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What are the postgraduate opportunities?
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What’s Land & Property Management?
This subject explores the issues around assessing, managing and enhancing the world’s physical resources – everything from forests and country estates to city office blocks and major regeneration projects.
It encompasses the sustainable use and conservation of land resources as well as focusing on maintaining buildings, handling rentals and ensuring properties are in good condition.
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What Land & Property Management degrees can you study?
Undergraduate degrees in Land & Property Management are usually single honours and cover a wide range of specialisms. Options may involve an integrated foundation year and professional placement. Degree examples include:
Building Surveying BSc
Most undergraduate Building Surveying courses result in a Bachelor of Science (BSc) degree. Courses often include practical experience, industry relevant software and project management skills.
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Construction Management and Surveying BSc
As well as learning about building regulations and health and safety practices, courses often involve construction techniques and materials.
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Property Development and Planning BSc
You'll learn the fundamentals of property development as well as focusing on spatial and urban design and core competencies such as surveying.
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Real Estate BSc
Course usually focus on property valuation and investment along with law and regulations and market trends and economics as well as property management.
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Urban Planning and Property Development BSc
Urban planning is also known as town planning, city planning or regional planning. Key aspects include land use, infrastructure and sustainability. Urban Planning BA (Hons) options are also available.
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Other options
There's a range of other similar courses you can study such as Quantity Surveying or Town and Country Planning and Landscape Design.
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What do you need to get onto a Land & Property Management degree?
Must have
Most undergraduate Land & Property Management courses ask for 96–128 UCAS points. Qualifications could include:
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A Levels: ABB–CCD
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BTECs: DMM–MMM
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Scottish Highers: AABB–BBCC (Advanced Highers: BB)
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International Baccalaureate: 29–26
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Universities usually ask for good GCSE grades in Maths and English (or equivalent)
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Pass in the practical element of science, if taken at A Level or equivalent
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Work experience or shadowing in a related area, like a property management company, land agent or construction company
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Knowledge of careers in this area and of professional bodies like the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) or Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI)
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What topics does a Land & Property Management degree cover?
Typical modules for courses in this subject include:
- Advanced building surveying
- Building information modelling (BIM)
- Building pathology and life care
- Building technology and design
- Construction methods and technology
- Cost and contract administration
- Countryside management
- Environment and land resources
- Housing law and practice
- Human geography and the city
- Land and construction surveying
- Place and place-making
- Property management
- Real estate development
- Residential survey and development
- The planning system
How will you be assessed?
Courses are assessed in a variety of ways, depending on the module:
- Coursework
- Essays
- Exams
- Group work
- Posters
- Practical or project work
- Presentations
- Reports
Why study Land & Property Management?
Studying this subject enables you to understand issues such as how and why properties are developed, who is responsible for managing them, and how much they are worth. You’ll also gain useful skills, whatever your eventual career:
Career-specific skills:
- Specialised technical skills relevant to the industry, such as property valuation and appraisal
- Knowledge in areas such as construction methods, property management and property law
Transferable skills:
- Communication
- Critical thinking
- Numeracy and IT skills
- Presentation
- Problem solving
- Project management
- Report writing
- Research
- Team working
Professional accreditation and organisations:
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Degrees may be accredited by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) providing a pathway toward professional qualification as a Chartered Member (MRICS)
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Other degree accreditations could include the Chartered Association of Building Engineers (CABE) and the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI)
Based on the title of the course, many potential students may assume only certain things are taught. However, the course allows you to access the world of Real Estate from so many aspects, and I have been able to understand how property is fundamental in many professions.
Joelle, University of Reading
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Are scholarships and bursaries available to students studying Land and Property Management?
Some universities offer students scholarships, bursaries, or grants to encourage diversity. It’s worth asking if you are eligible, how to apply and what the money covers e.g., materials, tuition fees and/or living costs.
What do Land & Property Management graduates earn?
Starting salaries for Land & Property Management graduates are around £25,000.
As your career progresses, you could earn an average of £44,000 as an established property developer or a chartered building surveyor with ten years’ experience earns approx. £50,000 before bonuses.
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What jobs can you get as a Land & Property Management graduate?
Many graduates work for property consultancies or surveying firms. There are other opportunities within property companies like British Land and Segro, large companies with multiple properties like supermarkets or with owners of major country estates like the National Trust. Future careers could include:
- BIM specialist
- Building inspector
- Chartered building surveyor
- Estate manager
- Land services manager
- Maintenance manager
- Project manager
- Property manager
- Quantity surveyor
- Senior rural asset manager
- Solicitor
What are the postgraduate opportunities?
Examples of taught master’s and research degrees at postgraduate level include:
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Housing and Community Planning MA
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Real Estate Development MSc
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Real Estate Finance MPhil
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Rural Estate and Land Management MSc
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Surveying and Land/Environmental Management PGDip/MSc
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Similar subjects to Land & Property Management
Other subject areas that might appeal to you include:
- Building
- Economics
- Law
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Have any questions?
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