BSc (Hons) Real Estate Surveying

At the beginning of the course you'll study the technical and legal aspects of property, property markets, valuation, investment and development of land and buildings. 

In year two you'll be provided with an in-depth knowledge of real estate appraisal: investment and development, as well as specialist and statutory valuation. You'll also examine how urban planning regulates the development of property and value of real estate.

The third year is spent in the workplace which is fully credit bearing towards your final Honours degree. 

In the final year you will focus on advanced valuation and planning & development, and how to work on a joint project with other disciplines. You shall also undertake a dissertation.

Lead Academics

 

 

Professor Mark Deakin 

 

Mark is Head of the Building and Surveying group, the Programme Leader for this course, and a Chartered Surveyor as well as a leading academic.  

Alison Andrews

Alison is a Chartered Surveyor and delivers many of the valuation based modules on the course.

 

Popular modules

Year 1

 

 

• Building Design & Technology 1
• Property Value Studies
• Surveying 1
• Property & Construction Business Law
• Building Maintenance and Management
• Construction Cost Studies 1

Year 2

 

 

• Property Valuation 1
• Planning & Development 1
• Construction Cost Studies 2
• Property Valuation 2
• Planning & Development 2
• Facilities Management

Year 3

 

 

• Year Out Work Placement

Year 4

 

 

• Project Evaluation: multi discipline professional project (40 credits)
• Property Valuation 3
• Planning & Development 3
• Dissertation (40 credits)

Undergraduate and postgraduate taught degrees 

IELTS (Academic)
6.0 overall, with no component below 5.5

TOEFL Internet Based Test
80 overall with a minimum of 17 in listening, 18 in reading, 20 in speaking and 17 in writing

Pearson’s Test of Academic English
56 overall with a minimum of 51 in each component

Cambridge C2 Proficiency (formerly Cambridge English Proficiency (CPE))
169 overall with a minimum of 162 in each component

Cambridge B2 First (formerly Cambridge English First (FCE))
169 overall with a minimum of 162 in each component

Cambridge C1 Advanced (formerly Cambridge English Advanced (CAE))
169 overall with a minimum of 162 in each component

Trinity Integrated Skills Test (ISE)
ISEII, ISEIII, ISEIV with a pass in each component

LanguageCert English language qualification
B2 Communicator Test with overall 39 or above, and 25 or above in all skills

Students from England, Wales, Northern Ireland, and Republic of Ireland will be invoiced the tuition fees for 3 years of their 4 years of study. Please note that the tuition fees liable to be paid by mainland EU nationals commencing their studies from 1 August 2022 will be the Overseas fee rate. The University offers a range of attractive Tuition Fee bursaries to students resident in specific countries. More information on these can be found here. For EU students who commenced their studies prior to 1 August 2022 or hold pre or settled status in the UK, fees will remain the same as Scottish Students.

If additional compulsory costs other than the tuition fees are applicable, these will be detailed in the course details.                    
Please note that the tuition fees liable to be paid by EU nationals commencing their studies from 1 August 2022 will be the Overseas fee rate. The University offers a range of attractive Tuition Fee bursaries to students resident in specific countries.

Chartered Surveyors with a degree in Real Estate Surveying can work in the commercial, residential, property management, property investment and valuation sectors, and apply their specialist skills in the fields of:

 

 

• Development appraisal
• Investment appraisal
• Valuation
• Agency (buying and selling land and property)
• Property management
• Private practice real estate consultancies
• Commercial and residential surveying firms
• Property companies
• Financial institutions and local and central government

Graduate prospects are good and recent graduates have gone on to work for the likes of: JLL, Shepherd Surveyors, Ryden, Savills, Avison Young (GVA), DM Hall, Cushman and Wakefield, Montagu Evans, Valuation Office Agency, Lothian Valuation Joint Board, and Taylor Wimpey Homes.