Property Development BSc (Hons)
University of Portsmouth
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Bachelor of Science (with Honours) - BSc (Hons)

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**This is a Connected Degree**Portsmouth is the only University in the UK with the flexibility to choose when to do an optional paid placement or self-employed year. Either take a placement in your third year, or finish your studies first and complete a placement in your fourth year. You can decide if and when to take a placement after youve started your course.**Overview**This accredited BSc (Hons) Property Development degree course gives you the commercial, managerial, technical and creative ...Read more


This is a Connected Degree

Portsmouth is the only University in the UK with the flexibility to choose when to do an optional paid placement or self-employed year. Either take a placement in your third year, or finish your studies first and complete a placement in your fourth year. You can decide if and when to take a placement after you've started your course.


Overview

This accredited BSc (Hons) Property Development degree course gives you the commercial, managerial, technical and creative skills you need to launch your career in real estate. Learn to meet the challenges of a fast-moving property industry, from the refurbishment of affordable housing to overseeing the construction of multi-million-pound developments.You'll master skills in computer-aided design (CAD) and evolve expert knowledge in the application of sustainable development, law for the built environment, property valuation, and property economics and investment. You'll also develop the entrepreneurial spirit you need to lead on pioneering projects.Increased investment in developing infrastructure is a key part of the government's plan to 'Build Back Better' so you could play a key role in our society's goals and realising a new era of sustainable development.


Course highlights

- Choose specialist modules that match your interests and career ambitions, such as heritage property conservation and management, international built environment fieldwork, project management and dispute resolution - Get out of the classroom through on-site visits where you'll tour building sites and meet contractors, experiencing your future workplace- Take an optional European study trip to a construction project – past destinations include Denmark, Sweden and the Netherlands- Be inspired with visits from guest speakers with key industry experience, including property developers, land agents and course graduates – one industry contact gave a guest lecture on their experience working in the British Virgin Islands for AECOM- Benefit from our partnerships with Hampshire County Council, Winchester City Council and our professional advisory board who arrange site visits and share their industry knowledge


Accreditation

This course is accredited by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS).


Work experience and career planning

The UK Government has committed to loan funding of at least £624 million to house builders, as part of a £2.2 billion loan financing plan to support infrastructure and drive housing supply. So it's likely the skills you develop on this course will be in high demand when you graduate.100% of our course graduates are in work or further study 15 months after they graduate and 90% of those graduates find their work meaningful. With your skills in demand, you can expect an average salary of £44,000 as an experience property developer – but you can also use your knowledge as a foundation for a career in surveying, property law and building conservation.Graduate destinationsOur graduates have worked for companies such as:- Savills- Lambert Smith Hampton- Countrywide- Chichester District Council- CBRE GroupWhat jobs can you do with a property development degree?Graduates from this course have gone on to work in property development, surveying, project management and consultancy, in roles such as:- property developer- sustainable development consultant- legal adviser and property lawyer- chartered building surveyor- real estate land and asset manager- real estate consultant- historic building conservationistAfter you graduate, you can get help, advice and support for up to 5 years from our Careers and Employability service as you advance in your career.

Key stats

WUSCA ranking
WUSCA student ranking
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35/81
CUG Ranking
CUG Ranking
Source: Complete University Guide 2024
47th
Architecture
Drop-out rate
Drop-out rate
The percentage of students who didn't finish the course.
Calculated by 100% - (% of students continuing course + % of students completed course)
100 - 80 = 20% Drop-out rate Source: UNISTATS, 2019
20%
Employment rate
Employment rate
The percentage of students in full-time work 6 months after finishing their course.
Source: UNISTATS, 2019
95%
Average salary
Average salary
Source: UNISTATS, 2019
Architecture graduate salary at this uni
£27,000
UK Architecture graduate salary
£21,000
What students say
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Christine
16 Nov 23

Portsmouth is quite small so you end up knowing a lot of people and it takes away from the fear of being far from home for the first time for most. The only downside I would say..Read more

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Subha
14 Nov 23

Great..Read more

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A level:

BBC - BBB Grades / Points required

Scottish Advanced Higher:

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UCAS Tariff:

112 - 120 Grades / Points required

Access to HE Diploma:

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Cambridge International Pre-U Certificate - Principal:

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GCSE/National 4/National 5:

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International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme:

Not currently available, please contact university for up to date information.

Leaving Certificate - Higher Level (Ireland) (first awarded in 2017):

H3,H3,H3,H3,H4 - H3,H3,H3,H3,H3 Grades / Points required

OCR Cambridge Technical Diploma:

Not currently available, please contact university for up to date information.

OCR Cambridge Technical Extended Diploma:

DDM - DMM Grades / Points required

Pearson BTEC Diploma (QCF):

Not currently available, please contact university for up to date information.

Pearson BTEC Extended Diploma (QCF):

DDM - DMM Grades / Points required

Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Diploma (first teaching from September 2016):

Not currently available, please contact university for up to date information.

Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Certificate (first teaching from September 2016):

Not currently available, please contact university for up to date information.

Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016):

DDM - DMM Grades / Points required

T Level:

M Grades / Points required

Welsh Baccalaureate - Advanced Skills Challenge Certificate (first teaching September 2015):

Not currently available, please contact university for up to date information.

112-120 points from 2 or 3 A levels.

112-120 Tariff points.

112-120 points from 2 or 3 A levels, or equivalent.

112-122 Tariff points from the Access to HE Diploma.

Cambridge Pre-U score of 54-56.

3 GCSEs at grade C or above to include English and Mathematics/3 GCSEs at grade 4 or above to include English and Mathematics.

29 points from the IB Diploma. 655/754 at Higher Level - 29 points from the IB Diploma. 664 at Higher Level.

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Acceptable when combined with other qualifications.

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Acceptable when combined with other qualifications.

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Acceptable when combined with other qualifications.

Acceptable when combined with other qualifications.

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112-120 points from the Advanced Welsh Baccalaureate including 2 A levels, plus the Advanced Skills Challenge Certificate.

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£9,250 per year

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£9,250 per year

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Students from Northern Ireland

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£9,250 per year

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Students from Channel Islands

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£9,250 per year

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Students from EU

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£20,200 per year

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Christine
16 Nov 23
Property Development BSc (Hons)
Portsmouth is quite small so you end up knowing a lot of people and it takes away from the fear of being far from home for the first time for most. The only downside I would say...
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