching day for each 30 credit module (you’ll study two modules in both first and second semesters). A further day is allocated for applied research methods, guest lectures and UK based field trips. Part time students may study on-campus or through distance learning. For those studying on-campus, during the semester, you will have one weekly teaching day for the compulsory 30 credit module in which you are enrolled. Distance learners can participate in real-time, and sessions will also be recorded, wherever possible, and made available online so that you can engage with at a pace that suits you. Outside the module contact hours, you will be expected to undertake independent learning.

Professional bodies

Professionally accredited courses provide industry-wide recognition of the quality of your qualification.

• Chartered Surveyors, Royal Institution of