Real Estate MSc

The authentic learning model at the heart of the course is designed to incorporate theoretical learning into practical scenarios wherever possible. This is to develop the skills you will need to succeed in the rapidly evolving property market.

 

You will emerge well rounded and comfortable with physical buildings, how they are used, and how they are managed as a business. A variety of RICS competencies and professional pathways are embedded in all our modules. This means that you can pursue professional accreditation in commercial real estate, valuation, corporate real estate, planning and development, investment and finance, and project management.

 

Our commercially focused modules cover the key concepts in real estate. They include:

 

• Planning and development
• Property valuation
• Investment and Finance
• Property Management
• Sustainability
• Law

We focus on the physical built environment (how it is constructed and adapted over time) and the business of the built environment e.g., how the built environment is utilised and how value is managed and derived.

 

We also embed core skills around critical evaluation, problem solving, project management, negotiation, communication and decision-making and collaboration. This means that you have the requirements to pursue any career associated with the built environment.

 

We embed the latest technological innovations to make sure our graduates have the skills to plan, design, construct, manage and value buildings.  Whenever possible we use methods relevant to industry such as presentations, report-writing and mock client meetings to assess student work. Technology driven Building Information Modelling (BIM) and Automated Valuation Models (AVM) are emerging pillars in our teaching.

 

The course concludes in an independent dissertation in a related specialist area of your choice. There are no examinations for this course.

 

Modules

Module information is indicative and is reviewed annually therefore may be subject to change. Applicants will be informed if there are any changes.

 

Year one

 

 

• KA7009 -Commercial Property Valuation (Core,20 Credits)
• KA7010 -Property Markets, Investment and Finance (Core,20 Credits)
• KA7021 -Urban Planning and Development (Core,20 Credits)
• KA7032 -Dissertation (Real Estate) (Core,60 Credits)
• KA7035 -Real Estate Concepts and Research Methods (Core,20 Credits)
• KA7036 -Real Estate Law & Asset Management (Core,20 Credits)
• KA7040 -Sustainable Construction and Technology (Core,20 Credits)
• KA7056 -Academic Language Skills for Architecture and Built Environment (Core – for International and EU students only,0 Credits)

Entry Requirements 2022/23

 

Standard Entry

 

Applicants should normally have:

 

A minimum of a 2:2 honours degree in any subject.

 

International qualifications:

 

If you have studied a non UK qualification, you can see how your qualifications compare to the standard entry criteria, by selecting the country that you received the qualification in, from our country pages.

 

English language requirements:

 

International applicants are required to have a minimum overall IELTS (Academic) score of 6.5 with 5.5 in each component (or approved equivalent*).

Fees and Funding 2022/23 Entry

Full UK Fee: £10,206

 

Full EU Fee: £16,500

 

Full International Fee: £16,500

With a long history, well established links in the property industry and excellent graduate employment rates, this RICS-accredited Real Estate MSc is perfectly placed to help launch your career. Graduates can expect to earn an average of £26,900 and if you go on to do your two years in industry and become fully RICS qualified this goes up to around £48,000.

 

An MSc in Real Estate at Northumbria has excellent rates of employment and opportunity, with 95% of our students being employed within 6 months of the course ending and most securing a job before this. This is undoubtedly due to our long established relationships with employers in the global real estate industry, including Cushman & Wakefield, CBRE, JLL, Savills, Knight Frank, Avison Young and Santander

 

Working with these employers throughout your course will give you invaluable sector knowledge and connections that will benefit your career in the future. A host of career paths will be available to you which will utilise the RICS competencies that you have gained throughout all of your modules. The kind of roles you can expect to be prepared for include; surveying roles in commercial real estate, valuation, corporate real estate, planning and development, investment and finance, urban planning, banking and investment sector, project management, construction and town and city management.

 

Our current graduates work for corporate financial institutions, government organisations, local authorities, government and private clients across the UK and further afield in roles such as surveying, investment, property valuation, planning and development, and property management.