Real Estate

You’ll explore how the UK construction industry shapes the built environment while developing professional skills, ethical awareness, sustainability principles and digital know-how.

You’ll investigate career roles and technologies like drones, laser scanning and VR. You’ll learn how planning shapes development in the built environment, exploring planning permission, land use and stakeholder roles. The module also introduces urban regeneration, inclusive design and the legal principles guiding UK planning decisions.

You’ll gain an introduction to the economic and legal forces shaping the built environment, exploring market trends, valuation and investment basics alongside contracts, health and safety, and professional responsibilities guiding ethical construction practice. 

You’ll explore how homes are designed and built, learning about construction methods, materials and building systems. The module develops your understanding of regulations, sustainability and detailing, while building practical drawing, CAD and technical communication skills.

You’ll learn how commercial buildings are designed and constructed, exploring structural systems, materials and build sequencing. The module develops your digital modelling skills, introduces BIM workflows, and highlights sustainable, high-performance solutions for modern commercial projects.

Learn the foundations of real estate valuation as you explore property and the factors that influence how value is formed. Discover industry valuation techniques as well as the financial and mathematical principles needed during the valuation process.

Explore housing and residential real estate, including how they’re managed. You’ll focus on the social, economic, and political development of different tenure types. Examine the rights and responsibilities of landlords, tenants and residents as you look at different lease terms.

You’ll develop essential knowledge of health and safety management, exploring legislation, risk assessment and safety culture. Through real-world scenarios and teamwork, you’ll learn how to promote safe, ethical and sustainable practice in professional environments.

You’ll explore sustainability, the circular economy and carbon reduction, examining how organisations respond to climate challenges. You’ll also apply global frameworks such as the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and work towards Carbon Literacy certification with the Carbon Literacy Trust.

You’ll explore how artificial intelligence works and how it’s used across industries. Through practical activities, you’ll apply AI techniques to real-world problems while considering the ethical, sustainable and responsible use of intelligent systems.

You’ll learn how to collect, analyse and interpret data to support decision-making. The module develops your statistical, visualisation and communication skills, helping you turn real-world datasets into meaningful insights for professional practice.

You’ll complete a short or summer placement, internship or civic project, gaining real-world experience. With university support, you’ll reflect on your learning, build professional skills and enhance your employability through practical industry or community engagement.

Discover the steps and challenges involved in domestic and commercial property transactions as you solve real industry challenges. Learn about different property tax issues, like Stamp Duty and Land Tax, while examining lender requirements and considerations around money laundering.

You’ll complete an independent research project on a real built environment challenge, developing investigation, analysis and project management skills. Your work will align with industry priorities and global goals such as the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.

Discover the core concepts, evidence sources and analytical processes that form real estate value. Learn to use market data as you develop the financial, mathematical and practical skills for valuations and constructing discounted cash flow models for real estate appraisals.

You’ll develop commercial and leadership skills for the built environment, exploring strategy, finance and sustainability. Working in teams, you’ll create a business proposal while considering ESG, innovation and the challenges shaping future industry practice.