BSc (Honours) Real Estate with Foundation Year

Year of Entry 2025/26
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BSc (Honours)

Real Estate with Foundation Year

Learn how to sustainably invest in, develop and manage the places of the future – gaining the skills you’ll need to become a real estate professional.

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    What is the fee?

    Home: £9,535 per year
    International/EU: £17,155 per year (£1,200 for placement year)

  • Time

    How long will I study?

    4/5 Years

  • Location

    Where will I study?

    City Campus

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    What are the entry requirements?

    64 UCAS Points

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    What is the UCAS code?

    BB25

  • Date

    When do I start?

    September 2025

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    Placement year available?

    Yes


Course summary

  • Gain hands-on experience in a wide variety of real estate roles on this highly respected course.
  • Learn industry-standard skills, such as investigation, data analysis and reporting.
  • Explore the extensive real estate development projects in this vibrant, booming city.
  • Study real-world challenges to address environmental issues facing the future of the profession.
  • Work with well-known organisations, develop professional skills and build your network.

By studying BSc (Honours) Real Estate you’ll focus on real-world challenges – such as achieving sustainability and climate action in the built environment, building more homes, and advancing equality, diversity and inclusion within real estate projects.

If you don't meet the entry requirements for our BSc(Hons) course, or you’d like extra preparation before starting degree-level study, we recommend you join this foundation course.


Sheffield Business School accreditation

Sheffield Business School is accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) and has been awarded the Business School Impact System label by the European Foundation for Management Development (EFMD).

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How you learn

On this course, you’ll put your classroom learning into practice by working on real buildings, projects and sites on field trips – ultimately leading to a successful career in the built environment.

As one of the longest-running real estate courses in the UK, our teachers are not only experts in their field, they also have strong connections within the profession – giving you a headstart in your career. 

At every level of your course, you’ll have the opportunity to learn from industry professionals who are at the frontier of their fields. You’ll also experience the wider world of property, exploring diverse buildings, places and communities – both locally and globally. 

You learn through:

  • Lectures and seminars
  • Technical workshops 
  • Industry visits
  • Field trips 
  • Independent study 
  • Practice-based learning
  • Group work
  • Work placements

Key themes

You’ll learn how to inspect, value, appraise, propose, negotiate, problem solve, innovate and plan in relation to the full life-cycle of buildings and places – from their creation and use, through to their replacement. 

Core modules cover building technology, valuation, law, sustainability and resilience, economics and market analysis, urban planning, property management, investment, property development and climate action. 

You’ll be able to apply research-based knowledge to real-world challenges – balancing economic, social and environmental goals in the name of ‘sustainable development’. You’ll also research a topic to master the investigation, data analysis and reporting skills you’ll need in professional practice.

This combination of practice-focused learning and contemporary industry issues will make you stand out to employers and allow you to leave us a confident graduate, ready for your next challenge.

Course support

At every level of study, students are given the opportunity to thrive, culturally, personally and professionally. Throughout your learning journey, you’ll experience a range of dedicated support, such as:

  • Access to specialist support services to help with your personal, academic and career development
  • Access to our Skills Centre with one-to-ones, webinars and online resources, where you can get help with planning and structuring your assignments
  • Free access to office and studio space, expert workshops, freelance opportunities and a vast business network ready for you to tap into

Course leaders and tutors

Tilahun Mekonnen
Tilahun Mekonnen
Senior Lecturer

Currently working as a Senior Lecturer in Business Economics and the International Business Development Manager for Sub Saharan African Countries

Applied learning

Your course has been designed to embrace real-world challenges and provide you with the practical skills and knowledge you need to succeed. 

Work placements 

You’ll have the opportunity to arrange a year-long work placement before your final year. This gives you valuable work experience to prepare you for your future career and allows you to graduate with an Applied Professional Diploma to add to your CV. 

Live projects

This course boasts some great hands-on, practical experience. In each year of study, you’ll work on real projects, responding to briefs set by employers, and interacting with built environment professionals. This could include investigating and profiling an employer, or working with students from other courses to creatively address environmental issues. 

Through these projects, you’ll learn how to apply your learning into professional practice, while gaining valuable industry experience.

Field trips  

In the first year of the course, you’ll take a field trip to a UK city (at no additional cost). Destinations previously have included Edinburgh, Manchester, Liverpool and London. 

In the second year, there’s an optional overseas field trip to a European city, (which may require additional cost contributions). Previous destinations have included Lisbon, Dublin and Berlin.  

Networking opportunities  

Property is all about people. We’ll help you build a network of professional contacts by hosting networking events with employers. You’ll also be introduced to high-profile industry leaders through guest lecturers and masterclasses. 

We also have a range of notable alumni to take inspiration from, including Louise Brook-Smith OBE, the first female president of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors.

Competitions 

Each year we select and mentor a female student to participate in The Association of Women in Property’s Student Award. In 2016 and 2018 our nominees won the Yorkshire and North East regional contest and then went on to win the national award, succeeding against competition from a wide range of universities and disciplines from across the UK.


