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MSc (Building) Property Development and Management at University of the Witwatersrand

University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa

Programme overview

The MSc (Building) in the fields of Property Management or Property Development Planning Management is offered over 2 years, and is directed towards applicants with an honours degree in Real Estate, Property, Economics, Finance, Commerce, Accounting, Building Technology, Civil Engineering and Planni To engage in independent research, and write concise reports of acceptable scientific quality in addition to knowledge in property development and management at postgraduate level.

Faculty: Engineering and the Built Environment  |  Department: Construction Economics and Management  |  Duration: 2 years  |  Study mode: part-time  |  Location: Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa

What you will study

Courses covered may include:; Quantitative Methods with Real Estate Applications; Applied Macroeconomics; Real Estate Law; Real Estate Finance; Real Estate Market Analysis; Commercial Real Estate Investments; Real Estate Development; Real Estate Valuation; Advanced Topics in Real Estate; Research Methodology; Research Report

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Application information

Entry requirements

BSc (Hon) (Property Studies) or BSc (Hons) (Building) or BSc (Hons) (Construction Management) of this University or the equivalent with a minimum of an average score of 60%; PGDIP in PDM or equivalent with an average score of 60%; A BArch (Hons) or BSc (Hons) (Urban and Regional Planning), or MArch(Prof) or BSc (Hons) (Quantity Surveying), or 4 year BSc (Eng) in the branch of Civil Engineering of this University or the equivalent with an average score of 60%; A 4 year BSc(Hons) (Economics) or BCom(Hons) or BSc(Hons) (Finance) of this University or the equivalent with an average score of 60%. Differently qualified applicants with a Honours degree or equivalent degree at NQF level 8 will be shortlisted for an entrance test International students:
Students whose prior degrees were not awarded by a South African university must submit a South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA) evaluatio

Tuition is charged per module, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Postgraduate applications are made online at www.wits.ac.za/applications; the closing date for each programme is listed in its course finder entry. The application fee is R200 (not payable by current Wits students applying online), paid via the Self-Service Portal or by EFT to the Wits University Application Fees account at FNB.

Apply through the official page: https://www.wits.ac.za/applications

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