Estate management is the art and science of directing and supervising interest in land and landed property with the aim of securing optimum return which may not be financial but may be in term of social benefit, status, prestige, political, or some other goal.
Estate management as a profession is a principal calling or vocation which require acquisition of special skills and knowledge in supervising the use, development, management of land and landed properties.
The Estate management programme is designed to prepare students to appreciate the complexity of legal, economic, technological and social impacts on the use, development and management of land and the environment. The emerging world trend in technological advancement and environmental concern, calls for the need to design responsive programmes for the training of future graduates in Estate management. The degree envisaged is B.sc. Estate management. The programme is structured to equip the graduates with the academic and practical knowledge, to educate and train graduates for sound scientific, technical, entrepreneurial and managerial skills for estate surveying and valuation practice for the benefit and satisfaction of clients and the society.
In pursuit of this mission, courses have been drawn from other disciplines such as Economics, Agriculture, Accounting, Management, Computer Science, Law, and Social sciences as well as other disciplines in the Environmental Sciences.
Estate management as an academic discipline is multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary in nature. It covers a wide range of disciplines. It covers areas of land law, building construction, land economics, accounting e.t.c.
Each of the Estate Management course contributes immensely to the learning and development of all students of Estate management. All these courses play vital roles in the life and practice of an estate management student.
It is important that students acquire the basic knowledge required of them in these disciplines and many more. Estate Management is an important aspect of human life especially now that the population density of countries are growing at a fast rate.
The course, of course is broad and diverse, multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary in nature and of practical relevance to the development of the nation.
All these courses play a vital role in the life and practice of an estate management student or practitioner.
The diversified areas of estate management discipline in Nigeria are:
Real Estate Agency, Property Management, Facility Management, Project Management, Feasibility and Viability Appraisal,Property Valuation,Real Estate Investment Appraisal,Property Auction,Property Development,Real Estate Law and Arbitration,Property Rating and Taxation
Objectives Of The Degree Programme In Estate Management
- To train competent graduates who are innovative and versatile with sound knowledge and understanding of the theory and practice of the profession in order to provide sound property value opinion on landed properties owned by both public and private sectors.
- To equip such graduates with the required knowledge to handle the management, development, procurement, monitoring and control of all resources related to the land and landed properties.
- To provide sufficient general knowledge to enable the graduates interact effectively with the society and the ever changing environment.
- To render the required quality professional land and landed properties related services to the society towards improving the national economy.
- To produce graduates that will have subsequent industry and practical experience that will make him or her become a competent practitioner , registerable with the recognized professional bodies of Estate managers and valuers both in Nigeria and worldwide.
- To positively contribute to high quality research in all aspects of the technology of the built environment.
Job Opportunities Available to Students on Graduation
There are various establishments where the products of the programme can be absorbed for employment, these include:
- Professional Estate Firm
- Federal/State Ministry of Works, Housing and Environment
- Federal Capital Development Authority
- Local Government Authority
- Banks and other Mortgage financial institutions
- Water Corporation and River Basin Development Authority
- Mobile Telecommunication Companies
- Nigerian Port Authority
- Oil Exploration and Marketing Companies
- Education Institutions
- Private Consulting Firms
- Engineering Construction Companies
- Armed Forces
- Railway Corporation
- Federal Road Maintenance Agencies, Aviation, and others.
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