Planning and Real Estate with Professional Placement

Each year will offer increased opportunities to specialise in aspects of planning and real estate policy, management and evaluation.

In the third year of study, you will embark on a paid work placement with an organisation engaged with planning, environment, urban design and/or real estate to apply the conceptual, digital and communication skills you practice.

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 four-year integrated master's course (five-years with professional placement).

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.