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Location
Southwark

Duration
Full-time: 1 year
Part-time: 2 years plus dissertation

Start date
September

Number of places
60

Simple timetable information
Part-time: 1 full day per week

How to apply
Direct to LSBU

LSBU code
Full-time: 1347
Part-time: 223

Course contact
Scott King
kingsb@lsbu.ac.uk – 020 7815 7336

Course units

Conversion units

– Valuations

– Law for Property Professionals

– Construction and Planning

– Professional Practice

Specialist units

– Land Economics

– Corporate Management and Marketing

– Landlord and Tenant Valuations and Law

– Statutory Valuations

– Property Investment Appraisal

– Development Appraisal and Finance

– Research Methods

– Option

Options

– International Real Estate and Construction

– UK Environmental Law

– Architecture and Construction History

– Dissertation (MSc)


Course description

This course is designed for noncognate graduates intending to work in general practice surveying, property management, investment or development, and other property related fields.

It focuses on the appraisal of commercial property for occupation, development and investment, largely in an urban context. It will develop your property-related skills and knowledge together with an understanding of finance, business management and marketing in the context of the industry. On completion of the course you will be able to offer a broad range of expertise and skills, harnessing your first discipline with the theories, practices and techniques of real estate management.

You will gain an insight into the nature of land and property investment, development and management and its impact on the vitality of our cities. Real estate is a significant contributor to the overall economy of the UK. As a real estate graduate you will find yourself working with people from a diversity of professional backgrounds that interact in order to implement major projects of national and international importance. Your knowledge and understanding of innovative methods of financing such as Private Finance Initiative (PFI) will provide you with the necessary skills to work in partnership between private and public sectors.

Career opportunities

Successful students work as valuers, property managers, agents, advisors, and corporate professionals working in a dynamic and fast changing property industry. To date employment prospects have been excellent with many graduates joining major real estate consultancies, as well as a broad range of private and public organisations involved in property.

Typical background of applicant

Successful entrants would hold a good degree (preferably 2:1 or above) from diverse disciplines and have the capacity to think about a broad range of theoretical and practical issues.

Professional contacts/industry links

The MSc/PgDip is fully accredited by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS).

Additional notes

The department has close contacts with industry and an extensive international network. Many of our graduates are in senior positions with national and international firms of real estate consultants/chartered surveyors, investment institutions and development companies, banks and public sector organisations, and provide a network of visiting speakers for the course.