MSc Real Estate University College of Estate Management (UCEM)

This is a postgraduate conversion programme during which you'll develop the knowledge, understanding and critical thinking required to practice as a valuer or commercial property surveyor. It offers a range of modules which address the competencies required for these disciplines, and it is recognised as meeting the RICS educational requirements for membership (Graduate Route 1).

Why study this course?

The course is ideal for anyone who already has a first degree and wants to start a career in Real Estate. Recent graduates who are interested in property valuation, property development and investment should study this course, as it gives a route to Chartered status. Employment opportunities include working in private practice, commercial firms, companies with large property portfolios and government departments. Age is no obstacle, and we have students from their early 20s to late 50s.

Accredited by the RICS as meeting the educational requirements for membership
Allows graduates from unrelated subject areas to study for a career in Real Estate
Remain in employment and study in your own time and at a pace that suits you, gaining an MSc in as little time as two years
Supported online learning means there is no need to attend a campus.

Entry requirements

Entrants to this programme are normally* required to have attained one of the following:

• A bachelor's degree with honours at lower second standard (2:2), or equivalent
• A bachelor's degree, or equivalent, plus three years' experience in a relevant field
• A Level 5 qualification as defined by the Framework for Higher Education Qualifications for England, Wales and Northern Ireland (FHEQ) plus five years' relevant experience in a senior position
• A professional qualification plus five years' relevant experience in a senior position.

Students may apply to enter the programme in either semester.

All CEM courses are taught and assessed in English. You will therefore be required to demonstrate adequate proficiency in the language before being admitted to a course.

Our postgraduate courses require you to have one of the following:

• Grade B or above in English (Language or Literature) at GCSE or its equivalent
• Grade 6.0 or above, with at least 6.5 in the reading and writing modules, in the International English Language Testing System (IELTS) test administered by the British Council in the Social Sciences academic module
• 88 or above in the Internet option, 230 or above in the computer-based option or 570 or above in the paper-based option, of the Teaching of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) test
• Grade C or above in Use of English at A/S Level Note: In all cases, if your post-compulsory school leaving age (further education) qualifications have been taught and examined in the English language you can be considered for entry in the absence of the qualifications detailed above.