Real Estate (International) MSc with advanced practice in second year

By 2050 the world’s population is expected to reach 9.8 billion. Nearly 70 percent are projected to live in urban areas. Would you relish the challenge of meeting the building demands of the future city? Could you tackle the development concerns of rapidly urbanising locations in Asia, Africa, and South America? Would you revel in the opportunity of investing and valuing property all over the world? If you enjoy using creativity to solve complex problems then this course is for you. No matter what your background, we can help you graduate with a high earning career in international real-estate and the built environment.

Accredited by the RICS, the MSc Real Estate International provides all of the academic theory and professional knowledge you need to become a built environment professional. Over 95% of our students are employed within 6 months of the course ending and most before this. Of these students, 85% are employed within the top 20 recognised international real estate firms. A median starting salary for graduate surveyors working in the built environment is around £26,900, going up to £48,000 once fully qualified.

The commercial and professional partnerships at the heart of this Master’s course gives you the opportunity to immediately network with industry contacts and learn from sector experts. The Real Estate International MSc has close links with RICS Matrics , which is designed to support new members entering the surveying profession.  

During the course you will work with world leading researchers, practitioners and professional bodies to develop the skills needed to acquire, develop, manage, adapt, value and dispose of property and land. You will be equipped with the most up to date industry knowledge, essential for your career. This will include considerations of sustainability, energy efficiency, facilities management, building information modelling and automated valuation. A central part of the course is a week-long field study visit to Barcelona.

You are welcome to join this change in direction Masters degree from any discipline or academic background. The course is geared towards professionals or graduates, keen to gain Chartered Surveyor status, or pursue a fast track route into the property and construction industries and allied project management services.

In the second year, for one semester, you’ll undertake an internship, study in another country or join a research group. This valuable experience will enhance your employability and further develop your theoretical and practical skills.

Internship; This option offers the opportunity to spend three months working full-time to gain all-important work experience and employability skills.  You may be able to extend this over more than one semester in cases where it is adjacent to a vacation period. We will endeavour to help those who prefer this option to source opportunities and to perfect their CV but ultimately the onus is on the student to secure the internship position through a competitive application process.

Research; If you take this option, you will be assigned to our Architecture and Built Environment Research Group. There is every possibility that you may contribute to published research and therefore you may be named as part of the research team, which would be a great start to a research career.

Study Abroad; We have exchange agreements with universities all over the world, including partners in Europe, Asia, the Americas and Oceania. If you take the Study Abroad option you will spend a semester at one of these partners, continuing your studies in English but in a new cultural and learning environment. Please note that this option may require you to obtain a visa for study in the other country.