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Course Overview
class="m-0 section-title__container anchorname" id="overview"> Overview A degree in property provides you with the education requirements for a career in the biggest employment sector in Australia. The Bachelor of Property Development, Investment and Valuation (Honours) prepares you for a dynamic and fast-paced role as a property professional. Reputable and fully industry-accredited, it focuses on providing you with the most current technical skills while developing critical thinking, professional writing, research and analytical abilities. You will gain the ability to understand all the factors around property ownership, management, investment, valuation and development so you are readily employable in Australia’s largest industry. From industry experts and our world-class educators, you will learn the importance of understanding the property markets, property ownership and use rights, analysing data, along with the necessary skills to build value, manage assets and create property developments. You'll also learn how to communicate effectively with other built environment professionals, while developing your knowledge of related professions, such as project management, construction and urban planning. This has been the most highly regarded property degree within the industry for more than five decades. A close relationship with the industry ensures we have excellent connections which can be used as networking opportunities, while keeping our course content at the cutting edge of knowledge and skills. The degree is fully accredited by the Australian Property Institute (API) and the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS), meaning you’ll graduate with an internationally recognised qualification. Through our Employer of Choice program, property students are given a direct connection to more than 350 industry professionals, including GPT Group, Stockland, JLL, M3property, CBRE, Knight Frank, Charter Keck Cramer, Heron Todd White, Preston Rowe Paterson, Urbis, ISPT, Mirvac and Oliver Hume. RMIT DSC Bursary RMIT is offering a limited number of College of Design and Social Context (DSC) student bursaries for eligible international students commencing this degree in Semester 2 2026. If successful you can receive a AU$5,000, one-off payment towards future tuition fees with the College of Design and Social Context student bursary. Find out more and if you are eligible
Where You Can Study
Melbourne
124 La Trobe St, Melbourne, VIC 3000
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Career & Study Pathways
class="m-0 section-title__container anchorname" id="career"> Career As the largest employer in Australia, property forms the foundation of the economy. It’s a necessity for all businesses, whether they purchase or lease their place of occupancy, or need it to expand or contract their business. Property is also the base infrastructure for every activity in our lives, including living, working, entertainment, sport and transportation. The economy may rise or fall, but in all economic environments, there is a need for people skilled in managing, protecting and growing investments for themselves and others. Our graduates go on to work as: property fund management and portfolio managers property developers property analysts or researchers certified property valuers asset and property managers property consultants. Previous graduates have worked for companies in Australia and abroad, including: Development Victoria Stockland Valuer General Victoria JLL Oliver Hume M3 property Herron Todd White Knight Frank Lendlease Mirvac CBRE Savills Urbis ISPT GPT Group. Expand all sections Professional recognition and accreditation This degree is accredited by the Australian Property Institute (API) which has reciprocity agreements with countries like Canada, Hong Kong, New Zealand, Malaysia and Singapore. Full accreditation is held with the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) which is recognised worldwide. This degree provides the academic base required for membership to API and RICS. The API bodies also require applicants to have work experience, and meet other membership criteria to become certified practising valuers (CPV). <div
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Academic Regulator
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The Bachelor of Property Development, Investment and Valuation (Honours) is fully accredited by the Australian Property Institute (API), which has reciprocity agreements with countries including Canada, Hong Kong, New Zealand, Malaysia and Singapore, as well as the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS), which is recognised worldwide. This degree provides the academic base required for membership to both API and RICS, though applicants also need to have work experience and meet other membership criteria to become certified practising valuers (CPV).
In Year 1, you are introduced to the property industry with an overview of property principles, valuation techniques and property investment strategies, along with an introduction to construction and project management. Year 2 covers property development and investment, principles of valuation, applied law, property economics and leadership. Year 3 builds on Year 2 with in-depth study of valuation procedures, asset management, property investment markets and a research methods subject. Year 4 is industry-focused and culminates in three major capstone projects: an industry-focused property research thesis, an investment project, and an in-depth property development proposal.
The degree is connected with the Employer of Choice program, which provides exposure to more than 350 industry partners and employers, including GPT Group, Stockland, JLL, M3property, CBRE, Knight Frank, Charter Keck Cramer, Heron Todd White, Preston Rowe Paterson, Urbis, ISPT, Mirvac and Oliver Hume. Regular activities include guest speakers, industry-led site and property visits, and professional networking opportunities.
Yes, students have the option to study overseas for a semester as an exchange or Study Abroad student through RMIT's network of over 165 partner universities worldwide. Over the past 10 years, students have completed global study tour intensives in the UAE, London, Paris, Barcelona, New York, San Francisco, Japan and New Zealand, allowing them to see firsthand how property markets and practices vary in different environments and cultures.
The degree allows you to complete four elective courses (48 credit points) that form a minor, providing a secondary knowledge area alongside your property major. Available minors include: Blockchain Enabled Business, Construction Cost and Contract Management, Construction Innovation and Digital Technology, Entrepreneurship, Finance, Finance Planning, Applied Project Skills, Managing Construction Business, Marketing, Project Management Practice, and Urban Strategy and Sustainable Planning.
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