MSc Real Estate (Work Experience)

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MSc

Real Estate (Work Experience)

A course designed for graduates with a non-property-related degree and existing practitioners who want to go on to become chartered surveyors, with added work experience.

This course is currently undergoing a redesign, and we expect the course content and learning outcomes to change. Following any changes, updated course information will be published on this page.

Everything you need to know...

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    What is the fee?

    Home: £12,120 for the course
    International/EU: £19,225 for the course

  • Time

    How long will I study?

    2 Years

  • Location

    Where will I study?

    City Campus

  • Date

    When do I start?

    September 2025

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    Placement year available?

    Yes


Course summary

  • Learn the relevant skills necessary for a successful career in real estate.
  • Benefit from an interdisciplinary, international field trip, included in your fees.
  • Undertake an additional work experience placement. 
  • Accredited by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS).

An intellectually challenging and professionally relevant course, underpinned by academic and professional expertise, this degree combines a unique blend of academic rigour, practical application and professional development, providing the relevant skills necessary for those wishing to operate in the property industry. Graduate with the ability to meet the academic, professional and ethical standards required by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors.


How you learn

Areas studied include economics and the built environment, property law and professional context, valuation, evaluating building condition, advanced valuation and development, corporate real estate asset management, applied research methods and dissertation, and international applied project.

You learn through

  • lectures
  • seminars
  • presentations
  • site visits
  • coursework
  • examinations
  • phase tests
  • reports
  • group projects
  • presentations
  • dissertation

Course leaders and tutors

Sarah Cardwell
Sarah Cardwell
Senior Lecturer In Real Estate

Sarah has worked at Sheffield Hallam University since September 2012. Prior to this she worked for Lambert Smith Hampton for approximately six years as an Associate … Read more

Applied learning

Live projects

The course includes practical, client-focused property projects. These involve you completing technical and professional tasks and applying creative solutions that draw on your developing knowledge. You also complete an individual in-depth dissertation that requires a critical and evaluative approach to professional practice and theory

Work placements

You’ll have the opportunity to go on a work placement for up to 12 months, where you’ll apply academic theory and your skills in a real-world setting. This hands-on experience will enhance your professional development and help you to make informed career choices after graduation. We’ll support you to source a placement that is relevant to your course. Throughout your placement, you’ll be supported to reflect on your experience and contribution to the organisation you work for. You'll also share your progress and achievements with your Placement Academic Supervisor as part of your final assessment.

Field trips

On the international field trip you work with students from across related subjects to increase understanding of the other roles in the profession that interact on a day-to-day basis and how the role of a Chartered Surveyor fits in with these roles. It also develops the skills and knowledge that are essential to becoming an effective professional practitioner.


Future careers

Previous graduates of this course have gone on to work for

  • Sanderson Weatherall
  • Deloitte
  • JLL
  • CBRE
  • GVA
  • Cushman & Wakefield
  • Lambert Smith Hampton
  • Savills

Others have joined in-house corporate real estate departments, smaller independent professional firms and the public sector.

Where will I study?

You study at City Campus through a structured mix of lectures, seminars and practical sessions as well as access to digital and online resources to support your learning.

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City Campus is located in the heart of Sheffield, within minutes of the train and bus stations.

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Howard Street
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Equipment and facilities

On this course you work with

  • virtual learning environment Blackboard
  • software packages such as Excel
  • specialist investment and development software
  • industry databases

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Entry requirements

All students

Minimum 2:2 degree or equivalent in any discipline.

We welcome applications from candidates who may not meet the exact academic entry requirements but have significant relevant experience, on application you will be referred to our course leader, who will evaluate your experience, this may involve an informal conversation either in person or by other media.

If English is not your first language you typically need an IELTS 6.5 overall score with a minimum of 6.0 in all other skills or equivalent. If your English language skill is currently below IELTS 6.5 we recommend you consider a Sheffield Hallam University Pre-sessional English course which will enable you to achieve an equivalent English score.

Additional information for EU/International students

If you are an International or non-UK European student, you can find out more about the country specific qualifications we accept on our international qualifications page.

For details of English language entry requirements (IELTS), please see the information for 'All students'.


Modules

Important notice: The structure of this course is periodically reviewed and enhanced to provide the best possible learning experience for our students and ensure ongoing compliance with any professional, statutory and regulatory body standards. Module structure, content, delivery and assessment may change, but we expect the focus of the course and the learning outcomes to remain as described above. Following any changes, updated module information will be published on this page.

You will be able to complete a placement year as part of this course. See the modules table below for further information.

Year 1

Compulsory modules

Module
Credits
Assessment
Advanced Valuation And Development
Credits 30
Assessment Coursework(100%)
Applied International Project
Credits 15
Assessment Coursework(100%)
Applied Research Methods And Dissertation
Credits 45
Assessment Coursework(100%)
Corporate Real Estate Asset Management
Credits 30
Assessment Coursework(100%)
Economics And The Built Environment
Credits 15
Assessment Exam(100%)
Evaluating Building Condition
Credits 15
Assessment Coursework(100%)
Property Law & Professional Context
Credits 15
Assessment Coursework(100%)
Valuation
Credits 15
Assessment Practical(100%)
Final year

Compulsory modules

Module
Credits
Assessment
Postgraduate Work Experience Applied Professional Diploma
Credits -
Assessment

Fees and funding

Home students

Our tuition fee for UK students starting full-time study in 2025/26 is £12,120 for the course. The tuition fee displayed above is for the full course. For this work experience route, your fees will be payable over two years, divided into two annual payments based on credits studied. The fee includes dedicated employability support to help you prepare for and secure work experience. It does not guarantee you a placement and if a placement is not secured the work experience fee will still be charged. If a placement is not secured you will transfer to the standard version of the course to complete your remaining credits, where the balance of your course fees will be due in year one in line with completing the course.

If you are studying an undergraduate course, postgraduate pre-registration course or postgraduate research course over more than one academic year then your tuition fees may increase in subsequent years in line with Government regulations or UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) published fees. More information can be found in our terms and conditions under student fees regulations.

International students

Our tuition fee for UK students starting full-time study in 2025/26 is £19,225 for the course. The tuition fee displayed above is for the full course. For this work experience route, your fees will be payable over two years, divided into two annual payments based on credits studied. The fee includes dedicated employability support to help you prepare for and secure work experience. It does not guarantee you a placement and if a placement is not secured the work experience fee will still be charged. If a placement is not secured you will transfer to the standard version of the course to complete your remaining credits, where the balance of your course fees will be due in year one in line with completing the course.

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You apply for this course via our online application form.

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