Real Estate - Conversion Course - Bolton Street

Course Title: Master of Science in Real Estate

What is... Real Estate?

This exciting full and part-time course provides an opportunity for non-property graduates to become educated for a range of careers in real estate and related industries in Ireland and abroad.



The need for competitiveness and efficiency in both the private and public sectors has resulted in a growing awareness of the role of real estate as an economic and business resource. This, together with an increased emphasis on urban economics policy and major infrastructural development, has created an enhanced demand for those with professional qualifications in real estate and training in the methods and techniques of real estate appraisal.



The course is presented within the School of Surveying and Construction Innovation in the Faculty of the Built Environment. The total intake of students each year will be approx. 15 students from different disciplines and backgrounds.



The content of the course, delivered over 2 ½ years (Part-Time)/ 1 year (Full-Time) (5 Semesters) includes subjects pertinent to the practice of Valuation Surveyors and real estate professionals. The programmes focus is strongly oriented to real estate valuation, appraisal and investment. See Course Content for further details.



One of the primary aims of the M.Sc. course is to provide those with a non-real estate primary degree with a post-graduate qualification in real estate. Applicants can be either working or aspiring to working in real estate investment and related industries.

Year One

Semester 1

• Dissertation and Research Methods [Mandatory]

• Investment Valuations [Mandatory]

• Land Use Economics and Property Tax [Mandatory]

• Law of Land and Property [Mandatory]

• Planning Policy and Law [Mandatory]

• Property Development Valuation Techniques [Mandatory]

• Real Estate Data and Thesis Proposal Writing [Mandatory]



Semester 2

• Building Appraisal [Mandatory]

• Statutory valuations, standards and ethics [Mandatory]

• Property and Asset Management [Mandatory]

• Planning, Finance and Property Development [Mandatory]

• Investment Portfolio Analysis [Mandatory]

• Dissertation and Research Methods [Mandatory]

• Financial Asset Valuation [Elective]

• Geographic Information Science 1 [Elective]

• Housing Policy in Ireland [Elective]

• International Real Estate Challenge [Elective]



TU375 - Part Time Modules:

Year One

Semester 1

• Investment Valuations [Mandatory]

• Law of Land and Property [Mandatory]

• Planning Policy and Law [Mandatory]



Semester 2

• Property Development Valuation Techniques [Mandatory]

• Land Use Economics and Property Tax [Mandatory]

• Investment Portfolio Analysis [Mandatory]



Year Two

Semester 1

• Statutory valuations, standards and ethics [Mandatory]

• Planning, Finance and Property Development [Mandatory]

• Land Use Economics and Property Tax [Mandatory]



Semester 2

• Real Estate Data and Thesis Proposal Writing [Mandatory]

• Property and Asset Management [Mandatory]

• Financial Asset Valuation [Elective]

• Geographic Information Science 1 [Elective]

• Housing Policy in Ireland [Elective]

• International Real Estate Challenge [Elective]



Year Three

Semester 1

• Dissertation and Research Methods [Mandatory]

Minimum Entry Requirements?

TU281 - Full Time:

In order to be admitted to the course, students should have an honours (2.2 grade or higher) bachelor degree or equivalent.



If English is not your first language you will need to provide evidence of your English language proficiency as detailed on our website. Applicants for this coures should have a minimum IELTS (Academic Version) English Proficiency of 7 overall (or equivalent) with nothing less than 6.5 in each component.



TU375 - Part Time

Minimum Entry Requirements?

In order to be admitted to the course, students should have an honours (2.2 grade or higher) bachelor degree or equivalent. Selection will be made, following interview, using the following criteria.

• Academic achievement

• Relevant employment experience

• Evidence of commitment to a career in real estate; interest in and critical awareness of role of the built environment in society; and evidence of interest in postgraduate real estate research.



Where successful applications are received from graduates of courses not having a strong business, economics or quantitative focus e.g. B.A. in English and History, they will be required to undertake a short pre-qualification programme to bring such students up to the required level in quantitative analysis, spreadsheet applications and economics.



Note: Due to the considerable competition for our postgraduate courses satisfying the minimum entry requirement is not a guarantee of a place. Depending on the course of study applications will be assessed based on your academic grades and may also take into account your work/life experience. Applicants may also be required to attend for interview for specific courses.

TU281 - Full-time: Applications for this course are now open.

TU375 - Part-time: Applications will open in February 2025.



Non-EU Students

Non-EU students, not resident in Ireland, are not eligible to apply for part time programs that are delivered on-campus. Applications for part time courses that require on-campus attendance will not be processed and the application fee will not be refunded.

The programme is assessed through a range of techniques including: project work, group work, assignments, presentations and examinations. Assessments in the form of examinations will normally take place at the end of the respective semesters in January and May, with supplemental examinations in September. In addition, students will be expected to complete a dissertation.


Students can only progress from one academic year to the next providing all the required assessments in the pre-requisite modules have been passed.

TU281: 1 year

Mode of Study: Full Time

Method of Delivery: On-Campus



Schedule - Full Time

The full-time course will be completed within one calendar year, students will be expected to attend lectures either on evenings or during the day and complete the final semester over the summer months.



TU375: 2.5 years

Mode of Study: Part Time

Method of Delivery: On-Campus



Schedule - Part Time

For the part time course during each of semesters one to four (each 13 weeks), attendance will be required for two afternoons/evenings (2 X 3 hours) per week. During the fifth semester (year 3), students work primarily on their dissertation.

Commencement Date: September 2025

What are my career opportunities?

The programme has full accreditation from the Society of Chartered Surveyors, Ireland (SESI) and The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS).