Full Time: 3 Years
If you are interested in managing major property investments while working with large financial institutions and high profile clients, then BSc Investment and Finance in Property is the degree for you.
Real Estate and planning at the University of Reading ranks number 1 in the UK for 'Land and Property Management' (Complete University Guide, 2017-2020). During this degree you will compare property to other forms of investment, developing strong financial expertise that will enable you to work not only in the property sector but also in wider financial roles.
Final year modules are focused on investment and finance subjects and, like all of our courses, address both the theoretical and practical aspects of the property market.
You will also undertake a number of applied investment and finance projects to develop analytical and key employment skills.
You will receive one-to-one industry mentoring, providing real insight into the profession. We also host an annual Real Estate and Planning Careers Fair and an evening lecture series.
This course has full accreditation from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS).
Placement
We have a professional Careers Development Adviser who will help you with every aspect of the career development process, including identifying work placements, internships and permanent career opportunities.
You can also benefit from individual advice on the preparation of CVs and application letters and runs workshops on the interview process.
You also have the opportunity to take our work-based learning module, enabling you to gain credits towards your degree from relevant work experience undertaken while at university.
Visit the Henley Business School website for more information about this course.Typical offer A Level ABB | IB 32 pts overall
What will you study?
How much will it cost?
New UK/EU students: £9,250* per year
New international students: £20,315 per year
* UK and EU fee changes
UK undergraduate fees are regulated by the government. These fees are subject to parliamentary approval and any decision on raising the tuition fees cap for new UK and EU** students would require the formal approval of both Houses of Parliament before it becomes law.
From 2020, the UK government may link tuition fees to the Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF).
**EU students
For more information on fees, loans and grants for EU students, see fees and funding for home/EU students.
Additional costs
These course fees cover the cost of your tuition. Some courses will require additional payments for field trips and extra resources. You will also need to budget for your accommodation and living costs. See our information on living costs for more details.
Financial support for your studies
You may be eligible for a scholarship or bursary to help pay for your study. Students from the UK and other EU countries may also be eligible for a student loan to help cover these costs. See our fees and funding information for more information on what's available.
* UK and EU Fee Changes
Subject to the Government passing legislation to raise the minimum fee cap, we will raise undergraduate tuition fees from £9,000 to £9,250 for new UK/EU students applying to start courses in the 2017/18 academic year. You will not be affected by this rise if you have deferred entry to the 2017/18 academic year. The Government will confirm future arrangements for EU students in due course.
The tuition fee will remain £9,000 per year for the full duration of this course if you start in the 2016/17 academic year or have accepted an offer but deferred your entry until the 2017/18 academic year. This is unlike other institutions who are planning to raise fees midway through courses.
For further information, please see our webpage on the Teaching Excellence Framework and future tuition fees.
Additional costs
These course fees cover the cost of your tuition. Some courses will require additional payments for field trips and extra resources. You will also need to budget for your accommodation and living costs. See our information on living costs for more details.
Financial support for your studies
You may be eligible for a scholarship or bursary to help pay for your study. Students from the UK and other EU countries may also be eligible for a student loan to help cover these costs. See our fees and funding information for more information on what's available.
What career can you have?
We are widely acknowledged by the major employers as one of Europe’s leading providers of graduates in Real Estate and Planning.
Our degrees open up a hugely diverse range of career opportunities; employers include real estate advisers, property developers, planning consultancies and financial institutions. You could join our graduates who are deciding the future of the Olympic Park, working on the planning of a new city in China for 30 million people, working on renewable energy projects, running a multi-million pound property fund investing in global real estate, working with local communities on inner city regeneration, making land purchase decision for HS2, re-developing Ascot racecourse or working with a Community Land Trust in the Rocky Mountains to name just a few examples.
Typical job titles of our graduates include graduate surveyors, investment bankers, financial analysts, rural surveyors and planning consultants.
We have a professional careers development adviser to support you in identifying work placements, internships and permanent career opportunities. Through the Reading Real Estate Foundation (RREF) you can receive one-to-one industry mentoring, providing real insight into the profession. RREF also runs regular industry events, such as an annual Real Estate and Planning Careers Fair and an evening lecture series.