**Overview**
If you want to work in property, where the risks are high and the rewards even higher, this accredited BSc (Hons) Property Development degree course gives you the entrepreneurial spirit and commercial, managerial, technical and creative skills you need to start a career in this field.
From the refurbishment of a small terraced house to overseeing the construction of a multi-million-pound development, you’ll emerge from this course with the knowledge and ability to tackle the various challenges of this fast-moving industry.
As well as property development, this course serves as an excellent foundation for careers in surveying, property law and building conservation.
**Accredited by:**
This course is accredited by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS).
**On this course you'll:**
- Use specialist building facilities, including our experimental house, environmental, materials, structures, hydraulics and geotechnics labs, and suite of Building Information Modelling (BIM) software
- Get out of the classroom through on-site visits and an optional European study trip – past destinations include Barcelona, Paris, Turkey, Dublin, Denmark and the Netherlands
- Be inspired with visits from guest speakers with key industry experience, including property developers and land agents
- Solve real problems as part of our partnerships with charities, as well as local and global organisations
**Work experience and career planning**
To give you the best chance of securing a great job when you graduate, our Careers and Employability service can help you find relevant work experience during your course. We can help you identify placements, internships, voluntary roles and freelancing opportunities that will complement your studies.
**Placement year**
After your second year, you can do an optional work placement year to get valuable longer-term work experience in the industry.
Previous graduates have done placements in organisations including:
- Valuation Office Agency
- Portsmouth City Council
- Jones Lang Lasalle
We’ll help you secure a work placement that fits your aspirations. You’ll get mentoring and support throughout the year.
**Careers and opportunities**
When you finish the course, our Careers and Employability service can help you find a job that puts your skills to work in the industry.
Graduates from this course have gone on to work in property development, surveying, project management and consultancy in roles such as:
- chartered general practice surveyor
- chartered building surveyor
- property developer
- environmental impact auditor
- specialist advisers on retail, leisure and commercial property
- legal adviser and property lawyer
- land and asset manager
- chartered planning and development surveyor
- property taxation specialist
- facilities manager
- historic building conservationist
After you graduate, you can get help, advice and support for up to 5 years from our Careers and Employability service as you advance in your career.
Course Details - Modules
Our courses are designed to provide a thoroughly professional education in property development. In the first year you will have an introduction to all the elements associated with property while also developing your analytical, problem-solving and decision-making skills. In the second and third year you will have a wide range of units to study. You are able to elect specialist themes that allow you to tailor your studies to suit your career intentions or personal interests. In your final year, consolidate the skills you have learnt and complete your dissertation on a topic of your choice.
Each module on this course is worth a certain number of credits. In each year, you need to study modules worth a total of 120 credits. For example, 4 modules worth 20 credits and 1 module worth 40 credits.
Due to changing circumstances as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, we may need to make changes to courses to ensure your safety and to ensure compliance with Government guidelines. We'll provide you with as much notice as possible of any such changes. Your course leader will inform you of these. Changes may include things such as modules being taught in teaching block 2 instead of teaching block 1 and teaching activities occurring in smaller group sizes.
Year 1:
Core modules in this year include:
- Computer Aided Design (CAD) Building Information Modelling (BIM)
- Construction, Design and Sustainability
- Introduction to Law for the Built Environment
- Introduction to Property Valuation
- Multidisciplinary Project
- Property Economics and Financial Accounting
There are no optional modules in this year.
Year 2
Core modules in this year include:
- Planning Procedures and Practice
- Professional Studies and Applied Project
- Property Investment and Development
- Urban Regeneration
- Valuation and Commercial Property Management
Optional modules in this year currently include:
- Applied Building Information Modelling (BIM)
- Heritage Property
- International Built Environment Fieldwork
- Introduction to Project Management Principles
- Modern Foreign Language
Placement Year (optional)
On this course, you can do an optional work placement year between your 2nd and 3rd years to get valuable experience working in industry.
