City Planning & Real Estate Development – (M.Sc.)

* If you want to establish a career as a chartered town planner and/or chartered surveyor, this programme is designed for you.
* The programme is professionally accredited by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) and the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI).
* We are widely recognised as one of Europe's leading centres of urban research. In the most recent independent review of research quality (RAE 2008), Urban Studies at Glasgow was rated in the UK’s top ten.
* There is significant input from industry to our teaching programme, including teaching on some courses, guest lectures and seminars. There are also informal opportunities to meet people from industry at open events and recruitment presentations. We will also support you to arrange professional work placements.

Programme overview * MSc: 12 months full-time; 24 months part-time, up to 60 months on modular basis

The programme is divided into three equal parts, with the second part further subdivided. You will take a series of core courses and undertake a dissertation or a major project in real estate or planning.

Part 1: Understanding cities, markets, institutions and governance

* Changing cities and neighbourhoods
* Contemporary government and governance (real estate and planning)
* Development economics and real estate appraisal.

Part 2a: Becoming a reflective and effective practitioner

* Professional practice and ethics
* Strategic management and decision making.

Part 2b: Making a practical difference

* Designing places
* Real estate development
* Real estate markets
* Spatial planning strategies.

Part 3: Research skills and experience

* You will complete your dissertation or major project in real estate or planning (with research methods).