C10007v7 Bachelor of Property Economics

Overview

This course is designed to produce highly skilled property professionals able to enter the workforce with a qualification fully recognised by employers, government and professional associations. As part of this course, students undertake industry-based experience.

This course is structured so that students receive work experience in the property industry concurrent with their studies at UTS. This paves the way for students to be in full-time employment by the completion of the course.

During the course, students have the opportunity to undertake field trips, practical and laboratory-based work, and international exchange programs.

Course aims

The course aims to produce graduates prepared for a career in the property industry; equipped with an understanding of the legalities, principles and processes required to fill a professional role in this field; and an appreciation of a professional ethic which emphasises responsibility and responsiveness to community needs.

Career options

Career options include positions in corporate real estate, property analysis, property and asset management, property development, property finance, property research, property sales and acquisitions, real estate agency (sales/leasing), tenant advisory services and valuation.

Additional admission requirements

Admission to this degree is based on formal academic qualifications. However, the Faculty may consider applications based on the results of a STAT test if students lack academic qualifications but have extensive professional experience. The STAT test is conducted through UAC.

Additional assumed knowledge

Mathematics and any two units of English.

Course duration and attendance

This course is offered on a four-year full-time, or equivalent part-time basis.

Course structure

The course comprises a total of 168 credit points.

Industrial training/professional practice

In addition to attending classes, students are required to gain practical experience in appropriate professional or industrial organisations. Full-time students undertake practical studies as part of the program included in core subjects. They are also required to gain approved professional experience of a minimum 40 days in the property sector by the completion of their final year of study.

Course completion requirements

Course program

The example program below is for a student commencing in Autumn semester and undertaking the course full time.

Honours

Students who achieve a minimum of a 70 per cent weighted average mark in their first two levels of study may be invited to undertake the Honours program. This is taken as specialised subjects, focusing on property research and analysis, an Honours research proposal and a thesis.

Professional recognition

Australian Property Institute (API); Real Estate Institute of NSW (REI); Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS); Singapore Institute of Surveyors and Valuers (SISV)

This course satisfies the educational requirements for registration as a valuer and for licensing as a real estate agent and on-site residential property manager.

Other information

Further information is available from the Faculty Student Administration Unit on: