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Real Estate with Foundation Year

Course details
  • Bachelor of Science (with Honours)
  • 4 Years
  • Full-Time
  • September 2027
  • Undergraduate
Course location
Main Site

Course summary

This honours degree course gives you the opportunity to examine the complexities of the market for the following sectors: commercial, residential, industrial and leisure property, both in the UK and overseas.

This degree course with a foundation year incorporates an extra year of study at the start of your course, so that you can progress with confidence. It will develop the skills you need for your later studies. It is particularly suitable if:

  • You don’t have the grades for immediate entry onto a three-year course

  • You have non-traditional qualifications or experience

  • You’re starting university after some time away from education

  • You’re looking for more support during the transition into university study

Accredited by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS), this course is the perfect entry into professional commercial real estate or other sectors depending on your career aspirations. You will learn about acquisitions, sales, commercial lettings, development and management of property interests and investments, town and country planning, law of property and building construction. You will develop an essential understanding of sustainability and wider business management to enable you to provide effective advice.

The curriculum enables future specialism as you enter the workplace. You will cover commercial rural and urban property issues. Pursuing a career in commercial or residential property, our Real Estate degree will develop technical and professional skills, networks and confidence.

In your third year you will complete a period of work experience as an assessed part of your course. Our Careers Team run a careers fair each year, providing an opportunity for you to meet potential employers, there is also an option of a full placement year.

You will cover rural as well as urban property issues throughout all years of the programme. The broad nature of the curriculum keeps your options open for future specialism in areas that interest you most in your final year.

Modules

Assessment method

Modules are assessed through a blend of examinations and coursework, including real-life case studies, presentations and reports.

Professional bodies

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

  • Chartered Surveyors, Royal Institution of

How to apply

Apply by
13 January 2027

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:
N209
Institution code:
R54
Campus name:
Main Site

Points of entry

The following entry points are available for this course:

  • Foundation

Entry requirements

Typical qualification requirements

UCAS Tariff
Offer: 48

GCSE/National 4/National 5

Essential: five subjects at GCSE level grade C/4 including English language and mathematics

Each applicant is assessed on individual merit and offers can vary. All qualifications that you have already studied or still working towards, will be considered when reviewing your application.
The entry requirements listed above represent typical offers for some of the most popular qualifications taken by applicants. If you cannot find the qualifications that you are studying (or have previously studied) please contact our Admissions Office Tel: 01285 889912; or Email: admissions@rau.ac.uk for advice.

Additional entry requirements

Interview
may be required

English language requirements

TestGradeAdditional details
IELTS (Academic)no element below 5.5

Other recognised tests of English language may be considered

Contextual admissions

Universities and colleges consider more than grades when assessing applications and may make offers based on a range of criteria. Learn more about contextual offers.

At the Royal Agricultural University we want to encourage students from a wide range of backgrounds to participate in higher education. The additional insight gained through contextual information allows us to recognise a student’s achievements and identify their potential to succeed in the context of their background and experience. We are, therefore, committed to offering all eligible students a contextual offer, which is 8 UCAS tariff points lower than our standard offer.

Learn more on the Royal Agricultural University website

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.

Admissions teams consider various factors, including interviews, subject requirements, and entrance tests. Check all course entry requirements for eligibility.

Not enough data available

We are unable to show previous accepted grades for this course. This could be because the course is new, it's a postgraduate course, there isn't enough historical data, or the provider has opted out of sharing their entry grades data for this course - learn more.

Fees and funding

Tuition fees

Per year tuition fees

LocationFeeYear
England, Scotland, Wales & Northern IrelandTBC

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

No additional fees or cost information has been supplied for this course, please contact the provider directly.

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