ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
Successful completion of any undergraduate degree or relevant qualifications / professional experience deemed equivalent by the Executive Dean.
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The Master of Valuation and Property Development provides you with a wide range of skills that can be applied to global property markets. This program is designed to equip you with strong knowledge and advanced technical skills applicable to a variety of career paths such as investment, finance, asset management and research. This degree also provides the opportunity to specialise in property valuation.
PROGRAM STRUCTURE
This program enables you to exit after four subjects with a graduate certificate, after eight subjects with a graduate diploma or complete 12 subjects for a master’s degree.
Graduate Certificate of Valuation and Property Development (4)
Complete two of the following subjects:
- Corporate Real Estate
- Property Development and Feasibility Analysis
- Project Finance and Procurement
- Property Investment and Valuation
- Real Estate Finance and Taxation
- Real Estate Investment Trust Analysis
- Real Estate Property Rights
- Risk Management
Plus two of the approved electives from the postgraduate subject offerings in the Faculty of Society & Design.
Graduate Diploma of Valuation and Property Development (8)
Complete four of the following subjects:
- Corporate Real Estate
- Project Finance and Procurement
- Property Development and Feasibility Analysis
- Property Investment and Valuation
- Real Estate Finance and Taxation
- Real Estate Investment Trust Analysis
- Real Estate Property Rights
- Risk Management
Plus four of the approved electives from the postgraduate subject offerings in the Faculty of Society & Design.
Master of Valuation and Property Development (12)
- Corporate Real Estate
- Property Development and Feasibility Analysis
- Project Finance and Procurement
- Property Investment and Valuation
- Real Estate Finance and Taxation
- Real Estate Investment Trust Analysis
- Real Estate Property Rights
- Risk Management
Plus four of the approved electives from the postgraduate subject offerings in the Faculty of Society & Design.
Property Valuation Specialisation
You may use the four electives from the Master of Valuation and Property Development to specialise in Property Valuation. Completion of these subjects will result in recognition by the Australian Property Institute (API), and additional career opportunities in the property industry.
You must complete:
- Commercial Valuation
- Specialist and Statutory Valuation
- Planning and Assessment Processes
- Understanding Buildings
PROFESSIONAL OUTCOMES
This degree will provide you with the high-level skills required to establish leadership within the property industry, and can be applied across global real estate markets. Graduates of this program will be able to offer expert, specialised cognitive and technical skills to complex property markets. Opportunities include property research and analysis, valuation, strategy, portfolio management, finance, investment, development, project management and general management.
PROFESSIONAL RECOGNITION
Students graduating with this degree are internationally recognised by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS). They will also be recognised by the Australian Property Institute (API) for Associate Membership with Certified Property Practitioner Certification (CPP). Students who complete the relevant Property Valuation subjects as electives will qualify for registration with the Australian Property Institute as a Certified Practising Valuer with the Valuers Registration Board of Queensland, and New South Wales Fair Trading (conditional on meeting professional practice requirements).
*Intensive mode delivery is a compact and time-efficient way for you to complete your postgraduate qualification with minimal impact on your work/home life. You will attend two three-day sessions per subject, scheduled Thursday to Saturday (approximately six to eight contact hours per day). There will be a break of a break of four or five weeks between session one and session two. You will receive 40 hours of combined lectures, discussion groups, case studies and workshops during these contact hours. International students are required to be on campus every week.