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University of Reading

Masters in Real Estate Investment and Finance (Flexible)

Program overview

The Flexible MSc in Real Estate Investment and Finance Program operates on a part-time block release basis, featuring a structure that integrates various activities aimed at enhancing students' personal and professional development.

Last updated: August 30, 2024

Academic Information

Degree offered

Masters in Real Estate Investment and Finance (Flexible)

Length of program

2 to 6 years

Number of Credits Required

180 credits

Mode of learning

On Campus

Unique real estate academic features

The Flexible MSc in Real Estate Investment and Finance Program provides an advanced learning platform for professionals in the real estate sector seeking career advancement, as well as for individuals from other business fields aiming to transition into or specialize in commercial real estate and real estate investment and finance.

Courses and disciplines/concentrations offered

Compulsory Modules:

Real Estate Portfolio Management
Corporate Finance

Optional Modules:

Real Estate Development
International Real Estate
Real Estate Funding
Real Estate Investment Appraisal
Real Estate Securities
Real Estate Valuation
Real Estate Economics
Residential Real Estate
Policy Real Estate Law

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

Surveying (Commercial)
Real Estate Consulting
Real Estate Finance / Investment

Average salary post graduation

$£41,576

Aviva
Invesco
Legal & General
Accenture
Ernst & Young
PriceWaterhouseCoopers
Property Portfolio Research
British Land
Grosvenor
Hines
Land Securities
SEGRO
Merrill Lynch
Morgan Stanley

Common employers

CBRE
Cluttons
Cushman & Wakefield
Drivers Jonas Deloitte
DTZ
Jones Lang LaSalle
KingSturge
Knight Frank and Savills
Barclays Capital
BNP Paribas
Deutsche Bank
Goldman Sachs
JP Morgan

Faculty and Research

Faculty & Staff for the Program

See full list of faculty here

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

Sam Kirby-Fahey

Development Director-Public Investment Fund (PIF)

Krish Patel

Founder, Kalro Capital

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

£2,000 per 20 credit module

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