MProf / MSc Rural Estate and Land Management

The MProf/MSc will enable you to analyze a range of stakeholder interests and their influence in rural land management, general and site-specific. You will become competent in a range of techniques for rural land management and appraisal, appraise the value and worth of rural land and review the role of property in organizations.

Students also become skilled at evaluating and exploiting the latest technological developments and developing performance indicators in rural estate management and strategy. You will learn to formulate land management strategies that meet objectives for sustainable management while considering legislature, regulations, ethics and morals, the environment, amenities, and commercial needs.

You will also learn to evaluate how previously implemented land management strategies have achieved their objectives and adapt them to new requirements within an evolving economic, social, legal, and political framework, with due regard to developments in sustainable development and biodiversity. You will become competent in professional methodologies chartered surveyors use to manage and appraise rural land and property.

MSc students carry out independent research or development project to advance their understanding of a particular issue in rural land management or to resolve a specific and novel technical problem facing rural land managers in practice.

A good honors degree (normally 2:1 or equivalent) in any subject. This requirement may be relaxed regarding cognate degrees or for candidates with extensive, relevant professional experience. Other candidates may also be considered for the PgC program. In addition, all candidates will be expected to provide references and may be regarded as by interview and evidence of their relevant experience and motivation for the course.

20 hours of work permit weekly for international students.