MSc Real Estate Asset Management / Course details

Year of entry: 2024

Course description

MSc Real Estate Asset Management is a fast-track conversion course that will allow you to gain the necessary framework of knowledge, understanding and skills to enable you to pursue a successful career in real estate asset management, in the UK or internationally.

Core course units are shared with our MSc Real Estate Development and will provide a solid grounding in real estate from the perspectives of investor, developer, occupier and the wider global society.

Optional course units allow you to develop deeper knowledge of real estate in areas of particular interest to you.

This course has normally included a residential fieldtrip to London, and an optional fieldtrip to another major international city.

Aims

You will:

  • develop commercial awareness whilst building your technical real estate knowledge base;
  • develop your analytical and communication skills to present sound, well- justified arguments and solutions to complex problems;
  • gain a global perspective on the challenges facing the real estate profession.

Special features

  • This course has normally offered an optional international fieldtrip to explore current urban issues in a city. Past locations include Seattle, Toronto, Berlin, Barcelona or Amsterdam.
  • This course has normally included a short residential fieldtrip to London. The cost of this field trip is included in the course fee.
  • Opportunity to work alongside industry-mentors on a real-life project.
  • Based in the `living laboratory' of Manchester, enjoy site visits and expert presentations on industry-leading schemes.
  • Have the flexibility to specialise or mix discipline units, choosing from a wide range of options across real estate, environmental management and planning.
  • Develop practical skills using specialist real estate, statistical or spatial analysis software.
  • Benefit from close staff-student relationships and guided one-to-one supervision.
  • Opportunity to take part in a range of business competitions and entrepreneurship activities.

Teaching and learning

This course is designed to be highly relevant to future employment in the real estate field, with a strong focus on developing commercial awareness and understanding of global issues.

We adopt a theoretically informed, practice-orientated, approach to teaching and learning.

This draws on both our world-class research and our excellent links with business and the public sector.

Fieldwork is an important part of the learning experience and this course normally includes a three-day residential fieldtrip to London, usually in October.

Successful applicants are expected to be available to attend.

This course has normally included an optional field trip. Past locations include Berlin, Barcelona, Amsterdam, Seattle and Toronto. The field trip has an additional charge and would usually take place during the second semester or Easter vacation.

Other optional units include a consultancy group project, working alongside industry mentors, and the possibility of undertaking a 15-day professional placement, in the UK or international location.

In addition, a comprehensive range of site visits, guest lectures and presentations from business and public organisations are an integral part of the course, and networking opportunities are strongly promoted.

Part-time students

Part-time students complete the course over 24 months.

There are no evening or weekend course units available; you should, therefore, discuss course requirements with the Programme Director and seek approval from your employer.

Timetabling information is usually available from late August.

You can discuss course unit choices during induction week with the Programme Director.

Important notice

The School of Environment, Education and Development (SEED) recognises the value of fieldwork. However, the safety and wellbeing of our students and staff remains our priority. The School will assess on a regular basis the viability of any travel and fieldwork and communicate any significant changes to our students at the earliest possible opportunity.

The ability of fieldwork and travel to proceed, and whether any changes to proposed fieldwork and travel might be necessary, will remain subject to factors such as the:

  • rules and guidance on travel and activities implemented and published by the UK and overseas governments;
  • outcome of any risk assessments conducted by the University;
  • educational value and student experience of the fieldwork, if significant changes to the proposed fieldwork would be necessary;
  • availability of appropriate insurance cover;
  • availability of appropriate travel and accommodation and any significant changes to their financial costs.

All fieldwork and travel will be subject to a rigorous risk assessment process and the implementation of any protective measures identified by the risk assessment to ensure the health and safety of all our students and staff.

In some circumstances, it may become necessary to make changes to fieldwork or programme related travel. The University will notify you of those changes at the earliest opportunity. If any fieldwork does not go ahead as planned, then the School's focus will be on seeking to offer a suitable alternative and ensure that the Intended Learning Outcomes (ILOs) of the programme are met.

Please note that Countries may change their immigration and visa regulations at short notice. The School cannot guarantee that where visas are required for fieldwork, they will be granted but we will take steps so that if a visa is refused, affected students are not academically disadvantaged.

Coursework and assessment

The taught elements of the course are assessed on a continuous basis by a variety of methods, including essays, presentations, online tests, topic papers and project reports.

Traditional examinations are not used in the core real estate units.

Most assessment is based on individual work with an element of collaborative project work.

A 15,000-word dissertation is prepared on an approved topic, which is discussed and chosen at the beginning of the second semester and a suitable supervisor allocated.

Initial work focuses upon an overview of the chosen topic, a literature review and the design of the methodology to be adopted.

During the latter part of Semester 2 and the summer, you undertake the necessary research and analysis, culminating in the writing of your dissertation.

Course unit list

The course unit details given below are subject to change, and are the latest example of the curriculum available on this course of study.

TitleCodeCredit ratingMandatory/optional
Real Estate Investment and Finance PLAN60191 15 Mandatory
Property Valuation PLAN60331 15 Mandatory
Strategic Investment & Asset Management PLAN60351 15 Mandatory
Dissertation [MSc REAM] PLAN60380 60 Mandatory
Real Estate Markets PLAN61061 15 Mandatory
Professional Placement PLAN60070 15 Optional
Corporate Real Estate Project PLAN60082 15 Optional
Land and Development PLAN60102 15 Optional
Advanced Real Estate Finance PLAN60292 15 Optional
Real Estate Law in Practice PLAN60342 15 Optional
Real Estate Modelling PLAN60572 15 Optional
International Fieldtrip PLAN60832 15 Optional
Displaying 10 of 12 course units

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Facilities

You can develop your practical skills in our project rooms and computer suites with specialist real estate and statistical software.

For more information, see Facilities .

Disability support

Practical support and advice for current students and applicants is available from the Disability Advisory and Support Service.

For more information, email  dass@manchester.ac.uk