Planning and Real Estate

University of Manchester
Undergraduate BSc (Hons) Full-time 3 Years Architecture and planningBuilding and construction

A-Level Entry

ABB

Avg. Graduate Salary

£27,000

About this course

BSc Planning and Real Estate is a three-year degree which will provide you with the core academic and professional training required to effectively plan, develop, and manage all aspects of our built and natural environments.

Effective planning, development and management of our towns, cities and countryside is crucial in an age when governments and societies all over the world are struggling to deliver sustainable development.

Understanding and engaging with the problems facing the communities and places in which we live, work, and play is at the heart of what we do at The University of Manchester - as it is crucial in an age when governments and societies all over the world are struggling to deliver sustainable development. The course is ideal if you:

  • are passionate about the factors that influence society and want to learn about the economic, political and socio-environmental systems, and how to manage these interactions sustainably;

  • want to take a vocationally led degree that equips you with a wide range of hands-on technical, design, decision-making, and communication skills that make you highly employable;

  • want to diversify your learning outside of lectures, enjoying a variety of field visits, work placement opportunities, working for 'real-world clients', and the option to study abroad for a semester.

    BSc Planning and Real Estate is accredited by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS), as well¿as a spatial qualification by the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI).

    To acquire full accreditation by the RTPI, you must also complete a specialist qualification, which can be achieved by transferring onto our integrated master's course .

    Manchester is a great place to study planning and real estate.

    It is a major UK city undergoing rapid urban change, which provides an ideal base for exploring urban development pressures and how these shape economic, social, and environmental futures.

    The changes to the city mean that understanding how we finance and manage investment, and what this means for further development are critical factors in effective growth.The city is also ideally placed for you to learn about a wide variety of rural environments which have interesting implications for planning and real estate markets, including three spectacular National Parks, areas of intensive farming, and impressive coastlines.

    • Entry Requirements

    A-Level Grades ABB
    BTEC DDM

    Career Prospects

    Graduates from this course typically go into the following occupations:

    3541 Estimators, valuers and assessors
    1251 Property, housing and estate managers
    2121 Civil engineers
    2452 Chartered architectural technologists, planning officers and consultants
    3114 Building and civil engineering technicians
    2451 Architects

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    Course Details

    Qualification
    Bachelor of Science (with Honours) - BSc (Hons)
    Study Mode
    Full-time
    Duration
    3 Years
    Start Date
    2025
    Academic Year
    2025
    Campus / Location
    Manchester
    Scheme
    Undergraduate
    Subjects
    Architecture and planning, Building and construction
    Avg. Graduate Salary
    £27,000

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    University of Manchester

    Manchester

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