Aim of the programme

The aim of the programme is to produce graduates with relevant competencies needed to  perform professional estate management functions in private and public corporate  organizations.

Objectives of the programme

To achieve this aim, the objectives of the programme are to:

1. Equip students with the requisite skills needed to develop a comprehensive estate management strategy in line with an organization’s aim.
2. Train students to acquire the relevant training and skills to administer and manage land and landed properties.
3. Train students to acquire and develop ethical and entrepreneurial skills needed for their professional practice.
4. Equip students with skills to enable them to undertake real estate-related consultancy services.
5. Provide students with skills to enable them to undertake real estate research.
6. Equip students with relevant knowledge on how real estate contributes to climate change and sustainability agenda in contributing to SDG 11 & 13.

The Intended/Expected Outcomes of the Programme

It is expected that at the end of the programme, graduates should be able to:

• Develop comprehensive estate management strategies.
• Administer land records for effective land administration and management.
• Develop hands-on skills in the valuation and appraisal of landed properties.
• Develop ethical and entrepreneurial skills needed to set up real estate professional practice.
• Undertake real estate related research and consultancy services.
• Be conversant with the relationship between real estate, climate change and sustainability issues.
   

Entry Requirements

A. SSSCE Candidates

SSCE applicants must have Credit Passes (A-D) in six subjects comprising three core subjects, including English Language and Mathematics, plus three relevant elective subjects.

B. WASSCE Candidates

WASSCE applicants must have Credit Passes (A1-C6) in six subjects comprising three core subjects, including English Language and Mathematics, plus three relevant elective subjects.

C. General Certificate of Education (GCE) Advanced Level Candidates

GCE “O” and “A” level holders with Passes in three (3) subjects (at least, one of the passes should be Grade D or better). Also, the applicant must have had credit passes(Grade 6) in five GCE Ordinary Level subjects including English Language, Mathematics,and a Science subject (for non-science students) and an Arts subject (for science students).

D. HND Certificate holder

Applicants must meet any of the following requirements

(i) HND Estate Management with Second Class (Lower Division) or better. Such applicants will join the BSc programme in level 300.

(ii) HND Estate Management with Pass with at least one (1) year Real Estate practice experience. Such applicants will join the BSc programme in level 300.

(iii) HND in any relevant built environment programme with at least a Second Class (Lower Division). The applicant needs to pass an interview to join the BSc programme at level 200.

E. Mature Applicants

(i) Must be at least 25 years old and show proof of age with birth certificate or any legitimate documentary proof of date of birth which is at least five years old at the time of application.

(ii) Must have at least three years’ experience in the real estate industry

(iii) Pass written aptitude test (English Language, Mathematics, General Knowledge), and an interview.

F. Foreign Applicants

All foreign applicants shall be referred to GTEC for the determination of qualification equivalences and eligibility for admission towards appropriate placement.

G. Diploma Holders

(i) Must have completed a Tertiary Diploma programme, and

(ii) Must have passes in three core subjects at the WASSCE and SSCE Level. The applicant needs to pass an interview to join the BSc programme at level 200.

Target Market and Employability

The under listed sectors form the core target market of the graduates of the BSc Estate Management programme:

• Lands Sector Agencies, especially at the district levels.
• Banking and other Financial Institutions
• Real Estate Development Companies
• Real Estate Management Companies
• Pharmaceutical and Healthcare Institutions
• District Assemblies
• Educational Institutions
• Private Valuation Firms

The training would give them requisite skills to set up their own business in the industry. However, graduates can be employed in all sectors of the economy.

Course Structure

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Year by year and Semester by semester modules/courses 

                                                                                            YEAR ONE, SEMESTER ONE

                                                                                             YEAR ONE, SEMESTER TWO

                                                                      YEAR TWO, SEMESTER ONE

                                                                         YEAR TWO, SEMESTER TWO

                                                                                               YEAR THREE, SEMESTER ONE

                                         YEAR THREE, SEMESTER TWO (OUT INTERNSHIP)

                                                                              YEAR FOUR, SEMESTER ONE

                                                                             YEAR FOUR, SEMESTER TWO