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PLANNING AND REAL ESTATEBSc /UCAS CODE: K4302019 ENTRY

Planning and Real Estate BSc /

This BSc builds on the core programme offeredwithin the School of Planning (focusing on urbanplanning and design) and combines it with a focuson property markets, investment decisions and realestate economics. It is accredited by the RoyalInstitute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) andrecognised by the Royal Town Planning Institute(RTPI).

Key information

Programme startsSeptember 2019

LocationLondon, Bloomsbury

Degree benefits

// This BSc offers students a broad-based education in the builtenvironment with an opportunity to specialise in real estate. Itprovides students with a route towards professional accreditation bytwo of the most internationally recognised professional bodies forbuilt environment professionals in the UK (see accreditation above).

// The Bartlett's strong research track record and links to professionalpractice will feed into the core and specialist aspects of theprogramme, ensuring that contemporary challenges and issues intheory and practice are addressed.

// In addition to the academic activities at the school and across UCL,London offers built environment students an unrivalled concentrationof professional meetings, seminars, conferences, exhibitions andevents which will greatly enrich your education.

// The Bartlett maintains an international outlook and providesopportunities for combined study overseas in Europe, NorthAmerica, Australia and Hong Kong.

AccreditationThis BSc, if followed by an appropriate Graduate Diploma or MScprogramme, leads to eligibility for professional membership of the TheRoyal Town Planning Institute (RTPI). After graduation you are eligible toapply for the Assessment of Professional Competence (APC) whichleads to full professional membership of the Royal Institute of CharteredSurveyors (RICS).

Degree structure

In each year of your degree you will take a number of individualcompulsory modules, normally valued at 0.5 or 1.0 credits, adding up toa total of 4.0 credits for the year. Modules are assessed in the academicyear in which they are taken. A 1.0 credit is considered equivalent to 15credits in the European Credit Transfer System (ECTS).

The programme is structured carefully to equip students with a coherentunderstanding of urbanism and the built environment, with a particularfocus on the role of real estate investment, development and appraisal.Core modules are structured around the three streams of understanding,managing and delivering urban change, with specialist real estatemodules covering real estate economics, management, investment,development and appraisal.

Students will become familiar with theories, methodologies, skills, andtechniques taken from the social science, urban planning and designdisciplines. These aim to develop a capacity for critical thinking,problem solving and creative expression.

In the first two years, students follow eight core modules a year, one ofwhich is directly related to the real estate specialism. The others seek tobuild core knowledge, competencies and skills across the discipline.Students are eligible to apply to study abroad in the second term of yeartwo.

In the final year students specialise in real estate, with four out of eightmodules covering specialist real estate topics.

YEAR ONE

Core or compulsory module(s)

// Contemporary CitiesIntroduction to Real EstateIntroducing Planning SystemsIntroducing Urban Design: Design SkillsMaking CitiesManagement for Built Environment Professionals IPlanning History and ThoughtUrban Lab I: Graphic Skills

YEAR TWO

Core or compulsory module(s)

// Green FuturesReal Estate Economics OR Economics of Cities and their RegionsManagement for Built Environment Professionals IIStrategic Planning ProjectReal Estate EconomicsCities and Social ChangeUrban Design: Theory to PracticeUrban Lab II: Spatial Analysis

YEAR THREE

Core or compulsory module(s)

// Real Estate ManagementReal Estate ValuationReal Estate Finance and InvestmentReal Estate DevelopmentPlanning and Property LawRegional Development Planning and PolicyUrban and Environmental PoliticsUrban Project Management

Data taken from the 'Destinations of Leavers from Higher Education' survey undertaken by HESA looking at the destinations of UK and EU students in the 2013-2015 graduating cohorts six months after graduation.

Your learning

The School of Planning advocates and employs a very interactive,hands-on form of learning. Alongside lectures, seminars and tutorials weinclude field visits, group project work, and laboratory and design worksessions to improve your learning experience.

FieldworkStudents go on two extended field trips during their undergraduatedegree: a European city in their first year and a UK city in their third year.In addition, many modules include fieldwork or site visits as part of thelearning experience.

PlacementIn the third term of the third year, a voluntary two-week work experienceplacement is offered, drawing from our pool of employers.

AssessmentMeans of assessment are balanced throughout the programme with acombination of individual and group work, essays, project work andother skills-based practical work, and examinations.

Your career

This programme enables you to acquire highly transferable knowledgeand skills such as data collection, analysis and presentation, graphicskills, the ability to resolve problems and conflicts, negotiation andmediation, team work and leadership, managing work tasks, preparingand writing professional reports, as well as written, graphic, and oralpresentation skills.

