Program Overview

MProf Chartered Surveyor (Rural) Degree Apprenticeship

Overview

The MProf REALM (Rural Estate and Land Management) course provides a first step on the route to qualification as a chartered surveyor. All prospective chartered surveyors must complete the Assessment of Professional Competence (APC) offered by RICS (Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors), and the programme provides the academic foundation for candidates wishing to pursue the rural APC.

Course Key Info

• Duration: 2 to 3 years
• Location: Harper Adams University campus
• Accredited by: Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS)

End Point Assessment (EPA)

Each apprenticeship works towards an independent End Point Assessment where the apprentice will be assessed to see if they have achieved and can demonstrate the knowledge, skills and behaviours required in their occupational role.

Block-based Study

Modules are largely delivered in one-week blocks on campus, with a small number of modules having an increased online presence and fewer days on campus. You will know in advance which weeks require physical attendance as they’ll be scheduled on the timetable. In addition to this, you will be required to allocate time within the workplace to complete the assignments associated with each of the modules.

Employment Prospects

Employment prospects in rural practice are good. Apprentices will be employed in a wide range of jobs on rural estates and with local and national firms of rural surveyors and agricultural valuers.

Accreditation

This programme is validated by RICS under the RICS-Harper Adams University Partnership agreement, recognising the high regard in which the courses are held.

Fees and Costs

The latest information can be found on our Funding for Degree Apprenticeships page.

Apprenticeship Funding

Apprenticeship funding may be available for this course in England. If you are already employed and wish to take the MProf REALM as an apprenticeship route, you can ask your employer to contact us and we can take them through the process to get funding for this course.

Programme Details

• The MProf will enable you to analyse a range of stakeholder interests and their influence, generally and site specifically, in rural land management.
• You will become competent in a range of techniques for rural land management and appraisal, be able to appraise the value and worth of rural land and review the role of property in organisations.
• Apprentices also become skilled at evaluating and exploiting the latest developments in technology and developing performance indicators in rural estate management and strategy.
• You will learn to formulate land management strategies which meet objectives for sustainable management while taking into account legislature, regulations, ethics and morals, the environment, amenities and commercial needs.
• You will also learn to evaluate how previously implemented land management strategies have achieved their objectives, and adapt them to new requirements within an evolving economic, social, legal and political framework, with due regard to developments in sustainable development and biodiversity.
• You will become competent in professional methodologies used by chartered surveyors to manage and appraise rural land and property.