Real Estate Studies

The real estate markets have become global, making the real estate profession an international enterprise. At the same time global, commercial brokers report huge differences among local real estate markets. That urges for real estate professionals who are trained in integrating financial and economic-geographic skills with knowledge of local institutions. The Department of Economic Geography at the University of Groningen is one of the leading centres in Continental Europe in real estate. It offers a Master of Real Estate Studies that integrates financial engineering, location theory and planning.

Instruction modes

literature study, oral presentation, research, research project, tutorial, lecture, individual assignment, self study

Accreditation: NVAO, NVAO

Erasmus Mundus program: This is an Erasmus Mundus program.

Admission requirements

For candidates with a HBO-diploma from a selected number of HBO-programmes there are a limited number of places available in the pre-master programme for Real Estate Studies. The deadline for application is June 1st. There is a selection based on motivation and study results. The pre-master programme consists of 60 EC (1 year, fulltime, part-time not possible) and the start is in September. Send the request for admission to the pre-master before June 1st containing your result list, Curriculum Vitae and motivation to: University of Groningen, Faculty of Spatial Sciences, attn. Mandy Kuipers, Postbus 800, 9700 AV Groningen.

Other requirements

1. cijferlijst For candidates with a HBO-diploma from a selected number of HBO-programmes there are a limited number of places available in the pre-master programme for Real Estate Studies. The deadline for application is June 1st. There is a selection based on motivation and study results. The pre-master programme consists of 60 EC (1 year, fulltime, part-time not possible) and the start is in September. Send the request for admission to the pre-master before June 1st containing your result list, Curriculum Vitae and motivation to: University of Groningen, Faculty of Spatial Sciences, attn. Mandy Kuipers, Postbus 800, 9700 AV Groningen.
2. cijferlijst Voor kandidaten met een afgerond HBO-diploma van een aantal geselecteerde HBO-opleidingen zijn er elk jaar een beperkt aantal plaatsen beschikbaar voor het schakelprogramma van de masteropleiding Vastgoedkunde. De deadline voor aanmelden is 1 juni. Er vindt selectie plaats op basis van motivatie en studieresultaten. De schakelprogramma's hebben een omvang van 60 EC (1 jaar voltijd, geen deeltijd mogelijk) en starten alleen in september. Je verzoek toelating dien je uiterlijk vóór 1 juni voorzien van cijferlijst, curriculum vitae en motivatie, op te sturen naar: Faculteit Ruimtelijke Wetenschappen, t.a.v. M. Kuipers, Postbus 800, 9700 AV Groningen
3. taaltoets cijfer * English at VWO level * Cambridge Certificate of Proficiency in English (A, B or C) * Cambridge Certificate in Advanced English (A, B or C) * A score of 6.5 or higher in the complete International English Language Testing System (Academic version) (IELTS) * A score of at least 90 on the internet version of the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) * A score of at least 580 on the paper version of the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) * A score of at least 237 on the computer version of the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) * Exemptions: Native English speakers or diploma holders from United States of America, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, United Kingdom, Ireland.
4. vooropleiding (ISPAC: vereiste vooropleiding) Bachelor's degree in economic geography and planning, real estate, (business) economics and finance.
5. erkende verworven competenties (EVC’s) Mathematics/statistics requirement for international students: GMAT score of 550