Real Estate BSc Honours

Tuition Fee

GBP 15,400

Per year

Start Date

Medium of studying

On campus

Duration

36 months

Details

Program Details

Degree

Bachelors

Major

Agronomy | Landscape Architecture | Printmaking | Materials Engineering

Area of study

Education type

On campus

Timing

Full time

Course Language

English

Tuition Fee

Average International Tuition Fee

GBP 15,400

Intakes

Program start date	Application deadline
2024-09-01	-

About Program

Program Overview

Course summary

Buying and renting property for professional or personal purposes is one of the most important – and expensive – decisions for a business or individual to make. Real estate offers a dynamic and exciting career requiring a skillset combining economic, interpersonal, management, planning, public policy and sales expertise.

Accredited by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS), our degree covers all aspects of real estate, including buying and selling, valuing, developing, planning, managing and investing in various property markets – commercial, industrial and residential.

Our professionally oriented course has been designed with input from major employers, capitalising on our excellent industry contacts, which include Barrett Homes, Savills and British Land. With the headquarters of many major property firms close by, our central London location enables us to invite a wide range of professionals to give guest lectures and regularly contribute to the course. They provide work placements, content for coursework and help with assessment, providing a valuable practitioner perspective.

We arrange various site visits, so you can experience real-life estate strategies and see developments from construction through to completion. In the past, for example, students visited Lendlease’s nearby Elephant Park development, part of a £2.3 billion regeneration programme on 28 acres of land in the centre of Elephant and Castle. There are also optional international field trips, which have previously included visits to Brookfield Properties and Cushman and Wakefield in New York, as well as Savills in Malaysia and Hong Kong.

The course will allow you to complete the academic requirements of membership status of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors. There are opportunities to enhance your CV by attending our Employer evenings.

Recent graduates have found work within large and small property companies, local authorities, developers, health trusts, investment firms, landed estates and many other property-related areas.

Top reasons to study with us

Ranked 7th in the UK for Land and Property Management by the Complete University Guide 2023
The course is accredited by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS)
Excellent industry links with property firms and construction companies, including Lendlease, Knight Frank, Chase and Partners, RICS and Falcon Chambers
Street walks taking in Marylebone, Euston and Fitzrovia, and street talks incorporating King's Cross redevelopment, Baker Street and Mayfair
Central London location enables us to invite directors of leading property firms to deliver guest lectures, previously from NEC Contracts, Mendex, Luton Borough Council, HTA Consultants and BREEAM
Opportunities for internships. For example, one student previously worked at Barratt Homes
Contractors, developers, professional consultancies, client organisations, central government and local authorities all employ our graduates

Course structure

The following subjects are indicative of what you will study on this course.

Year 1
In the first year, we'll introduce you to theories, concepts and practices surrounding the development, ownership and management of real estate assets. Right from the start, we'll introduce real-world projects and case studies, also visiting construction sites, which in the past have included Marble Arch Place, the exciting new development that includes a spectacular 18-storey, 54-apartment residential building overlooking Hyde Park, Mayfair. Subjects of study include: Introduction to Building Technology Introduction to Government and Law Introduction to Planning and Sustainability Introduction to Property Introduction to Property Economics and Property Accounting Credit Level 4

Year 1

In the first year, we'll introduce you to theories, concepts and practices surrounding the development, ownership and management of real estate assets.

Right from the start, we'll introduce real-world projects and case studies, also visiting construction sites, which in the past have included Marble Arch Place, the exciting new development that includes a spectacular 18-storey, 54-apartment residential building overlooking Hyde Park, Mayfair.

Subjects of study include:

Introduction to Building Technology
Introduction to Government and Law
Introduction to Planning and Sustainability
Introduction to Property
Introduction to Property Economics and Property Accounting

Credit Level 4

Year 2
As the course develops, we consider what knowledge of valuation techniques and procedures is enhanced and widened to include more detailed consideration of when particular methods and techniques should be applied. A greater understanding and linkage with RICS Guidance Notes and Practice Statements is made. The Landlord and Tenant perspective relevant to commercial property valuation is developed and key aspects considered in detail. Valuation techniques and approaches are explored in more detail, together with the risks inherent. Subjects of study include: Commercial Practice Planning Practice Property Business Residential Practice Credit Level 5

Year 2

As the course develops, we consider what knowledge of valuation techniques and procedures is enhanced and widened to include more detailed consideration of when particular methods and techniques should be applied. A greater understanding and linkage with RICS Guidance Notes and Practice Statements is made. The Landlord and Tenant perspective relevant to commercial property valuation is developed and key aspects considered in detail. Valuation techniques and approaches are explored in more detail, together with the risks inherent.

Subjects of study include:

Commercial Practice
Planning Practice
Property Business
Residential Practice

Credit Level 5

Year 3
Among other topics in the final year, we consider the property and planning law and practice of countries other than the UK. You'll analyse European legal systems and case studies illustrating international planning processes and procedures, including Lendlease's Elephant Park and Lendlease’s developments in Asia. We also look at some of the current issues and challenges for professional practice, such as The RICS APC pathway. Your studies culminate with the Development Project, in which you source a development opportunity and carry out valuations of all types of property. Subjects of study include: Development Project Global Practice Professional Practice Property Management Credit Level 6

Year 3

Among other topics in the final year, we consider the property and planning law and practice of countries other than the UK. You'll analyse European legal systems and case studies illustrating international planning processes and procedures, including Lendlease's Elephant Park and Lendlease’s developments in Asia. We also look at some of the current issues and challenges for professional practice, such as The RICS APC pathway.

Your studies culminate with the Development Project, in which you source a development opportunity and carry out valuations of all types of property.

Subjects of study include:

Development Project
Global Practice
Professional Practice
Property Management

Credit Level 6

Professional accreditation

The Real Estate BSc is accredited by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS), the world's leading professional body for qualifications and standards in land, property, infrastructure and construction. Successful completion fulfils the academic requirements to become a professional member with the designation MRICS after gaining experience in the workplace and passing the Assessment of Professional Competence after graduating.

The University of Westminster is accredited by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) as a partnership university.

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