Life in Real Estate & Planning
Why choose Reading?
The School of Real Estate & Planning at the University of Reading enjoys an unmatched reputation spanning four decades as one of the largest and most prestigious Schools in the world for teaching and research in real estate.
Major independent studies consistently place Real Estate & Planning in the top three Real Estate institutions in Europe. We are a key component of the Henley Business School, and the only major UK real estate centre to be located within a business school, reflecting our close and longstanding collaborative relationship with industry.
Our students thoroughly enjoy life at Reading and benefit significantly from the friendly, personalised and rewarding experience we provide. Read what our students say about us or please feel free to contact us for further information.
At postgraduate level we offer courses in three broad categories: Real Estate, Planning and Rural. In addition to our full-time courses, we offer block release courses in real estate and day release courses in planning. Please click on an individual course for specific information and entry requirements.
A thriving community
Our postgraduate students enjoy life at Reading and the exciting and varied opportunities we provide. As part of School of Real Estate & Planning you will belong to a diverse and friendly community, working alongside and making friends with a fascinating group of people from across the UK and all around the world.
We are proud of our determined and highly successful approach. Through the provision of high quality degree programmes, world-class facilities and the expertise and support of our staff we will inspire you to share our ambitious ethos and maximise your potential.
Networking
Networking and social interaction are vital business skills. Our current students are members of a wide range of student societies and groups. In addition to the sporting and social societies run by the University and the Students' Union, you can join those directly aligned to your degree course – for example the popular Business Society. These groups provide an ideal opportunity to meet like-minded students from various departments and a wide range of backgrounds.
Facilities and resources
In addition to the facilities offered by the University, we fund a professionally staffed Academic Resource Centre (ARC). Here we keep copies of all course reading material together with key texts and current journals. We also have a comprehensive collection of property market reports and structure and development plans and offer free access to relevant online databases.
Real Estate & Planning students have exclusive access to two computer labs which are equipped with more than 40 networked PCs running Windows 7, Office 2010 and relevant specialist software packages. Our Henley Business School building is fully wi-fi enabled so you can use your laptop in classrooms, the ARC and the informal study areas throughout building.