Future careers

This course prepares you for a career in:

  • Property development 
  • Valuation 
  • Real estate consultancy 
  • Investment management 
  • Commercial agency and deals 
  • Corporate real estate (i.e. in-house roles) 
  • Sustainability 

Previous graduates of this course have gone on to work for:

  • Avison Young 
  • BNP Paribas Real Estate 
  • British Land 
  • Bruntwood 
  • CBRE 
  • Capital & Centric 
  • Coalfields Regeneration Trust 
  • Colliers International 
  • Cushman & Wakefield 
  • Government of Bermuda 
  • Henry Boot Developments 
  • HSBC 
  • JLL 
  • Knight Frank 
  • Lambert Smith Hampton 
  • Leeds City Council 
  • Savills  
  • Network Rail 
  • Workman LLP 
  • The Crown Estate 
  • The Valuation Office Agency 

Where will I study?

You study at City Campus through a structured mix of lectures, seminars and practical sessions as well as access to digital and online resources to support your learning.

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City Campus is located in the heart of Sheffield, within minutes of the train and bus stations.

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Howard Street
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Equipment and facilities

We’ve invested over £100m in new facilities to help you study how and when you want. This means 24-hour libraries and study spaces designed by our students. 

On this course you will have access to a variety of learning spaces and the tools and techniques you’ll use in the world of work, including:

  • Industry-standard equipment and software like CoStar and Argus
  • IT labs and our Adsetts Learning Centre for both independent study and collaboration

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Real Estate

Entry requirements

All students

UCAS points

  • 64

This must include at least 32 points from one A level or equivalent BTEC National qualifications excluding general studies For example:

  • CC at A Level
  • MPP in BTEC Extended Diploma.
  • Pass overall from a T level qualification with D or E from core
  • A combination of qualifications, which may include AS levels and EPQ.

You can find information on making sense of UCAS tariff points here and use the UCAS tariff calculator to work out your points.

GCSE

  • English Language at grade C or 4 or equivalent
  • Maths at grade C or 4 or equivalent

ACCESS

  • Access to HE Diploma, with at least 45 level 3 credits.

If English is not your first language, you will need an IELTS score of 6.0 with a minimum of 5.5 in all skills, or equivalent. If your English language skill is currently below IELTS 6.0 we recommend you consider a Sheffield Hallam University Pre-sessional English course which will enable you to achieve an equivalent English score.

Additional information for EU/International students

If you are an International or non-UK European student, you can find out more about the country specific qualifications we accept on our international qualifications page.

For details of English language entry requirements (IELTS), please see the information for 'All students'.


Modules

Important notice: The structure of this course is periodically reviewed and enhanced to provide the best possible learning experience for our students and ensure ongoing compliance with any professional, statutory and regulatory body standards. Module structure, content, delivery and assessment may change, but we expect the focus of the course and the learning outcomes to remain as described above. Following any changes, updated module information will be published on this page. .

You will be able to complete a placement year as part of this course. See the modules table below for further information.

Year 1

Compulsory modules

Module
Credits
Assessment
Going Global
Credits 20
Assessment Coursework(100%)
People, Decisions And Behaviours
Credits 40
Assessment Coursework(100%)
Preparing For Success
Credits 20
Assessment Coursework(100%)
Sustainable Innovation
Credits 40
Assessment Coursework(100%)
Year 2

Compulsory modules

Module
Credits
Assessment
Fundamentals Of Buildings & Inspection
Credits 40
Assessment Coursework(50%) , Exam(50%)
 Introduction To The Built Environment
Credits 20
Assessment Coursework(100%)
 Sustainability, Law And Economics
Credits 40
Assessment Coursework(50%) , Exam(50%)
Valuation Concepts
Credits 20
Assessment Exam(100%)
Year 3

Compulsory modules

Module
Credits
Assessment
Global Real Estate Markets
Credits 40
Assessment Coursework(100%)
Managing Real Estate
Credits 40
Assessment Coursework(50%) , Exam(50%)
Planning Urban Futures
Credits 20
Assessment Coursework(100%)
Resilient Built Environments
Credits 20
Assessment Coursework(100%)
Year 4

Optional modules

Module
Credits
Assessment
Placement Year
Credits -
Assessment
Final year

Compulsory modules

Module
Credits
Assessment
Development Management & Climate Action Retrofit Project
Credits 40
Assessment Coursework(100%)
Real Estate Strategy And Investment
Credits 40
Assessment Coursework(100%)
Research Methods
Credits 20
Assessment Coursework(100%)
Research Project
Credits 20
Assessment Coursework(100%)

Fees and funding

Home students

Our tuition fee for UK students on full-time undergraduate degree courses in 2025/26 is £9,535 per year (capped at a maximum of 20% of this during your placement year). These fees are regulated by the UK government and therefore subject to change in future years. We are currently reviewing our tuition fees for the foundation year stage of this course following the Government announcement of fee changes for some foundation year courses and will confirm fees as soon as possible.

If you are studying an undergraduate course, postgraduate pre-registration course or postgraduate research course over more than one academic year then your tuition fees may increase in subsequent years in line with Government regulations or UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) published fees. More information can be found in our terms and conditions under student fees regulations.

International students

Our tuition fee for International/EU students starting full-time study in 2025/26 is £17,155 per year. During your placement year you will pay a reduced fee of £1,200.

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Additional course costs

The links below allow you to view estimated general course additional costs, as well as costs associated with key activities on specific courses. These are estimates and are intended only as an indication of potential additional expenses. Actual costs can vary greatly depending on the choices you make during your course.

General course additional costs

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