Property

Property is about ownership, management and occupation of land and buildings. It is concerned with the management of assets, people, processes and finances related to specific buildings and across the property industry. Just as the property industry embraces both buildings and commerce, so will your studies in property, with subjects undertaken in everything from economics and finance, property valuation, construction, facility management to urban planning and law.

Careers and Further Study

Bachelor of Environments graduates with a Property major might obtain work in valuation, investment, development, portfolio management, property and facility management, corporate real estate and land economics. The Property major also provides a strong grounding to prepare you for further studies in the Master of Property. For more information on the Master of Property please visit the Melbourne School of Design web site: www.abp.unimelb.edu.au/graduate-school

Course Planning for a Property Major

A major in Property in the Bachelor of Environments consists of:

• 112.5 points (9 subjects) of Property subjects (including Principles of Business Law and Accounting Reports and Analysis);
• 25 points (2 subjects) of core first year subjects (Natural Environments and Reshaping Environments);
• 12.5 points (1 subject) of first year subjects that are core to the major (Constructing Environments).

This is in addition to elective subjects and breadth subjects to make up the 300 points required for the degree. Specific details of the Bachelor of Environments course structure can be found at:

https://handbook.unimelb.edu.au/view/2011/B-ENVS

In order to complete a major in Property, you will undertake the following subjects:

1st year level subjects

The following 1st year level subject is recommended:

2nd year level subjects

3rd year level subjects

Bachelor of Environments elective subjects

All Bachelor of Environments students must complete 37.5 points of Bachelor of Environments electives. For a complete listing of available subjects please see:

http://www.benvs.unimelb.edu.au/breadth/elective-subjects.html

Breadth subjects

Bachelor of Environments students must complete between 50 and 75 credit points of subjects selected from those available as breadth for Bachelor of Environments students; with no more than 37.5 points at Level 1. For a complete listing of available subjects please click the 'Find breadth subjects' link on the Handbook homepage and perform a search.

The breadth requirements for the Bachelor of Environments include the restriction of some subjects as breadth options, depending on a individual student’s choice of major. Refer to the Breadth Requirements for the Bachelor of Environments for additional information.

In order to meet the requirements for accreditation, students intending to major in Property are strongly recommended to undertake the following subjects as breadth.

For more information on this major and to view a sample course plan please visit:

http://www.benvs.unimelb.edu.au/current-students/course-info/property.html