Graduates will be equipped to take up employment in a vast range ofpositions within the property and planning professions where theiranalytical, negotiating and problem-solving skills will be valued. Demandfor people with planning skills combined with knowledge of the realestate sector in the UK and abroad is strong.

The first cohort of students admitted to this programme graduated in2015. First destinations of recent graduates include:

// Investment Analyst, Griffin Real Estate

// Analyst and Asset Manager, Curzon and Advisers

// Graduate Surveyor, BNP Paribas Real Estate

// Master in design studies, Harvard University

// MPhil Planning, Growth and Regeneration, University of Cambridge

Your application

Application for admission should be made through UCAS (theUniversities and Colleges Admissions Service). Applicants currently atschool or college will be provided with advice on the process; however,applicants who have left school or who are based outside the UnitedKingdom may obtain information directly from UCAS.

We will look for evidence of your interest in our subject in your personalstatement. We hope to see a demonstrable interest in, andunderstanding of, the links between urban planning, design and realestate, as well as an ability to write coherently, communicate effectively,and think critically. You will also be expected to demonstrate evidence ofyour numeracy skills and we will assess your use of English.

Shortlisted applicants living in or near to the UK will be invited to anapplicant open day. This will typically include an introduction to UCL andthe School of Planning, a presentation on UCL accommodation andfinance, a taster lecture delivered by an academic in the School ofPlanning, lunch and a tour of the campus with current students, and aninteractive Q&A session with members of staff and current students.

Entry requirements

A LEVELSStandard Offer: AAB. No specific subjects.

Contextual Offer: BBB. No specific subjects.

GCSEEnglish Language and Mathematics at grade C or 5. For UK-basedstudents, a grade C or 5 or equivalent in a foreign language (other thanAncient Greek, Biblical Hebrew or Latin) is required. UCL providesopportunities to meet the foreign language requirement followingenrolment, further details at: www.ucl.ac.uk/ug-reqs

IB DIPLOMAStandard Offer: 36. A score of 17 points in three higher level subjects,with no score lower than 5.

Contextual Offer: 32. A score of 15 points in three higher level subjects,with no score lower than 5.

CONTEXTUAL OFFERS – ACCESS UCL SCHEMEAs part of our commitment to increasing participation fromunderrepresented groups, students may be eligible for a contextual offeras part of the Access UCL scheme. For more information seewww.ucl.ac.uk/prospectus

OTHER QUALIFICATIONSUCL considers a wide range of UK and international qualifications forentry into its undergraduate programmes. Full details are given at:www.ucl.ac.uk/otherquals

UNDERGRADUATE PREPARATORY CERTIFICATES(International foundation courses)UCL Undergraduate Preparatory Certificates (UPCs) are intensiveone-year foundation courses for international students of high academicpotential who are aiming to gain access to undergraduate degreeprogrammes at UCL and other top UK universities.

Typical UPC students will be high achievers in a 12-year school systemwhich does not meet the standard required for direct entry to UCL.

For more information see: www.ucl.ac.uk/upc.

TUITION FEES

The fees indicated are for undergraduate entry in the 2018/19academic year. The UK/EU fees shown are for the first year of theprogramme at UCL only. Fees for future years may be subject to aninflationary increase. The Overseas fees shown are the fees that willbe charged to 2018/19 entrants for each year of study on theprogramme, unless otherwise indicated below.

// UK & EU: £9,250 (2018/19)

// Overseas: £25,020 (2018/19)

Overseas fees for the 2019/20 academic year are expected to beavailable in July 2018. Undergraduate UK/EU fees are capped by theUK Government and are expected to be available in October 2018.Full details of UCL's tuition fees, tuition fee policy and potentialincreases to fees can be found on the UCL Students website.

Additional costsIf you are concerned by potential additional costs for books,equipment, etc. on this programme, please get in touch with therelevant departmental contact (details given on this page).

FUNDING

Various funding options are available, including student loans,scholarships and bursaries. UK students whose household incomefalls below a certain level may also be eligible for a non-repayablebursary or for certain scholarships. Please see the Fees and fundingpages for more details.

CONTACT

Dr Jessica Ferm

Email: j.ferm@ucl.ac.uk

Telephone: +44 (0)20 3108 9555

Department: Bartlett School of Planning

EU referendumFor up-to-date information relating to specific key questions followingthe UK's decision to leave the EU, please refer to:www.ucl.ac.uk/ucl-and-europe

DisclaimerThis information is for guidance only. It should not be construed asadvice nor relied upon and does not form part of any contract. Formore information on UCL's degree programmes please see the UCLUndergraduate Prospectus at www.ucl.ac.uk/prospectus

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