BSc (Hons) Rural Property and Real Estate (with placement) at Harper Adams University

Rural Property and Real Estate (RPRE) is the ideal route for those keen to specialise in the built environment side of rural property and real estate management. You could manage everything from the care of historic buildings to new developments in the countryside (or where town meets country) and the management of residential and commercial property in the rural sector.

Department: Land and Property Management  |  Duration: 4 years (full-time) including a one-year work placement. A three year programme is available for applicants with at least two years, full-time relevant work experience.  |  Study mode: full-time (sandwich, one-year work placement)  |  Intake: 2027 entry  |  Location: Newport, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Year 1: Academic Development and Professional Practice, Surveying Practice, Building Construction, Pathology and Regulation, Rural Land Issues and Policy Development, Introduction to the Built Environment, Valuation with Land and Property Economics. Year 2: Career and Data Management, Sustainable Built Environments, Planning and Development, Property Management and Maintenance, Property Agency and Tenancy Law, Valuation, Taxation and Investment Appraisal. Year 3 is the placement year. Year 4: Dissertation - Land and Property Management, Valuation and Professional Practice (RPRE), Property Development, Ethical and Sustainable Investment in the Built Environment.

Career pathways

Rural Property and Real Estate graduates are likely to progress to positions in the management of rural property, estates and land, often within a firm of chartered surveyors specialising in this work or in some instances as a resident agent on a larger estate.

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