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MSc Real Estate

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    MSc 12 months full-time

Course Description

The MSc Real Estate programme will enable you to understand the workings of real estate markets and appropriate techniques applied in them. You will gain the key skills necessary to embark on a wide range of careers in the global real estate industry.

Core areas covered include investment appraisal, economics, real estate finance, valuation, international real estate, development, fund management, law, and sustainability. By choosing appropriate modules you might specialise in Fund management, Development or Valuation and asset management.

This Masters programme is especially suitable if you have a non-property- related degree and wish to develop skills and knowledge in the real estate sector. These skills will open up employment opportunities across the sector.

Entry Requirements

Minimum 2:1 or the equivalent from an Internationally recognised university

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Programme Funding

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Student Destinations

This programme has enjoyed an employment record of close to 100% since its inception. Extensive bespoke careers support is provided, including an industry-led mock assessment day. Graduates from the programme have been regularly employed by the largest and most prestigious global real estate service firms. Additionally graduates find employment within the wider real estate sector.

To support their career development and interpersonal skills, you will be assigned an industry mentor through the mentoring scheme of our alumni association – the Reading Real Estate Foundation (RREF).

Module Details

Core modules

  • Business and Professional Values – 10 credits
  • Investment Appraisal and Valuation – 20 credits
  • Introduction to Real Estate Finance – 10 credits
  • Real Estate Economics – 20 credits
  • Real Estate Opportunities (including European Field Trip) – 20 credits

Either:

  • Final Project in Real Estate – 20 credits
  • or Dissertation – 40 credits

Optional modules

Specialisms

Valuation and Asset Management

  • Real Estate Valuation – 20 credits
  • Real Estate Asset Management – 20 credits

Development

  • Development Processes, Practices and Appraisal – 20 credits
  • Planning Policy and Practice – 10 credits
  • Understanding Construction: Procurement and Project Delivery – 10 credits

Fund Management

  • Real Estate Securities – 20 credits
  • Portfolio Management – 20 credits

Plus elective modules from a range that may include: Real Estate Asset Management, International Real Estate Markets, Property Law, Housing Markets and Policy, Cities-Regions and Strategic Governance, Land, Property Rights and Institutions, Sustainability and Real Estate

Optional modules

The module or course content descriptions set out on this page are correct for those being taught in the current academic year. Modules or course content marked as optional are indicative and may be subject to change.

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