We’ll help you secure a work placement that fits your situation and ambitions. You’ll get mentoring and support throughout the year.
Year 3
Core modules in this year include:
- Building Pathology
- Individual Major Project
- Land Law and Landlord and Tenant Law
- Professional Practice
- Statutory Valuations
Optional modules in this year include:
- Contract Administration, Claims Management and Dispute Resolution
Course Details – Assessment Method
You'll be assessed through:
- written exams
- web assessments
- essays and reports
- project presentations
- a dissertation
You’ll be able to test your skills and knowledge informally before you do assessments that count towards your final mark.
You can get feedback on all practice and formal assessments so you can improve in the future.
The way you’re assessed may depend on the modules you select. As a guide, students on this course last year were typically assessed as follows:
- Year 1 students: 50% by written exams, 8% by practical exams and 42% by coursework
- Year 2 students: 47% by written exams, 4% by practical exams and 49% by coursework
- Year 3 students: 28% by written exams, 17% by practical exams and 55% by coursework
Course Details – Professional Bodies
Chartered Surveyors, Royal Institution of
How to Apply
26 January This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.
Application Codes
Course code:
N232
Institution code:
P80
Campus Name:
Main Site
Campus code:
Points of Entry
The following entry points are available for this course:
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Entry Requirements for Advanced Entry (Year 2 and Beyond)
We welcome applications for advanced entry.
If you’d like to apply for advanced entry, you need to select the required year when you complete your UCAS application.
International applicants
Standard Qualification Requirements
We also accept other combinations equivalent to 112-128 points to include a minimum of 2 A levels.
112-128 points.
Acceptable when combined with other qualifications
Acceptable when combined with other qualifications.
112-128 Tariff points from the Access to HE Diploma.
112-128 Tariff points.
Acceptable when combined with other qualifications.
Acceptable when combined with other qualifications.
25-26 points from the IB Diploma, to include 3 Higher Level subjects.
Acceptable when combined with other qualifications.
Cambridge Pre-U score of 46-52.
Please click the following link to find out more about qualification requirements for this course
Minimum Qualification Requirements
Minimum Further Information are not listed for this Course.
English language requirements
Test
Grade
AdditionalDetails
IELTS (Academic)
6.0
English language proficiency at a minimum of IELTS band 6.0 with no component score below 5.5.
PTE Academic
54.0
An overall score of 54 with a minimum of 51 in each skill.
TOEFL (iBT)
79.0
79 with a minimum of 18 in Reading, 17 in Listening, 20 in Speaking and 17 in Writing.
Cambridge English Advanced
Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE) taken after January 2015.
An overall score of 169 with no component score less than 162.
Cambridge English Proficiency
Cambridge English: Proficiency (CPE) taken after January 2015.
An overall score of 169 with no component score less than 162.
Trinity ISE
Trinity College Integrated Skills in English (ISE) Level III with a Pass in all 4 components
English Language Entry Requirement Information are not listed for this Course.
Unistats information
Student satisfaction :
0%
Employment after 15 months (Most common jobs):
0%
Go onto work and study:
0%
Fees and funding
EU
9250.0
Year 1
England
9250.0
Year 1
Northern Ireland
9250.0
Year 1
Scotland
9250.0
Year 1
Wales
9250.0
Year 1
Channel Islands
9250.0
Year 1
Republic of Ireland
9250.0
Year 1
International
18300.0
Year 1
Additional Fee Information
Students who are resident in EU countries: please note that the net fee is inclusive of the Transition Scholarship
Placement Year and Year abroad:
UK/Channel Islands and Isle of Man students – £925 |
EU – £925 (including Transition Scholarship)|
International (Non-EU) – £1,800.
Fees are accurate at the time of publishing and are subject to change at any time without notice.
Fees may also go up in later years, in line with inflation.
For more information about fees, go to port.ac.uk/ug-tuition-fees
Provider information
University House
Winston Churchill Avenue
Address3 are not listed for this Course.
Portsmouth
PO1 2UP
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