34,000 is the size of our global alumni community 87%* of our MSc in Real Estate graduates find employment within six months of leaving Cass 24 is the average age of our MSc in Real Estate students The Cass MSc in
In 2014 the Financial Times ranked Cass Business School 4th in the UK Real Estate The Cass advantage Careers Located in the heart of the City of London, one of the The MSc in Real Estate will equip you with a broad world’s great financial centres, Cass Business School background in real estate investment, appraisal and is home to one of the largest finance faculties in development. The core modules cover a wide variety Europe. Studying for your Masters here means being of topics including; real estate finance, valuation, part of a global network of Cass students, alumni development, market analysis and economics. and partners, and ideally positioned to embark on the next exciting stage of your career journey. The course is aimed at students from a noncognate background who wish to obtain a high quality About the course route into the real estate industry. This Masters The MSc in Real Estate will equip you with a broad programme applies the most up-to-date rigour in background in real estate investment, appraisal and the analysis of real estate and allows entry into a development. The core modules cover a wide variety wide variety of career paths. of topics including; real estate finance, valuation, development, market analysis and economics. Some examples* of where recent graduates from the MSc in Real Estate are working: The course is aimed at students from a noncognate • EC Harris — Corporate Real Estate — background who wish to obtain a high quality Project Manager route into the real estate industry. This Masters • Development Securities PLC — Development programme applies the most up-to-date rigour in Group — Junior Development Surveyor the analysis of real estate and allows entry into a • Societe Generale — Real Estate Fundraising wide variety of career paths. Group — Analyst • Cushman & Wakefield — Development Scholarships — Development Consultant Each year, the School makes funds available for • DTZ — Valuation and Advisory — Valuer. scholarships to outstanding students.
* Destination data survey 2013 The Cass MSc in Real Estate
Curriculum overview Full-time Tier 4 Visa students The MSc in Real Estate is a broadly-based course, Induction (two weeks) If you are a Tier 4 student visa holder and which opens up a wide range of career paths. wish to follow an electives route in the third It combines modules in the long-established Term one term your formal course end-date will be real estate skills of valuation, development • Real estate economics moved forward to 31 July 2016. City University and market analysis with a good grounding in • Real estate asset management has a legal obligation to report the change quantitative analysis, finance and investment. • Quantitative techniques in investment in your circumstances to UKVI (UK Visas Options in the second term cater for those who • Real estate investment and financial analysis. and Immigration). Consequently, your Tier 4 are aiming for graduate entry into a firm of UK student visa will be curtailed (shortened) to 60 surveyors, and those intending to enter jobs Term two days after the new course end date (to the end overseas, or in other branches of the industry • Real estate investment & financial analysis of September). The University cannot continue such as fund management, development • Property valuation. to sponsor your Tier 4 visa after the completion or banking. of the electives as continued engagement with Select three of the following modules**: the course is no longer required. The MSc Real Estate can be summarised as a • Real estate finance real estate programme with good foundations • International real estate markets If you choose to undertake the dissertation in finance and investment. • Landlord and tenant law module as part of your Masters course then your • Real estate development & planning visa will run for the full length of programme. To satisfy the requirements of the degree • Applied valuation & taxation. programme students must complete: If you want any advice about the implications Term three of taking the elective modules on your Eight core modules, three electives, and Three electives and a Business Tier 4 visa, please contact the University’s a Business Research Project. Research Project. International Student Advice team at [email protected]. Example of previous electives appropriate for this course*: 64%/36% • Building, project management & is our male to female ratio procurement “I used the careers • European real estate markets service extensively in subject are publication this by covered matters correct, is publication in this the information to ensure made been have efforts reasonable all While Disclaimer: 2015. February Published caused. however or omissions, errors by caused or damage loss any for no liability accepts School Business Cass change. to MSc Specialist Masters student intake • Financial regulation by geographical region • Real estate investment law order to seek advice 01 United Kingdom/Rest of Europe 49% • Real estate portfolio & fund management 02 Asia 44% • Residential investment on job applications, 03 Americas 3% • Securitisation & structuring of vehicles 04 Africa 2.5% • Work space planning. undertaking practice 05 Middle East 1.5% * Subject to availability and pre-requisites interviews, and 04 05 01 ** Modules must have a minimum of 15 students to run 03 attending company 02 Standard entry requirements presentations.” Bachelors degree: Henry Buxton, UK UK 2.1 or above, or the equivalent from an MSc in Real Estate overseas institution. Some level of previous study in finance or quantitative methods is preferred.
English requirements: £18,000 IELTS score of 7.0 overall with a minimum Tuition fees of 6.5 in the writing component.
Accreditation RICS Cass Business School is among the global elite of The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) accredits business schools that hold the gold standard of ‘triple- the MSc in Real Estate, enabling graduates to enter the RICS crown’ accreditation from the Association to Advance Assessment of Professional Competence (APC). Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB), the Association of MBAs (AMBA) and the European Quality Improvement System (EQUIS).
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