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University of Reading

Masters in Real Estate

Program overview

The Master’s program equips students with the essential techniques and skills needed to successfully navigate the real estate market.

Last updated: September 3, 2024

Henley Business School

Whiteknights House Whiteknights, Reading RG6 6UD United Kingdom

Academic Information

Degree offered

Masters in Real Estate

Length of program

12 months

Number of Credits Required

180 credits

Unique real estate academic features

The MSc Real Estate program provides students with an in-depth understanding of real estate markets and the techniques utilized within them. It imparts the crucial skills required for a variety of careers in the global real estate industry. The program covers key areas such as investment appraisal, economics, real estate finance, valuation, international real estate, strategic rural land management, development, fund management, law, and sustainability. Additionally, it prepares students to handle a broad spectrum of real estate activities, encompassing both direct and indirect approaches, as well as national and international contexts.

Courses and disciplines/concentrations offered

Compulsory Modules: 

  • Investment Appraisal
  • Introduction to Real Estate Finance
  • Real Estate Economics
  • Field Trip
  • Real Estate Opportunities

Option Modules: 

  • Quantitative Methods for Real Estate Investment
  • Sustainability and Real Estate
  • Introduction to Law
  • Real Estate Appraisal and Valuation
  • Real Estate Management
  • Real Estate Development
  • Housing Economics
  • International Real Estate Markets
  • Landlord and Tenant Law
  • Real Estate Securities

Real Estate Extracurricular Opportunities

Notable traditions & events

  • Evening Lectures
  • Competition Events

Real estate extracurricular activities available

  • Sporting Fixtures
  • Annual Student Ball
  • Evening Lectures Series
  •  Careers Advisory Service (CAS)

Networking opportunities

  • Alumni Support: The Reading Real Estate Foundation (RREF)
  • Career Smart
  • Career Consultant Appointments

Recruiting

General info on roles students fill after graduation

  • Fund Management
  • Development or Valuation
  • Asset Management
  • Barclays Capital
  • Invesco
  • Legal & General
  • Accenture
  • Ernst & Young
  • PriceWaterhouseCoopers
  • Property Portfolio Research
  • Morgan Stanley
  • British Land
  • Grosvenor
  • Hines
  • Land Securities
  • SEGRO
  • JP Morgan
  • Merrill Lynch
  • Aviva

Common employers​

  • BNP Paribas Real Estate
  • Capita
  • CBRE
  • Colliers International
  • Cushman & Wakefield
  • Deloitte Real Estate
  • DTZ
  • Gerald Eve
  • GVA
  • JLL
  • Knight Frank
  • Savills
  • BNP Paribas
  • Deutsche Bank
  • Goldman Sachs

Faculty and Research

Faculty & Staff for the Program

Distinguished real estate faculty members or research areas

Eamonn D'Arcy

Professor of International Real Estate; MSc Real Estate Director; Postgraduate Programme Area Director

Pat McAllister

Professor of Real Estate

Kathy Pain

Professor of Real Estate Development

Mention any recent real estate research achievements or ongoing projects

  • The impact of commercial real estate secured lending on financial. . .. (2021, August 4). Henley Business School. https://www.henley.ac.uk/research/projects/the-impact-of-commercial-real-estate-secured-lending-on-financial-stability-professor-neil-crosby-dr-steven-devaney-dr-cathy-hughes-department-of-real-estate-and-planning

 

  • Financialisation of the planning process – development viability. . .. (2021, August 4). Henley Business School. https://www.henley.ac.uk/research/projects/financialisation-of-the-planning-process-development-viability-modelling-professor-neil-crosby-professor-peter-wyatt-professor-pat-mcallister-department-of-real-estate-and-planning

 

  • Changing policy and practice to facilitate neighbourhood planning in. . .. (2021, August 4). Henley Business School. https://www.henley.ac.uk/research/projects/changing-policy-and-practice-to-facilitate-neighbourhood-planning-in-england-professor-gavin-parker-dr-matthew-wargent-dr-mark-dobson-department-of-real-estate-and-planning

 

  • Cycle Parking Hub Project – Reading. (2023, September 19). Henley Business School. https://www.henley.ac.uk/research/projects/cycle-parking-hub-project-reading

 

  • Strategic action plans for rental housing for internal migrants in. . .. (2021, December 8). Henley Business School. https://www.henley.ac.uk/research/projects/strategic-action-plans-for-rental-housing-for-internal-migrants-in-kochi-municipal-corporation

 

  • The role of land promoters and promotion in the housing land market. (2021, December 8). Henley Business School. https://www.henley.ac.uk/research/projects/the-role-of-land-promoters-and-promotion-in-the-housing-land-market

Alumni Support

Successful real estate alumni

Will Osborn

Surveyor at COREP Ltd

George Kitchin

Project and Transaction Coordinator for Marsh McLennan at CBRE

Comfort Addison

Real Estate and Real Estate Finance| Investment and Fund Management| Banking

Real estate alumni networks and associations

  • Alumni Support: The Reading Real Estate Foundation (RREF)

Accreditations and Rankings

Chartered Surveyors (RICS) Accreditation

Financial Information

Tuition fees

Res. £20,400
Non Res. £27,000

Financial aid

Available.

Scholarships

Available.

General information

Where is the program housed on campus?

Whiteknights House Whiteknights, Reading RG6 6UD United Kingdom

State of the art Facilities

Award-winning green campus

Home to undergraduate and postgraduate study, our purpose-built Business school is located on the University of Reading’s Whiteknights campus, awarded 12 consecutive Green Flag awards, recognising it as one of Britain’s top green spaces. The business school building opened in 2009 and offers an outstanding location for learning.

The School houses lecture theatres and seminar rooms equipped with the latest technology, easily accessible academic and support staff, a popular cafe and visitor area and a dedicated Business Library. The Business Library is exclusively for the use of students in the School and provides an ideal place for private and group study, plus easy access to specialist online and offline resources and services.

The adjacent ICMA Centre is home to our degree programmes in finance and provides three state-of-the-art dealing rooms featuring more than 100 terminals. We were the first business school in Europe to introduce dealing rooms and remain the only university with a facility on such a scale

Campus Size

University of Reading is a public institution with a campus size of 130-hectare.

Contact Information

University of Reading - Admissions Department

Miller Building Whiteknights Campus Reading, RG6 6AB UK

+44 (0) 118 378 5289

Reading Real Estate Society (UOR Real Estate SOC)

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