MSc in Real Estate
Headington, United Kingdom
DURATION
12 up to 36 Months
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time, Part time
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TUITION FEES
GBP 17,100 / per year *
STUDY FORMAT
Distance Learning, On-Campus
* UK students full-time: £16,200 | International/EU students full-time: £17,100
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Introduction
Our MSc in Real Estate is a conversion programme for those looking to enter this dynamic industry.
Developed in close consultation with leading practitioners, this innovative course is led by the latest approaches and best-practice in the global real estate sector. Through the course, you’ll study the fundamental principles that underpin the sector.
You’ll be immersed in the industry and build experience by applying your learning to professional scenarios through projects that are rooted in practice. You’ll develop a global perspective and have the opportunity to specialise in an area of your interest through your final project.
Our network and graduates extend throughout the industry. Site visits and regular guest lectures from leading specialists means you’ll gain adept knowledge of the sector and provide invaluable networking opportunities. You’ll also benefit from our mentoring scheme run in partnership with our alumni society.
On graduation, you’ll be prepared to complete the assessment of Professional Competence (APC) to become a Chartered Surveyor.
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Study modules
Compulsory modules
Built Environment Delivery (30 credits)
The built environment touches all aspects of our lives, encompassing the buildings we live in, the distribution systems that provide us with water and electricity and the roads, bridges, and transportation systems we use to get from place to place. It can generally be described as man-made or modified structures that provide people with living, working and recreational spaces. We will explore how through good design, construction, and management, we can achieve sustainable outcomes that allow people to live well, reduce whole-life carbon and materials costs through efficient use of resources (energy, waste, water) and provide environments that contribute to our physical and mental health and enhance creativity and productivity. Through your studies, you will develop an understanding of how the built environment is delivered holistically from the initial conception of an idea through to planning, financial appraisal, and delivery.
Valuation and Investment (30 credits)
Develop an understanding of the operation of the real estate investment markets in the context of the economy and wider financial markets. You will explore the various principles, approaches, methods, and techniques of valuation as related to real estate. These are linked to the assessment of investment worth so the techniques of valuation can be used within investment decision making. This understanding is built on to explore the role of property within a multi-asset portfolio. This includes transacting, financing, and structuring property investments (in the UK and internationally) including the use of debt and indirect investment vehicles. You will also learn to use excel spreadsheets to build valuation and investment models for portfolio analysis, as part of a wider understanding of the use of technology and IT within and its effect on the real estate sector.
Law and Professional Practice (30 credits)
You will gain legal knowledge to identify where issues might arise in real estate and the legal remedies available. It will also alert you to more significant problems where professional legal input may be required. You will be introduced to the following substantive areas of law, contract and tort law, professional negligence, occupier’s liability, trespass and nuisance, English land law, and landlord and tenant law for both commercial and residential leases, as well as the increasingly important field of environmental law. You will also study what constitutes best professional practice including ethics and the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors’ (RICS) Code of Conduct.
Business and Management (30 credits)
Your studies will include identifying the financial situation of a business, taxation, the functioning of property finance markets, market trends, and the efficiency of property markets. You will learn to develop techniques by which the financial performance of a real estate business can be evaluated, and real estate assets valued using accounting data. This includes the study of the economics of real estate markets and organisations and the economic context within which they operate. You will also be able to analyse the implications of government economic policy for real estate markets. Having delivered a basic understanding of the key fundamentals of business, we will focus upon several practical, current, and real-life scenarios faced by corporate and property managers in the private, public, and corporate sectors of the real estate industry. We study the skills required of a Chartered Surveyor when managing real estate from both a practical and strategic viewpoint.
Applied Research (20 credits)
This module is a combination of real estate market analysis and research in a practical and contextualised environment.
Within semester 1 you will examine the real estate market systematically, analyse selected segments and sectors of markets, study research methods, and conduct assigned and self-directed research projects by assimilating the concepts and knowledge gained in the other taught modules throughout Semesters 1 and 2. The module provides exposure to both domestic (UK) and international markets.
Semester 2 includes a series of in-house seminars on international real estate research and you will have an opportunity to attend a 5 day organised field trip to an EU country. Seminar topics focus on real estate research in an international context, with discussions and research undertaken on the American, Asian and European real estate markets
Final project
Applied Project (40 credits)
As you approach the end of your programme, you will have the opportunity to apply what you have learnt over the programme into your final project. You have a choice of three alternative options that have been designed to offer you greater flexibility to accommodate completing the programme, whether you are based in the UK, internationally or in employment.
The Applied Project module has three optional pathways for the completion of the study.
- Submission of Applied Project of 10,000 words.
- Submission of Dissertation of 10,000 words.
- Attendance on the Asian City Tour and submission of an Asian City Tour Report, 10,000 words.
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Career Opportunities
The RICS accredited MSc in Real Estate at Oxford Brookes has an excellent reputation in the industry. The course has been designed to ensure that it responds directly to the current and future needs of the industry.
Our academic staff have extensive experience across the industry and our network extends across national and global companies. Throughout the course, you’ll have the opportunity to take part in a mentoring programme and gain valuable insight into the industry.
You will graduate with adept skills and a wealth of experience, ready to start your career in the profession and complete your journey to chartered status.
The programme’s links with the major surveying firms are one of its key strengths with the majority of our students, after completing their academic studies, being employed in either the public or private sector. Examples include Barclays, Deloitte, CBRE, Cluttons, Cushman & Wakefield, GVA, JLL, Knight Frank, NHS and Savills.