Property
Property is about ownership, management and occupation of land and buildings. It is concerned with the management of assets, people, processes and finances related to specific buildings and across the property industry. Just as the property industry embraces both buildings and commerce, so will your studies in property, with subjects undertaken in everything from economics and finance, property valuation, management and development to construction, urban planning and law.
Course Planning for a Property Major
Students enrolled in the Bachelor of Environments should take no more than 125 points of 1st year level subjects. Students must complete at least 75 points worth of 3rd year level subjects, including at least one 3rd year level breadth subject. Students will need to be mindful of this when course planning.
In order to complete a major in Property, you will need to undertake the following subjects:
1st year level
- 880-101 Natural Environments (Sem 1 or 2)
- 880-102 Reshaping Environments (Sem 1 or 2)
- 880-103 Constructing Environments (Sem 1 or 2)
- 880-105 Governing Environments (Recommended) (Sem 1)
- 306-107 Accounting Reports and Analysis (Sem Summer, 1 or 2)
- 732-103 Principles of Business Law (Sem 1 or 2)
2nd year level
- 702-214 Property Market Analysis (Sem 1)
- 702-253 Residential Construction and Structures (Sem 2)
- 702-213 Principles of Property Valuation (Sem 2)
- 702-247 Cities: from Local to Global (Sem 1) (named Contemporary Planning Issues in 2009)
3rd year level
- 702-355 Property Management (Sem 1)
- 702-339 Property Resource Analysis (Sem 1)
- 702-374 Property Analysis Studio (Sem 2)
In order to meet the requirements for accreditation, students intending to undertake a Property major are strongly recommended to undertake the following 1st year level subjects as breadth:
- 316-102 Introductory Microeconomics (Sem 1 or 2)
- 316-101 Introductory Macroeconomics (Sem 1 or 2)
NB: Students cannot take more than 125 points at first year level and must select all other breadth subjects and Bachelor of Environments electives at second or third year level. Students commencing without a study score of 25+ in Maths Methods 3 and 4 will need to take 620-173 Introduction to Mathematics in place of 316-101 Introductory Macroeconomics and may cover this content as a masters-level elective in the Master of Property if they wish to seek accreditation.
* indicates subject not available until 2010
Students should familiarise themselves with the Bachelor of Environments Course Structure.
Breadth information for Property major
The Melbourne Model aims to produce graduates who are trained in a particular discipline (depth) as well as knowledgeable across disciplines (breadth). The breadth component of the new degrees aims to build multiple competencies in students by exposing them to different ways of knowing through cross-disciplinary learning and teaching.
In the Bachelor of Environments, students interested in accreditation after their Master of Property should take the following subjects:
Accreditation makes you much more desirable to potential employers, therefore we highly recommend that students complete the suggested breadth sequence. However, students not interested in accreditation can take any two 100-Level subjects from the Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Music or Bachelor of Science as well as the University Breadth Subjects and the non core subjects available as breadth.
In the second and third years of the Bachelor of Environments, students will choose their major field of study and they must choose breadth studies that contrast with their major. The eleven major areas of study are grouped into four clusters based on the types of knowledge they represent: scientific, socio-cultural, design and business.
For example, a student taking a Business major such as Property will take breadth studies that contrast with the business way of knowing, such as literature, languages, politics, maths, science or psychology. Due to the Property major falling under the business category, students are not permitted to undertake Economics and Commerce subjects as breadth at 2nd and/or 3rd year-level.
A search engine of breadth subjects available to Bachelor of Environments students may be found at the Course & Subject Handbook. Some students may also choose to take breadth study from within the Bachelor of Environments as long as these subjects come from a different cluster to their major area of study – see breadth elective subjects for a list of approved subjects.
Environments Electives
Bachelor of Environments students will undertake 37.5 (3 subjects) of Environments electives within their degree. View a list of possible Environments Electives.
Sample course plan for students commencing in semester 1 with Maths Methods 3/4 (study score of 25+)
Sample course plan for students commencing in semester 1 with Maths Methods 1/2
| first year subjects in blue | |
| major subjects (2nd and 3rd year) in white | |
| breadth subjects in green | |
| Bachelor of Environments elective subjects in orange |
Sample course plan for students commencing mid-year with Maths Methods 3/4 (study score of 25+) (can complete within 3 years)
Sample course plan for students commencing mid-year with Maths Methods 1/2 (can complete within 3 years)
| first year subjects in blue | |
| major subjects (2nd and 3rd year) in white | |
| breadth subjects in green | |
| Bachelor of Environments elective subjects in orange |
Contact Us
If you have any questions, please contact the Environments Student Centre on:
Ph: 8344 6432 | 8344 6417 | 8344 8150
Web: envs-courseadvice@unimelb.edu.au
Visit: Environments Student Centre
Ground Floor, Old Commerce Building
University of Melbourne