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BSc Honours Urban Estate Management

 

Professional recognition

This course is fully recognised by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors and graduates can apply for probationer membership of the RICS.
                                             
The course has been designed to produce graduates with a sound understanding of the process of urban change and development and a detailed knowledge of the individual physical, social, economic, administrative and legal aspects of that process. 
 
Course content
The course is structured so that you will learn to appreciate the inter-relationships and multi-disciplinary nature of the built environment.
The academic discipline of the course will equip you with an understanding of the nature and philosophy of the urban estate management process, and will develop the skills required to appraise and formulate proposals for the development and improvement of the physical environment. Property development and investment are focused upon at Credit Level 6 as many of our graduates are subsequently employed in such work.
 
Associated careers
The course prepares you for a professional career in estate management as a surveyor and valuer, with particular emphasis on property investment and development. Following graduation, you can also gain entry to specialist postgraduate courses, research or other non-specialist areas.
 
Teaching and assessment
The wide variety of teaching and learning methods include lectures, seminars, tutorials, workshops, individual and group projects, and guided reading. Studies are related to real world situations wherever appropriate. Assessment is designed to monitor your progress throughout the course rather than your performance at specified stages. A variety of assessment methods are used to ensure that the assessment of each module is appropriate to its teaching methods.
 
Entry requirements
A minimum of 280 UCAS tariff points is required (see UG prospectus) including three Cs at A2/ Vocational A levels; or equivalent qualifications.
 

                        

Course Leader
Andrew Youens
Room M129
Ext 3308
youensa@wmin.ac.uk
 

 
Length of course: 3 year full-time; 5 year part-time
UCAS code: N230
Location: Marylebone Campus

Credit Level 4
  • Introduction to Property and Investment
  • Introduction to Legal Studies
  • Theory and Practice of Business
  • Valuation 1
  • Public and Private Finance in Property
  • Domestic Building Construction
  • Introduction to Urban Policy and Planning
  • Property Economics
 
 
Credit Level 5 
  • Valuation 2
  • Commercial Landlord and Tenant Law
  • Managing Property Business
  • Residential Property Development
  • Research Methods
  • Planning Law and Practice
  • Property Business Skills
  • TWO of: Sales Practise & Marketing; Urban Regeneration; Housing Law

 

 
Credit Level 6 
  • Development and Investment Appraisal
  • Property Management and Law
  • Residential Property Management 
  • European Property Practise
  • Personal Development for Work
  • Statutory Valuation
  • Spatial Planning
 

 

 

 
 
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