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Rural Property and Real Estate (with Placement)

  • BSc (Hons)
  • 4 Years
  • Sandwich
  • 22 September 2025
  • Undergraduate
Harper Adams University, Newport
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Course summary

Who studies rural estate, property and land management courses? Those who are interested in estate/property and land management and a desire to work in an exciting, dynamic industry. If the prospect of dealing with rural, commercial or residential property appeals to you, you have come to the right university. There are currently around 300 ‘Realmies’, as students studying land management courses are affectionately known here, and that figure is rising steadily.

The Rural Property and Real Estate degree prepares students to manage rural estates and all their diverse assets. Students will learn about maintaining and developing estate property and managing agricultural, residential and commercial tenancies.
Students will also learn development and marketing skills enabling them to diversify and enhance rural estates to grow their income stream. The course is approved by the RICS (subject to re-accreditation) and concentrates on the rural pathway but students can follow residential, commercial or other routes. RICS candidates must go on to complete the RICS Assessment of Professional Competence (APC), which involves two years of structured work experience, training and assessment.
The placement year usually counts as the first APC year; the second is undertaken after graduation.

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. Please contact Admissions for further information on this option.

Modules

For up to date module information please visit the university website at: http://www.harper-adams.ac.uk/undergraduate/course/UDRRPYMN

Assessment method

The course is assessed on a mixture of coursework, examination and practical test.

All taught subjects are partly assessed on course work. In addition, there are modules designed to integrate the subjects by presenting real-life client problems for students to solve. The final year dissertation provides an opportunity for students to develop an in-depth understanding of a chosen topic. Typically modules will be 50% course work and 50% examination.

Professional bodies

Professionally accredited courses provide industry-wide recognition of the quality of your qualification.

  • Chartered Surveyors, Royal Institution of

Ways to study this course

Campuses

  • Harper Adams University, Newport

Study options

  • BSc (Hons) • Sandwich • 4 Years

Start dates

  • 22 September 2025

Apply by
29 January

This is the equal consideration deadline. You can still apply after this date, but your application may not receive guaranteed consideration.

Application codes

Course code:
D440
Institution code:
H12
Campus name:
Harper Adams University, Newport
Campus Code:
-
Points of Entry:
Year 1

Harper Adams University has participated in the Teaching Excellence Framework. These ratings were awarded in 2023, for four years.

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How to apply

Apply by
29 January

This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.

Application codes

Course code:
D440
Institution code:
H12
Campus name:
Harper Adams University, Newport
Campus Code:
-

Points of entry

The following entry points are available for this course:

  • Year 1

Entry requirements

UCAS Tariff
104 points

Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
DMM

For applicants taking a City & Guilds Level 3 Advanced Technical Extended Diploma, offers tend to be in the region of DMM

Please note these grades apply only to the new examined (reformed) version of the Level 3 Advanced Technical Extended Diploma which should be 1080 Guided Learning Hours. For the previous version of this course, the City and Guilds Level 3 Extended Diploma, we require grade D.

We do not accept the 720 GLH version as fully meeting our Level 3 entry requirements. If you are unsure which version you are studying please contact your school or college for advice.

Access to HE Diploma
D: 15 credits M: 30 credits

Scottish Higher
BBBB

International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme
28 points

Applicants may be asked to gain 5 in a specific Higher Level subject

Welsh Baccalaureate - Advanced Skills Challenge Certificate (last awarded Summer 2024)

Accepted as equivalent to a full A-Level

Leaving Certificate - Higher Level (Ireland) (first awarded in 2017)
H3, H3, H3, H3

BBBB in the old system

GCSE/National 4/National 5

All applicants must have a minimum of at least 4 GCSEs at grade C/4 or above including English Language and Maths.

T Level
M

Accepted subject Agriculture, Land Management and Production
Routes: Crop and Plant Production, Land-based Engineering, Livestock production, Tree and woodland Management and maintenance

Accepted subject Management and Administration
Routes: Business Support, Business Improvement, Team leadership and Management

Accepted subject Design, Surveying and Planning for Construction
Routes: Surveying and design for construction and the built environment, Civil engineering, Building services design

Applicants are encouraged to gain 5 days’ experience with a Land Agency/Rural Practice Chartered Surveying firm or estate office before the start of the course.

For full entry requirements, including details of all other qualifications accepted, please see our website www.harper.ac.uk

The University is happy to consider applications from those who are studying mixed qualifications, such as combinations of BTECs and A levels. Due to the numerous combinations available it is impossible to state the entry requirements for these, but applicants can expect to receive offers with comparable grades to those without mixed qualifications. For advice please contact the Admissions Team.

The University is committed to bringing fresh talent to the industries we serve and has developed a range of initiatives to give everyone the best chance to access our undergraduate programmes. Known as 'Access to Harper' our contextualised offer scheme recognises difficulties that some applicants may face and provides those applicants with an offer lower than our standard requirements. Further details can be found at https://www.harper-adams.ac.uk/apply/how-to-apply/access.cfm

Find out more about qualification requirements for this course.

Additional entry requirements

Other
Interviews will take place on an ad-hoc basis should the Course Manager wish to discuss any aspect of your application and for all potentially suitable applicants who require visa sponsorship.

Historical entry grades data

This section shows the range of grades that students who received offers were previously accepted on to this course with (learn more).

It is designed to support your research but does not guarantee whether you will or won't get a place.

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Fees and funding

Tuition fees

Per year tuition fees

LocationFeeYear

Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website.

Additional fee information

This 4 year course consists of 3 years on campus at a cost of £9535 per year with a placement in year 3 which costs £1905 (Fees for International students are £16500 per year with a placement in year 3 which costs £3,848)

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