Program Overview

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Real Estate - BSc (Hons)

Overview

The BSc (Hons) Real Estate course is designed for students interested in the study of the built environment and the acquisition, disposal, management, and valuation of land and buildings. This degree is accredited by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) and meets the needs of potential employers in the public, private, and third sectors.

What's Covered in This Course?

• You will gain a detailed understanding of real estate, alongside learning to make an expert analysis of the processes of its ownership, development, occupation, valuation, and management.
• You’ll also examine economics and finance, property valuation and management, development, construction, urban planning, and law, ensuring you are equipped with the attributes you’ll need for a successful career.
• The course integrates technological, financial, legal, and management issues, and you will connect the theories and practice of real estate to a range of real-life case studies, helping you understand the complex world of property.

Professional Placement Year

This course offers an optional professional placement year. This allows you to spend a whole year with an employer, following successful completion of your second year, and is a great way to find out more about your chosen career. Some students even return to the same employers after completing their studies.

Accredited By

• Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS)

Why Choose Us?

• Accredited course - Fully accredited by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS), which ensures our course remains fresh and relevant, as well as providing key industry links and insight.
• Subject league table - We are 6th for Land and Property Management in the Complete University Guide 2023
• Employable Graduates - Our graduates have progressed into roles with companies such as; IP Global, Lambert Smith Hampton, CBRE, Cushman & Wakefield.
• State-of-the-art facilities - You'll be studying at Millennium Point, with access to £6.5 million facilities. You will also benefit from high-quality equipment and regular site visits which give you a close-up view of professional practice and an industry perspective on your studies.
• Undertake a Professional Placement Year - You can choose to take a one-year work placement between your second and final year, providing you with valuable work experience.

Similar Courses

• Architectural Technology - BSc (Hons)
• Quantity Surveying - BSc (Hons)
• Construction Management - BSc (Hons)

Entry Requirements

Essential Requirements

• Standard offer: 112 UCAS Tariff points.
• Accelerate offer: 80 UCAS Tariff points.

A Level, BTEC, and Other Level 3 Requirements

• A Level: 112 UCAS Tariff points / BBC (or equivalent)
• AS Level: Must be in a different subject to A Levels
• A maximum of four subjects will be considered
• Pearson BTEC (Diploma / Extended Diploma/ Extended Certificate): 112 UCAS Tariff points
• Diploma accepted with one A Level or equivalent level 3 qualifications
• Extended Certificate accepted with two A Levels or equivalent level 3 qualifications
• T Level: Merit overall
• All subjects considered
• Access to HE Diploma: Pass with 60 credits, 45 credits at level 3
• OCR Cambridge Technical qualifications: 112 UCAS Tariff points
• NCFE CACHE Level 3 qualifications: 112 UCAS Tariff points
• WJEC Level 3 qualifications: 112 UCAS Tariff points
• Considered with two A Levels or equivalent level 3 qualification(s)
• Irish Leaving Certificate (Highers): Minimum of 112 UCAS Tariff points, achieved in five Higher level subjects
• Scottish Higher / Advanced Higher: 112 UCAS Tariff points from three Advanced Highers (CCD) or two Advanced Highers (CD) plus two Highers (CC)
• Welsh Baccalaureate: 112 UCAS Tariff points. Considered with two A Levels or equivalent level 3 qualifications

International Qualifications

• International Baccalaureate Diploma: Obtain a minimum of 28 points overall
• EU / International students: Please see your country page for further details on the equivalent qualifications we accept. In addition to the academic entry requirements listed above, international and EU students will also require IELTS 6.0 overall with no less than 5.5 in each band.

Fees & How to Apply

UK Students

• Annual and modular tuition fees shown are applicable to the first year of study. The University reserves the right to increase fees for subsequent years of study in line with increases in inflation (capped at 5%) or to reflect changes in Government funding policies or changes agreed by Parliament.
• Award: BSc (Hons)
• Starting: Sep 2025
• Mode: Full Time
• Duration: 3 years
• Fees: £9,535 in 2025/26

International Students

• Annual and modular tuition fees shown are applicable to the first year of study. The University reserves the right to increase fees for subsequent years of study in line with increases in inflation (capped at 5%) or to reflect changes in Government funding policies or changes agreed by Parliament.
• Award: BSc (Hons)
• Starting: Sep 2025
• Mode: Full Time
• Duration: 3 years
• Fees: £17,690 in 2025/26

Course in Depth

First Year

• Introduction to the Built Environment (20 credits)
• Introduction to Valuation (20 credits)
• Law (20 credits)
• Introduction to Property Markets (20 credits)
• Built Environment Technology 1 (20 credits)
• Environmental and Materials Science (20 credits)

Second Year

• Property Asset Management (20 credits)
• Advanced Valuation Methods (20 credits)
• Data and Decision Making (20 credits)
• Design and Development in the Built and Natural Environment (20 credits)
• Building Pathology (20 credits)
• Property Law (20 credits)

Professional Placement (Optional)

• Professional Placement Year (120 credits)

Final Year

• Property Marketing (20 credits)
• Applied Valuation (20 credits)
• Property Fund Management (20 credits)
• Professionalism and Citizenship (20 credits)
• Individual Honours Project (40 credits)

Employability

• Enhancing your employability skills
• We are committed to practice-led learning and teaching, ensuring that you get vital experience of the world of work through relevant activities.
• The University also has its Graduate+ programme, which is an extracurricular awards framework that will enhance the subject-based skills you’ll develop on the course with broader employability skills.

Facilities & Staff

• The facility our students value most is not actually on campus, but is the location of the campus in the heart of Birmingham’s Eastside opposite the new High Speed 2 station construction, and minutes from dozens of fascinating live projects within the city centre.
• Birmingham as it changes constantly on our doorstep really is our ‘living lab’. By simply looking out the window of our classrooms you’ll be able to witness live projects as they’re happening around us.
• The facilities on offer to our students reflect the work environment you will enter as you start your career.
• Learn more about what we have to offer below.

Software

• Recognising the rapidly evolving digital built environment we are constantly reviewing software to best fit with the professions of the future.
• At course level, students engage with the latest and most appropriate software for their future professions.
• Real Estate students with CoStar, the leading industry database supporting valuations.
• Quantity Surveyors using Blue Beam, Revu and QS Pro, and along these Quantity Surveyors and Construction Managers use Synchro and Navisworks for 4D and CostX for 5D work.
• For Architectural Technology visualisation is important where Enscape, Lumion, Sketch-Up, AutoCAD, Revit and Navisworks Manage are available.

Built Environment Space in Millennium Point

• The Built Environment Space in Millennium Point is available to all students with a huge resource of software-equipped laptops for loan on campus.
• For off-campus working, much of the software we use comes with free student licences and all students will have access to the Windows Virtual Desktop, allowing access to our range of software from anywhere where the internet is available.

Our Staff

• Mr Timothy Lee
• Professor David Higgins
• Amanda Mundell