Property Development And Valuation

BSc/BSc (Hons) Full-time

Course Overview

UCAS code: N230
Duration: 4 years
Study type: Full-Time
Napier code: 52259BH

Property makes a major contribution to the economy and the capital invested in real estate has created demand for Chartered Surveyors with specialist skills in the development of property and the valuation and management of real estate.

The honours course is fully accredited by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) and you will not only graduate with an honours degree, but also with the means to achieve the highly regarded professional qualification of Chartered Surveyor once you enter the workplace.

Chartered Surveyors with degree in Property Development and Valuation apply their specialist skills in the field of development appraisal, valuation, agency (the buying and selling of land and property), real estate management, urban planning and environmental sustainability assessment.
 

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This course combines property surveying with valuation, planning and development. It studies how commercial property markets work and draws upon the economics of the real estate sector to gain knowledge of their development and valuation. It also examines how urban planning regulates the development of property and value of real estate in the interests of environmental sustainability.

The course allows students to learn about all aspects of property development, valuation and real estate management and to develop a range of technical, communicative and interpersonal skills invaluable to your future career as a chartered surveyor.

Year 1 allows students to study the technical and legal aspects of property, the property market and economics of property development and valuation. Year 2 goes on to study the technical aspects further, along with an introduction to planning and valuation. Year 3 provides an in-depth knowledge of property development appraisal, as well as the valuation and investment appraisal. It also examines how urban planning regulates the development of property and value of real estate. Year 4 focuses on the sustainability of property development and valuation.
 

Graduates can work in the private, public and voluntary sector.
 

This might include:

  • private practice surveying firms
  • property companies
  • financial institutions
  • local and central government
  • commercial clients
  • and housing associations.


The course is accredited by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) under the partnership arrangements between the RICS and the University. Students successfully completing the course can gain full RICS membership on successful completion of the RICS Assessment of Professional Competence (APC).
 

Professionally accredited by:

Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors

What's it like?

Learn about property development, planning, real estate appraisal, valuation and management.

Career prospects

We are one of the top universities in Scotland for graduate employability, with over 93% of our graduates in jobs or further study six months after graduating.

Edinburgh Napier is one of the top universities in Scotland for Graduate Employability with over 93% of our graduates in jobs or further study six months after graduating. Details of the employability statistics for this course can be found at the bottom of this page under the Key Information Sets.

This course has been designed specifically to meet the needs of employers and the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) and yet have an educational base that is sufficiently flexible to allow maximum career opportunities within the property sectors.

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What's involved

Modular learning

Our courses are structured by modules which gives our students a flexible learning programme. Modules covered by this course:

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Developing our students, both professionally and personally, is at the heart of all learning at Edinburgh Napier and is embedded in our approach to Learning, Teaching and Assessment. We put the employability of our graduates at the core of everything we do and we are regarded as one of the Top 10 Universities in the UK for graduate employability.

We are proud to be investing £100m to provide some of the very best teaching and learning facilities and there are plans for a new student union in 2012/13.


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Requirements at a glance

Entry to the course

International students

Full-time study (per year)

The fees listed are stated per annum.

Part-time study (per year)

The fees listed are stated per annum.

Part-time study

The number of modules studied is dependant on the exit that you wish to achieve, for example:

  • A Grad Cert is 60 Credits (3 modules)
  • A Cert HE/Grad Dip/ HND is 120 credits (6 modules)
  • A Dip HE credit is 240 credits (12 modules)
  • A Degree is 360 credits (18 modules)
  • An Honours Degree is 480 credits

Please note that some part-time courses give modular exemptions for previous study and vocational experience. Advice is available during application.

Part-time study (per module)

  • A Postgraduate Certificate is 60 credits (3 modules)
  • A Postgraduate Diploma is 120 credits (6 modules)
  • MBA is 180 credits

Fees Table

Fees displayed are correct at the time of publication but the University Court reserves the right to make changes in fees at any time, and without notice, before or after the student's admission to the University.

Tuition fees are reviewed annually and will rise each year during your programme of study, at least in line with inflation.

Funding your study

We have lots of funding options available such as the postgraduate tuition fee loan for Scottish & EU students, specific scholarships for students from India and Africa, as well as bursaries & grants for those closer to home in England, Northern Ireland and Wales. Visit our funding pages to find out what you could be eligible for.

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