Undergraduate Programmes

PROPERTY ECONOMICS / EACNAMAÍOCHT RÉADMHAOINE DT110

Qualification awarded: BSc (PROPERTY ECONOMICS) Level 8 / BSc (EACNAMAÍOCHT RÉADMHAOINE) Leibhéal 8
Duration of programme: 4 years
Type of programme: Honours Degree
Number of places: 30 approx.

Programme Description

This programme prepares students wishing to make their careers in valuation surveying, real estate, property investment and management, auctioneering and estate agency in Ireland and abroad. It is also suitable for those interested in property development, town planning and the general investment market.

Module listing

Year One

Valuations
Law
Economics
Construction Studies
Surveying & Cartography
Financial Management
Quantitative Methods
Financial & Statistical Mathematics
Professional Development / Integrated Project
Information Technology

Year Two

Valuations
Law
Construction Studies
Planning
Economics for Property
Quantitative Analysis
Property Management & Marketing

Year Three

Valuations
Urban Economics
Building
Planning
Investment Analysis
Property Taxation
Research Methods & Proposal Writing

During this year students undertake a major Integrating Project on urban renewal/development and also an Investment Analysis Propject

Year Four

Valuations
Asset & Company Valuations
Investment, Valuation & Taxation
Urban Economics
Architecture & Urban Sociology
Planning
Property Finance & Investment

In the fourth year each Investment & Valuation Surveying student prepares a major dissertation as part of the final examination.

Those choosing the Property Asset Management option take modules in

Housing,
Project Management,
Shopping Centre Management,
Asset Management, and an
Individual Case Study.

What are my career opportunities?

The qualification is for the profession of chartered surveyor, which includes occupations in the fields of property valuation, investment and management, auctioneering & estate agency. Property economists are concerned with the broader areas of land and property development, valuation surveying, estate management and town planning. They are employed in private and public organisations such as firms of auctioneers and estate agents, property development companies, valuation consultants, local authorities and the National Valuation Office. In addition graduates have used the skills and knowledge obtained on the programme to develop careers in financial and investment institutions, such as banks and investment companies and also in the wider business environment. The programmes and careers in the discipline of property surveying call for an interest and ability in the financial and legal aspects of the property and construction industry and in the managerial skills applied to building and property developments.

The Property Asset Management & Valuation option in final year will enable graduates to develop careers working with or giving advice to major property owning companies, such as semi-state and investment companies, banks, etc., in managing and optimising their property assets.

What other options do I have after completion?

Students who have reached the appropriate honours standard may have access to a range of Masters degrees in DIT and elsewhere in Higher Education.

What will I study on this programme?

The broad aim of the programme is to develop a property professional capable of operating in a dynamic and competitive environment. Graduates may be employed as valuers, estate agents, property consultants and investment advisors, developers and planners. The programme provides an education in the financial, legal, planning and construction aspects of property in the context of the investment market in general and it provides students with a thorough understanding of the economic functioning of the built environment. Upon successful completion of an assessment of professional competence, holders of these awards are eligible for corporate membership of the Society of Chartered Surveyors Ireland and the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors in the U.K. They are exempted from the Intermediate Examination of the Royal Town Planning Institute and are also accepted for entry to appropriate postgraduate programmes in Ireland and abroad.

Entry Requirements

Minimum no of		Minimum Grade in
Subjects	Honours	Maths	English/Irish
6	2	OD3	OD3

Further information

School of Real Estate & Construction Economics

T: 01 402 3675 (Mr Martin Hanratty)

E: martin.hanratty@dit.ie