The International Real Estate and Planning MSc will equip you with both theoretical knowledge and practical skills for careers in real estate and planning. This interdisciplinary course examines the intricate relationship between real estate markets and planning systems. You will explore how real estate markets function, analyse the roles and perspectives of investors, developers, planners and occupiers within the built environment. The course also investigates how market mechanisms interact with planning policies across different geographical scales, equipping you with a comprehensive understanding of the forces shaping urban development worldwide.
You can choose between the RTPI fully and partially accredited pathways. The fully accredited pathway offers a set choice of optional modules designed to meet the RTPI learning objectives. It is ideal if you do not already hold a RTPI-accredited undergraduate degree and want to follow the Licentiate (‘fast-track’) pathway to Chartered Membership of the RTPI.
The RTPI partially accredited study option offers greater choice of optional modules within and outside the department. It also enables students who already have an RTPI-accredited undergraduate degree to follow the Licentiate (‘fast-track’) pathway to Chartered Membership of the RTPI.
This degree prepares you both theoretically and practically to practise across international boundaries in the fields of urban policy, real estate market analysis and property valuation, investment and development. You develop the necessary skills, knowledge and aptitudes to become a creative, problem-solving professional and to co-operate and engage creatively with others as both a team member and team leader. Graduates are also equipped to engage in research, policy and regulatory activities relating to the field. Many pursue careers as commercial real estate surveyors or planning consultants.
Support is available from UCL Careers and our careers specialist in The Bartlett School of Planning to explore your options, build valuable skills, showcase your practical experience, and navigate the job application process.
95.9% of International Real Estate and Planning MSc graduates were in employment or further study within 15 months of further study*. They are now working in planning and real estate careers in 21 countries around the world.
Employers include Aecom, CBRE, Colliers International, Savills, Cushman and Wakefield, Knight Frank, Notting Hill Housing Association, KPMG, PwC, Fosun International, M3 Consulting, Project Management Bureau of the Municipality of Rotterdam, China Fortune Land Development, and many more.
Graduate Outcomes survey carried out by the Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA), looking at the destinations of graduates in the 2018–2024 cohorts.