Undergraduate Programmes

AUCTIONEERING, VALUATION & ESTATE AGENCY / CEANTÁLAÍOCHT, LUACHÁIL & GNÍOMHAIREACHT EASTÁIT DT104

Qualification awarded: BSc (REAL ESTATE) Level 7 / BSc (EASTÁT RÉADACH) Leibhéal 7
Duration of programme: 3 years
Type of programme: Ordinary Degree
Number of places: 45 approx.

Programme Description

This programme is suitable for those wishing to prepare for a career as an auctioneer, estate agent or property valuer and aims to give an understanding of the legal, economic and physical framework within which the property market functions. It also aims to give the basic skills needed to practice as an auctioneer.

What will I study on this programme?

The programme is recognised, to varying levels, by the Irish Auctioneers and Valuers Institute (IAVI), the Institute of Professional Auctioneers and Valuers (IPAV) and also the Society of Chartered Surveyors (SCS). These are professional bodies in the field of Auctioneering and Estate Agency in Ireland.

Graduates may pursue their studies to honours degree level by applying for entry to the Property Economics Degree programme (DT110) or by obtaining advanced entry into related degree programmes in the UK. This programme provides a route to obtaining membership of The Society of Chartered Surveyors, the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors in the UK and also the Irish Auctioneers and Valuers Institute.

Module listing

Year One

Valuations
Economics
Finance/Accounting
Law
Building Construction
Surveying and Cartography
Marketing
Quantitative Methods (Financial & Statistical Mathematics)
Information Technology

Year Two

Valuations
Property Management
Marketing & Taxation
Financial Management
Planning
Law
Building Construction
Quantitative Methods

Year Three

Valuations
Marketing & European Investment Markets
Land use Economics
Building Construction
Art
Architecture & Design

During this final year students undertake a major feasibility study on a property development/investment.

What are my career opportunities?

Auctioneers and Estate Agents are involved in the sale, letting, management and valuation of property. Generally, they work either in partnerships or practice on their own account. The career is suitable for those with an interest in people and in the built environment . Other desirable character traits are an outgoing nature together with an ability to get on with people.

What other options do I have after completion?

Students who have reached the appropriate level in final examinations and meet certain subject prerequisites may have the opportunity to access honours degree programmes at the Year 3 level in DIT and elsewhere in Higher Education , most graduates do so.

Entry Requirements

Minimum no of		Minimum Grade in
Subjects	Honours	Maths	English/Irish
5		OD3	OD3

Further information

School of Real Estate and Contruction Economics

T: 01 402 3675 (Mr Martin Hanratty)

E: martin.hanratty@dit.ie