BSc (Hons) Property Economics (Valuation Surveying)

Program Overview

The BSc (Hons) in Quantity Surveying is an accredited program that prepares students for a range of careers in the property and construction sector. The program covers a wide range of topics including investment and development valuations, sustainable development, economics, and planning. Graduates can expect to find employment as valuation surveyors, financial analysts, researchers, property managers, or in other related roles.

Program Outline

Outline:

Year One

• Investment & Development Valuations
• Professional Development/Integrated Project
• Economics
• Residential Construction Studies and Building Pathology
• Quantitative Methods/Analysis
• Financial Management
• Law
• Foundation German (option)

Year Two

• Investment & Development Appraisal Valuations
• Sustainable Development & Tort Law
• Economics for Property
• Commercial Building Studies
• Quantitative Analysis for Property
• Property Marketing
• Land and Conveyancing Law
• Planning
• Architecture and Urban Societies
• Applied Building

Year Three

• Statutory Valuations
• Integrating Real Estate Investment Strategies
• Planning
• Urban Economics
• Research Methods & Proposal Writing
• Taxation of Property Transactions
• Work Placement

Year Four

• Appraised Statutory Valuations
• Planning
• Urban Economics
• Property Finance & Development
• Investment Portfolio Analysis
• Real Estate Challenge
• Advanced Statutory Investment & Valuations
• Thesis

Careers:

• Valuation Surveyor
• Junior Negotiator
• Financial Analyst
• Researcher
• Property Manager
• Site Acquisition
• Sales & Marketing
• Legal Services
• Planning

Other:

• The BSc (Hons) degree is accredited by the Society of Chartered Surveyors in Ireland (SCSI) and the UK’s Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS).
• This accreditation is recognized internationally and means that graduates can obtain employment throughout the world.
The max QQI points awarded is 390.
• Applicants for this course should have a minimum IELTS (Academic Version) English Proficiency of 6 overall (or equivalent) with nothing less than 6 in each component.