Housing Studies

University of Stirling
Postgraduate PgDip Part-time 2 Years Architecture and planningBuilding and construction

About this course

Aimed at those already working in the housing sector, our Housing Studies course will help you develop your career further. Accredited by the Chartered Institute of Housing, the course covers all aspects of housing services.

With a focus on achieving better housing for all, you’ll acquire the front-line knowledge and competencies needed to tackle issues in housing and homelessness in Scotland and throughout the UK. You’ll be introduced to the most up-to-date ideas and debates in housing.

This route blends occasional teaching sessions on campus with a significant element of online study giving you the ideal learning experience in a format which is accessible and engaging. Everything is online and available at all times, and we have students from Scotland to Jamaica, who learn in their own time and at their own pace.

You’ll be taught by a team of academics who comprehensively cover the multi-disciplinary nature of housing, research, policy and practice. Our research-led teaching draws on our specialist expertise in policy analysis, homelessness and housing rights, social theory, housing and land market analysis.

The course fully integrates all of the academic and practice components of the professional qualification of the Chartered Institute of Housing. We’ll help you to develop the skill set required to further your career with housing organisations in the social, private and voluntary sectors in a highly competitive age. Our graduates usually find relevant work very quickly after completing their studies.

Study Options

This course is available in 2 study options:

Part-time Shown above

Duration: 2 Years

Qualification: PgDip

Location: Stirling

Part-time Shown above

Duration: 2 Years

Qualification: MSc

Location: Stirling

Career Prospects

Graduates from this course typically go into the following occupations:

3541 Estimators, valuers and assessors
1251 Property, housing and estate managers
2435 Professional/Chartered company secretaries
1122 Production managers and directors in construction
2452 Chartered architectural technologists, planning officers and consultants
3114 Building and civil engineering technicians

Course Details

Qualification
Postgraduate Diploma - PgDip
Study Mode
Part-time
Duration
2 Years
Start Date
2025
Academic Year
2025
Campus / Location
Stirling
Scheme
Postgraduate
Subjects
Architecture and planning, Building and construction