MA Commercial Property

About the course

Accredited by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS)

This course is designed to prepare you for a demanding and rewarding career in property, in either the private or the public sector. It provides graduate-level entry into the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors.

You'll develop knowledge and understanding of property and its role in the wider economy. Your study will give you the analytical skills necessary for successful property investment, development and management. You'll also learn research skills and find out how research applies to property and property markets.

Course content

Autumn semester core modules

• Property Economics
• Investment Finance and Funding
• Theory and Ethics in the Built Environment
• Research Methods

Spring semester core modules

• Integrated Project covering Valuation, Investment Valuation, Law of Business Leases

Optional modules

A choice of one specialist module from a list including:

• Property Development
• Property Market Analysis
• Planning Law

Teaching

• Lectures
• Seminars

Assessment

• Coursework
• Dissertation

Where your masters can take you

A masters from Sheffield is the mark of someone who thinks differently. At the end of your course you'll have the knowledge and skills to help you make a difference in whatever you do.

A majority of our graduates go on to develop highly successful careers in planning and property with employers such as Local Authorities, Private Sector Planning Consultants, Real Estate Consultants and International Development Agencies.

Why your masters matters

We offer varied and flexible courses to prepare you for a successful career. The department has been teaching and researching urban issues, property investment and development and town planning for many years, and has an international reputation as a centre of excellence.

Our strong links with other academic departments and with planning and property practices means your learning and research applies to the real world. Practitioners contribute to our teaching and run site visits, fieldtrips and projects. You'll therefore have the opportunity to attend field courses in London or Cairo, or carry out a placement with a planning agency.

Your learning is supported by our Liaison Committee – which includes senior officers from local authorities, other planning agencies, property consultancies and development companies in the UK – and our network of funders, from government departments to the European Commission.

Sheffield is a city going through many changes, so it makes an excellent backdrop to your study. You'll be located in a modern building shared with the Department of Geography, at the heart of the campus and near the Information Commons.

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