2 May 1995 Degree Studies For Property Management Professionals

The complex nature of property and the need for the professional management of property assets has led the property industry to seek a higher qualification for its senior executives.

In response to this Lincoln University has initiated a Master of Property Studies degree aimed at senior professionals within the property industry who require additional knowledge and skills in property investment, development and knowledge.

The programme for the degree emphasizes case study applications and applied research and the course aims to achieve a comprehensive understanding of property as an economic and financial asset and provide learning processes for participants to evaluate and manage property, either as individual assets or as portfolios.

The degree comprises six subjects and a major project. The major course work deals with property investment analysis, market analysis, property and project development, the evaluation of market-traded securities, portfolio analysis and property management and marketing.

The course is deliberately aimed to attract participants from different backgrounds in the property industry and is structured to benefit anyone in a property or related field.

Lincoln's Professor of Property Studies, Terry Boyd, says the degree is particularly suited to investors, valuers, property managers, real estate consultants, investment advisers, lawyers, accountants, architects, engineers, surveyors, analysts, advisers, consultants or investors interested in property studies.

Ian Collins, Journalist, Lincoln University, Canterbury, New Zealand.