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Real Estate – (M.Sc.)
College of Estate Management
Distance Learning Courses
| Application Deadline: | July 31 | ||
| Annual Tuition Fee: | ≈ € 3,485 - | ||
| Location: | Reading / United Kingdom / View location on map ▾ Hide location on map ▴ | ||
| Duration: | 30 months | Start Date: | September |
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| Languages: | English | ||
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This course is designed for any graduate wishing to enhance their real estate skills, for example, valuers, property developers and property managers. Why study this course?
* Gain an appropriate knowledge of core real estate disciplines, with a particular emphasis on economics and finance
* Develop your research skills, both academic and practical
* Become a Member of RICS
If you successfully complete all elements of the course you will be awarded the MSc in Real Estate from the University of Reading and will be entitled to use the designatory letters MScRealEst, or simply MSc.
Contents
You can take the course on a modular (or subject-by-subject) basis, provided that:
* Subjects are taken only in the semester to which they are allocated
* Economics module is taken before Real Estate Economics module
* Research Methods module is taken before the Dissertation module
Year 1
Semester 1
Economics
Market mechanisms; consumer behaviour; output, cost and competition; market efficiency; macroeconomics; international trade; money and inflation.
Valuation
Nature of real estate; valuation and appraisal bases; purposes and methods; investment, asset and loan valuation; standards of practice.
Semester 2
Development Appraisal and Funding
Development process; constraints on development; residual and DCF methods; risk and sensitivity analysis; categories of development funding
Real Estate Economics
User and investor markets; development and redevelopment; modelling of commercial markets; institutional analysis
Year 2
Semester 3
Finance and Investment
Investment risk and return; performance measurement; asset pricing; portfolio theory; financing property transactions.
Research Methods
Nature of research; quantitative and qualitative methods; critical literature reviews; applying research methodology to real estate problems.
Semester 4 module options (choose two)
Corporate Real Estate
Real estate from corporate occupier´s perspective; real estate as strategic corporate resource; planning; tenant perspective and issues; management methods; occupiers´ performance measurement; future challenges.
Marketing
Marketing theory; product analysis; buyer behaviour; marketing property and property services; property agency
Portfolio Analysis
Comparison of risk-return profiles of real estate and financial investment assets; measuring investment performance; principles of portfolio diversification; case for active portfolio management
Year 3
Semester 5
Dissertation
Face-to-face teaching
Two sessions of two to three days are held in January and July each year in Reading. If student numbers permit, venues may also be arranged in South East Asia. Overnight accommodation is not provided as part of the course
Assessment
Assessment consists of assignments and examinations in Semesters 1-4, and the dissertation in Semester 5.
Assignments
In Semesters 1-4 you will complete and submit two assignments per module for assessment according to the timetable of the course.
Exams
Exams are normally held in February and August and comprise:
* Two 3-hour written papers per semester in Semesters 1-3
* Two 2½-hour written papers in Semester 4 Dissertation
In Semester 5 you will submit a dissertation of 12,000-15,000 words. This will take the form of an in-depth study of a course-related subject, undertaken with the guidance of a course tutor.
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Requirements
You should have a good first degree or a professional qualification of equivalent standing. The suitability of each candidate´s qualifications will be decided at the discretion of the Course Director. No exemptions are given for prior learning. Academic entry requirements are set by the University of Reading.
Additional Requirements
| Minimal degree required: | High School diploma |
| Minimal amount of work experience | Not specified |
Language Proficiency
| IELTS Band: | 6.0 |
| TOEFL Paper-based: | 570 |
| TOEFL Computer-based: | 220 |
| TOEFL Internet-based: | 220 |
Accreditation
Accreditation - RICS
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