Real Estate (MSc)

• If you want to establish a career as a chartered surveyor, primarily as a member of the Planning and Development Professional Group of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, this programme is designed for you.
• The programme is professionally accredited by the RICS.
• We are widely recognised as one of Europe's leading centres of urban research. In the most recent independent review of research quality (RAE 2008), Urban Studies at Glasgow was rated in the UK's top ten.
• There is significant input from industry to our teaching programme, including teaching on some courses, guest lectures and seminars. There are also informal opportunities to meet people from industry at open events and recruitment presentations. We will also support you to arrange professional work placements.

Programme overview

• MSc: 12 months full-time; 24 months part-time, up to 60 months on modular basis

The programme is divided into three equal parts, with the second part further subdivided. You will take a series of core courses, choose optional courses and undertake a dissertation or a major project in real estate or planning.

Part 1: Understanding cities, markets, institutions and governance

• Changing cities and neighbourhoods
• Contemporary government and governance (real estate and planning)
• Development economics and real estate appraisal.

Part 2a: Becoming a reflective and effective practitioner

• Professional practice and ethics
• Strategic management and decision making.

Part 2b: Making a practical difference

• Real estate markets
• Advanced real estate valuation and approval.

Optional courses

• Strategic real estate management
• Real estate finance and investment
• International real estate markets
• Real estate development
• Asian cities: limited places
• Housing market analysis
• Sustainable housing development
• Other approved courses offered by the University in the subjects of Accounting & Finance, Management, Economics or Urban Studies.

Part 3: Research skills and experience

• You will complete your dissertation or major project in real estate or planning (with research methods).

Career prospectsAs a graduate you will be accredited as a member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) and can develop your career as a chartered surveyors.
Opportunities exist in real estate agencies and consultancies, planning consultancies, property developers, housebuilders, local authorities, regeneration and development agencies and the civil service.