Program Overview

Real Estate Development and Management (Chartered Surveyor Degree Apprenticeship)

Overview

This five-year part-time degree apprenticeship course is designed to support your working role, exploring the processes involved in real-estate delivery and the strategic management techniques used by professionals. Topics covered include valuation, planning processes, commercial building construction, development appraisals, and feasibility studies.

Course Details

Course Content

• Delivered over five years, our BSc (Hons) Real Estate Development and Management Degree Apprenticeship course blends theoretical knowledge with applied professional skills and competencies.
• Course content is delivered in modular 20-credit blocks to reach a total 360-credit BSc award.
• Modules are spread across five years of study.

Course Highlights

• Develop a solid framework as you explore the legal, economic, and technical aspects of managing real estate.
• Build knowledge about planning, urban regeneration, and property asset management.
• Gain specialist knowledge in areas such as conservation and strategic planning.
• Experience multi-disciplinary projects and complete a final project to demonstrate your skills and knowledge.

Level Four

• Introduction to Law and Regulatory Frameworks
• Introduction to Valuation
• Introduction to Planning and Development
• Building Construction and Defects
• Economics and Management
• Surveying Practice

Level Five

• Environmental Impact and Sustainability
• Development Appraisal and Viability
• Planning, Conservation and Urban Regeneration
• Property Law
• Property Management and Lease Advisory
• Valuation

Level Six

• Advanced Valuation
• Discipline Research Project
• Infrastructure Development and Spatial Planning
• Real Estate Project
• Statutory Valuation
• Strategic Asset Management

Assessment

• Assessment methods include written examinations and a range of coursework assessments such as essays, reports, portfolios, performance, presentations, and your final year major project.
• The grades from formal assessments count towards your module mark.

Feedback

• To support your development, you will receive feedback on all practice assessments and on formal assessments undertaken by coursework.
• Feedback on examination performance is also available upon request from the module leader.

Course Leader

• Kate Rowan, BSc Hons, MSc MRICS is the Programme Director for the BSc (Hons) Real Estate Surveying.

Requirements

Applicant Profile

• In addition to our academic entry requirements, we also look for certain characteristics in each student.

English Language Requirements

• All of our courses are taught and assessed in English.
• If English is not your first language, you must meet our minimum English language entry requirements.
• An IELTS score of 6.0 (no element below 5.5) is proof of this, and we also accept a range of equivalent qualifications.

Employment Requirements

• To apply for a degree apprenticeship, you will need to be currently in full-time employment (minimum 30 hours a week), spending at least 50% of your time in England.

Delivery

• The programme is delivered on a part-time, day-release basis over a five-year period, subject to agreement by the employer and us.

Application Deadline

• Please be aware of the application deadline below.
• If an application hasn’t been received by this date, consideration will be given for the next available intake.

Funding

Apprenticeship Funding

• The apprenticeship levy was introduced in April 2017 and requires all employers operating in the UK, with a pay bill of over £3 million each year to invest in apprenticeships.
• The funding policy supports the changes to the way apprenticeships in England are paid for, underpinned by the apprenticeship levy of 0.5% of the annual pay bill for companies paying over £3 million per year.

Additional Costs

• You should consider further costs which may include books, stationery, printing, binding, and general subsistence on trips and visits.

Admission Criteria

Route One Standard Entry

• GCSE English Language and Mathematics at grade C/level 4 or above (or equivalent).
• You must fulfill our GCSE entry requirements as well as one of the requirements listed below.

Route Two Alternative Entry

• Salford Alternative Entry Scheme (SAES)
• We positively welcome applications from students who may not meet the stated entry criteria but who can demonstrate their ability to pursue the course successfully.