Program Overview

Real Estate Management MSc

Overview

The programme is designed to meet the demand within the construction management industry with advanced skills. The programme provides the opportunity for you to develop deep knowledge and understanding of different areas of construction management. The aim is to develop training specialists on how to manage multidisciplinary organisations in the construction industry from different perspectives such as client, contractor, designer, and supplier.

The programme aims to develop management skills and a critically reflective practice on construction. Applying theory into practice in the field of the construction industry is the main idea behind the course. It will enable you to maximise your management skills and capability to work in an international environment. To maximise your demonstration, different range of skills and knowledge in the area of construction and engineering such as Project Management, Information Communication Technology, Construction Law, Supply Chain Management, Procurement.

This course is also available as a two-year master's with an industrial placement year. The embedded industrial placement offers a unique opportunity to apply the skills learnt on real engineering projects.

Course Options

• MSc
• MSc with Placement Year

Entry Requirements

Academic Requirements

• Bachelor's degree with minimum Second Class (2:2) or equivalent in any Construction related subject.
• International Qualifications: We accept a wide range of European and international qualifications in addition to A-levels, the International Baccalaureate and BTEC qualifications.

English Language Requirements

• Overall IELTS 6.0 with minimum 6.0 in writing and speaking, and 5.5 in listening and reading (or recognised equivalent)
• If you do not meet the academic English language requirements for your course, you may be eligible to enrol onto a pre-sessional English course.

Mature Applicants and Those Without Formal Qualifications

• As an inclusive university, we recognise those who have been out of education for some time may not have the formal qualifications usually required.
• We welcome applications from those who can demonstrate their enthusiasm and commitment to study and have the relevant life/work experience that equips them to succeed on the course.

Admissions Policy / Terms of Admittance

• We are committed to fair admissions and access by recruiting students regardless of their social, cultural or economic background.
• Our admissions policy sets out the principles and procedures we use to admit new students for all courses offered by the university and its partners.

Fees

• Home Applicant: £11,340 per year
• International Applicant: £16,740 per year
• Year 2 Industrial Placement Fee: £3,500

Funding

Home Students

• Postgraduate Loans Scheme: £10,280 to fund your Masters Programme under the Postgraduate Loans (PGL) scheme
• Postgraduate Scholarship: Apply for a 50 per cent discount on your tuition fees
• Alumni Discount: up to 15% fee waiver (exclusions apply)
• Early Payment Discount: 5% fee waiver
• Asylum Seekers scholarship: 100% fee waiver
• Civic Engagement: £1,000
• Hardship Bursary: up to £2,000
• Sport Scholarships: Up to £6,000

International Students

• Living costs for international students: £1,265 per month (estimated)
• How to pay your fees: Deposits and paying by instalments

Placement Year

• This course offers you the option of a work placement.
• It's not compulsory but will give you extra credits.
• You will get professional experience in the workplace, build connections, and perhaps improve your academic performance.

Course Modules

• Mental Wealth: Professional Life (Engineering Management) Core Module
• Property and Construction Economics Core Module
• Environmental Sustainable Engineering & Logistics Core Module
• Real Estate Investment, Management and Agency Core Module
• Research Skills and Dissertation Core Module
• Industrial Sandwich Placement Core Module

Career Support

• Career Zone: Our dedicated and award-winning team provide you with careers and employability resources.
• Mental Wealth programme: Our Professional Fitness and Mental Wealth programme which issues you with a Careers Passport to track the skills you’ve mastered.
• We are careers first: Our teaching methods and geographical location put us right up top.

Campus and Facilities

• Docklands Campus, London, E16 2RD
• Our waterfront campus in the historic Royal Docks provides a modern, well-equipped learning environment.
• Features include our 24/7 Docklands library, our £21m SportsDock centre, a campus shop and bookstore, the Children's Garden Nursery, cafés, eateries, a late bar, plus Student Union facilities, including a student lounge.

Who Teaches This Course

• This course is delivered by the School of Architecture, Computing and Engineering.
• The teaching team includes qualified academics, practitioners and industry experts as guest speakers.

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• MSc Construction Engineering Management
• MSc Robotic Construction
• MSc Intelligent Transport Planning and Engineering