University of Technology SydneyHandbook 2008

C04008v4 Master of Property Development

Award(s): Master of Property Development (MProDev)
CRICOS code: 019745C
Load credit points: 72
Course EFTSL: 1.5
Faculty/institute responsible: Design, Architecture and Building

Overview
Course aims
Career options
Additional admission requirements
Course duration and attendance
Course completion requirements
Course program
Articulation with UTS courses

Overview

This course is designed for both property practitioners and graduates in other fields who wish to extend their qualifications and expertise in property development and management. Graduates have a commitment to professionalism in the property sector.

This course is for property professionals who want to upgrade their qualifications or expertise, or for those who wish to enter the property industry. Property development and planning students study a common first year, which develops an understanding of how to balance private and public interests in urban development.

Course aims

The course provides a thorough and advanced grounding in all aspects of the property development process, markets and institutions, including the political, managerial, legal and physical systems which contribute to the effective management and development of property assets, property investment portfolios and development proposals.

It is designed to provide valuers and other property practitioners with opportunities to enhance their qualifications and expertise, and provide professionals from other fields with an understanding of property development and investment issues and techniques.

Career options

Career options include positions in banking and government instrumentalities, finance, management and development, and property investment.

Additional admission requirements

Applicants must:

  • hold a Bachelor's degree or Graduate Diploma in Urban Estate Management, or
  • possess an equivalent qualification.

Course duration and attendance

This course is offered on a one-and-a-half-year full-time, or three-year part-time basis. The course features intensive block attendance patterns.

Course completion requirements

STM90502 Core subjects (Property and Planning) Level 1 24cp
STM90639 Core subjects (Property Development) 24cp
CBK90307 Property PG subjects 24cp
Total 72cp

Course program

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

 
Full time, Autumn commencing
Year 1
Autumn semester
Select 12 credit points from the following options: 12cp
12515 Strategic Asset Management6cp 
12535 Valuation Application6cp 
15241 Urban Economics and Finance6cp 
171200 Conservation and Heritage6cp 
17551 Property Market Analysis6cp 
17703 Property Taxation6cp 
17772 Commercial Retail Property Management6cp 
17773 Property Investment Strategies6cp 
Select 12 credit points from the following options: 12cp
15142 Introduction to Property and Planning6cp 
15146 Sustainable Urban Development6cp 
17700 Planning and Environmental Law6cp 
15143 Group Project A: Urban Renewal6cp 
125240 Introduction to Property Development6cp 
Spring semester
Select 12 credit points from the following options: 12cp
12515 Strategic Asset Management6cp 
12535 Valuation Application6cp 
15241 Urban Economics and Finance6cp 
171200 Conservation and Heritage6cp 
17551 Property Market Analysis6cp 
17703 Property Taxation6cp 
17772 Commercial Retail Property Management6cp 
17773 Property Investment Strategies6cp 
Select 12 credit points from the following options: 12cp
15142 Introduction to Property and Planning6cp 
15146 Sustainable Urban Development6cp 
17700 Planning and Environmental Law6cp 
15143 Group Project A: Urban Renewal6cp 
125240 Introduction to Property Development6cp 
Year 2
Autumn semester
17518 Advanced Property Development 6cp
17704 Property Development Finance 6cp
17553 Construction Cost Planning 6cp
Select 6 credit points from the following options: 6cp
12515 Strategic Asset Management6cp 
12535 Valuation Application6cp 
15241 Urban Economics and Finance6cp 
171200 Conservation and Heritage6cp 
17551 Property Market Analysis6cp 
17703 Property Taxation6cp 
17772 Commercial Retail Property Management6cp 
17773 Property Investment Strategies6cp 

Articulation with UTS courses

This course is part of an articulated program comprising the Graduate Certificate in Property and Planning (C11001), the Graduate Diploma in Urban Estate Management (C06006), and the Master of Property Development.