Property Management and Valuation at Glasgow Caledonian University offers a comprehensive undergraduate education designed to equip students with the essential skills and knowledge required for a successful career in the property and real estate industry. This program combines theoretical foundations with practical applications, providing an in-depth understanding of how property markets operate, the principles of property valuation, and effective management techniques. Students will explore various aspects of property development, investment evaluation, property law, and statutory regulations, ensuring they are well-prepared to navigate the complexities of the property sector. The curriculum emphasizes the importance of sustainable development, ethical practices, and innovative solutions in modern property management. Throughout the course, students engage in real-world case studies, industry-based projects, and hands-on training, often using cutting-edge tools and software relevant to property valuation and management. The programme also prepares students for professional accreditation and offers opportunities for networking through industry partnerships and events. Graduates from this program are equipped to pursue careers as property valuers, estate managers, asset managers, property consultants, and other related roles within the property and real estate industries. The program aims to develop analytical, communicative, and problem-solving skills, ensuring that graduates can operate confidently in a competitive environment and contribute effectively to the development of sustainable and profitable property portfolios. With a strong focus on employability, Glasgow Caledonian University provides students with the knowledge and skills needed to excel in the evolving property landscape both in the UK and internationally.
Detailed Course Facts
Application deadline As soon as possible Tuition feeContact us
Not specified Start date September 2015 Duration full-time 48 months Languages Take an IELTS test- English
Course Content
Year 1: Studies include Urban Studies, Economics, Legislation, Construction and Property Valuation. Year 2: Continuation of Core Skills Development with additional study including Property Management, Urban Planning, Construction and Property Contracts and Property Development. Year 3: A year long professional placement which may count towards professional qualification. Year 4: Honours dissertation.Further studies include Advanced Valuation, Corporate PropertyManagement and Urban Regeneration.Work Placement
Students have the opportunity to undertake accredited work placement for twelve months in Level 3, returning to university study for Level 4.International Study/Exchanges
Study tours and case study work are integral to the programme. Most recently, study tours of North America have focussed on distinctions in their real estate markets and challenges for regeneration. Students are able to partake in academic exchanges through the established link with Ryerson University, Toronto.Assessment Methods
Our approach to teaching involves mixing traditional methods whilst employing modern technology, which in practice means our students can access materials through blackboards, weblinks, wikis and voice recordings. For some parts of the course, lectures are recorded and uploaded onto GCULearn, allowing our students to access the material when it suits them through a variety of media, such as a smart phone.Our students are partly assessed through undergoing real life practical experience often involving live projects allowing them to put into practice the theory they have learned. In part these assessments are organised to mirror how the professional body which accredits our course, the Royal Institution of Practical Surveyors would assess for professional competence.
Teaching Methods
This course has very good links with industry which allows us to share in their professional knowhow. Our students are introduced to valuation practice software by Ryden, a leading firm of chartered surveyors and we are allowed access to the Scottish Property Network database by Focus Group, a commercial property information provider.One of our key targets is to give our students national and international experience, which could see them spending a week out of every year of their course studying various commercial property markets; in their first year, our students will go to London, their second year visit will take them to a European centre, with France Finland and Spain being recent destinations and finally the third years sees them in Toronto, Canada.
Furthermore our students can also spend a year studying at a European university under the Erasmus exchange programme and uniquely could also spend a semester or further year studying at Ryerson University in Toronto.
English Language Requirements
IELTS band : 6 CAE score : 60(Grade C)
To study at this university, you have to speak English. We advice you to
take an IELTS test. More About IELTSRequirements
Higher: ABBB or equivalent, A Level: BBC (370 UCAS points required for direct entry to level 2), ILC: ABBB, IB Diploma: 24 points.
Work Experience
No work experience is required.
Related Scholarships*
- Academic Excellence Scholarship
"The Academic Excellence Scholarship can provide up to a 50 % reduction in tuition per semester. These scholarships will be renewed if the student maintains superior academic performance during each semester of their 3-year Bachelor programme. The scholarship will be directly applied to the student’s tuition fees."
- Access Bursary
Bursary for UK students all subjects where the variable tuition fee rate is payable.
- Alumni Bursary
Alumni Bursary for UK Undergraduate students
* The scholarships shown on this page are suggestions first and foremost. They could be offered by other organisations than Glasgow Caledonian University.
Accreditation
This programme is fully accredited by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS).
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