Kingston University London - Real Estate Management BSc (Hons)

Kingston University London

Real Estate Management BSc (Hons)

Knowledge of real estate is relevant to the properties we live in, work in and spend our leisure time in. If you're interested in becoming a real estate professional or chartered surveyor, this course is ideal.

Centred around the property life cycle, you'll study valuation, law, estate agency and asset management, as well as economics, planning and development, business management and accounting principles. Your studies will reflect the need for responsibly managed and sustainable environments.

Through connections and close links to industry professionals and firms, this course ensures you can hit the ground running when you start a work placement or graduate job.

Reasons to choose Kingston University

  • This degree is fully accredited by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS). If you wish to work towards a qualification as a chartered surveyor, this degree fulfils the academic requirements.
  • Active liaison with industry professionals and academic mentoring ensures that after three years, you'll have both a degree and the practical understanding that employers are looking for.
  • Through practical assessments and blended learning, you'll get to study commercial real estate management first-hand.

Entry Requirements

  • 112-128 UCAS tariff points (to include at least two A-levels or equivalent qualifications); Degree with foundation year 48
  • BTEC Lvl3 National: Distinction, Merit, Merit (DMM)
  • Candidates are normally required to hold five GCSE subjects at grade C/4 or above, including Mathematics and English Language.
  • IELTS of 6.0 overall, with no element below 5.5

Career Prospects

You'll graduate ready for a career as a real estate manager, valuation surveyor, investment agent, or another general practice specialisation.

Types of jobs:

  • Assistant surveyor
  • Investment and estate agent
  • Graduate surveyor
  • Marketing manager
  • Property consultant
  • Property manager
  • Residential property management surveyor
  • Surveyor
  • Property development

Course Details

Year 1 gives context to the discipline of estate management. You will study the valuation and appraisal of assets, building technology and the legal and economic principles governing real estate. You will take your first field trip to a major city. A recent trip went to the City of London to visit 122 Leadenhall Street (The Cheese Grater). This visit was then embedded in a real case scenario with a move of an HQ into a prominent EC3 building. 

Year 2 extends your knowledge of valuation across different contexts. You will study the law of landlord and tenant, the UK planning system, and commercial real estate management principles. You will also take a short (normally residential) field trip to a major city. Recent trips include Dublin which culminating in a group development project.

In addition you will complete stage 2 of the business readiness programme. You will carry out your Business Practice in Year 2 from May, for a minimum of three months.

Year 1

Property Inspection, Measurement and Construction
Planning, Land Use and Development
Principles of Law, Business Management and Accounting
Real Estate Economics, Valuation and Appraisal

Year 2

Landlord and Tenant: Law and Practice
Real Estate Asset Management Practice
Property Agency: Law and Practice
Advanced Real Estate Economics, Valuation and Appraisal

Final year

Investment Appraisal and Progressive Valuation Practice
Professional Practice in Context
Research Project
Corporate Real Estate and Strategic Consulting

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