Bachelor of Property and Real Estate/Bachelor of Commerce

2023 Deakin University Handbook

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Year	2023 course information
Award granted	Bachelor of Property and Real Estate/ Bachelor of Commerce
Course Map	This course map is for new students commencing from Trimester 1 2023. This course map is for new students commencing from Trimester 2 2023. This course map is for new students commencing from Trimester 3 2023. Course maps for commencement in previous years are available on the Course Maps webpage or please contact a Student Adviser in Student Central.
Campus	Offered at Burwood (Melbourne)
Online	Yes
Duration	4 years full-time or part-time equivalent
CRICOS course code	072834F Burwood (Melbourne)
Deakin course code	D325
Approval status	This course is approved by the University under the Higher Education Standards Framework.
Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) recognition	The award conferred upon completion is recognised in the Australian Qualifications Framework at Level 7.
This course structure applies to students who commenced in 2023. Students who commenced prior to 2023 should refer to the Handbook Archive for their course structure and consult with their enrolment officer.

Course sub-headings

Course overview

Study the Bachelor of Property and Real Estate/Bachelor of Commerce and become an in-demand professional. In just four years you’ll graduate with professionally recognised qualifications in both real estate and commerce, a combination sought after by employers.

Gain industry experience through practical learning opportunities where you’ll be exposed to professional practise. Build relationships with industry partners, take on coveted internships and learn from global leaders through overseas study experiences.

The commerce component of this dual degree is designed to help you find a professional fit and passion for a discipline. The property and real estate degree offers the most current approaches, ideas and research so you graduate ready to capitalise on Australia’s largest industry.

Want to be a property expert with world-class business skills?

This double degree is one of the industry’s most highly regarded programs, putting graduates a step ahead when starting careers in property, real estate and commerce.

The property and real estate component of the degree covers:

property economics
property investment
property law and practice
sustainable construction
statutory valuation.

Your property and real estate studies can be complemented by commerce studies in:

accounting
economics
finance
financial planning
human resource management
management
management information systems
marketing.

Your studies in property and real estate will have a practical focus to ensure that you are work-ready upon graduation. Your lecturers and professors are active in the industry and bring extensive professional networks into the classroom.

Indicative student workload

As a student in the Faculty of Business and Law, you can expect to participate in a range of teaching activities each week. This could include classes, seminars, practicals and online interaction. You can refer to the individual unit details in the course structure for more information. You will also need to study and complete assessment tasks in your own time.

Professional recognition

Deakin Business School ranks in the top 1% of business schools globally.* The school holds the prestigious and globally recognised AACSB and EQUIS accreditations, which attest to quality, academic and professional excellence, ongoing improvement, innovation and graduate employability.

The Bachelor of Property and Real Estate has received professional accreditation by the Australian Property Institute (API) and the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS). Graduates will meet the academic requirement to be eligible for registration as a Certified Practising Valuer (CPV).

Students who complete the accounting major can apply for the:

- CA Program of the Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand (CA ANZ)

- Associate membership for the CPA Program

- IPA Program of the Institute of Public Accountants (IPA)

- Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA).

Students who complete the marketing major are eligible for a one-year credit towards their five-year Certified Practicing Marketer certification awarded by the Australian Marketing Institute (AMI).

Students who complete the finance major are recognised through the CFA Institute University Affiliation Program.

Students who complete the financial planning major satisfy the education standards of the Financial Adviser Standards (FAS). This enables students to provide financial advice in Australia and eligibility to enter certification programs of the professional financial planning associations. These include the CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER® Certification Program by the Financial Planning Association of Australia (FPA) and the Fellow Chartered Financial Practitioner designation by the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA).

Depending on your units of study, commerce graduates are also eligible to apply for membership to the:

-Australian HR Institute (AHRI)

-Institute of Managers and Leaders (IML)

-Institute of Public Accountants (IPA).

Students should consult the professional body or a course adviser to identify additional requirements for membership.

Career opportunities

This combined degree prepares you for a career in the business world and in the global property and real estate industries. Career opportunities include:

property valuer
property developer
asset manager
owners corporation manager
portfolio manager
facilities manager
property advisor
accountant
business analyst
economist
financial planner
human resource manager
international trade officer
marketing manager
social and economic policy developer.

Participation requirements

Units in this course may have participation requirements that include compulsory placements, work-based training, community-based learning or collaborative research training arrangements.

Placement can occur at any time, including during the standard holiday breaks listed here: https://www.deakin.edu.au/courses/key-dates.

Reasonable adjustments to participation and other course requirements will be made for students with a disability. More information available at Disability support services.

Mandatory student checks

Units which contain work integrated learning, a community placement or interaction with the community may require a police check, working with children check or other check. These requirements will be detailed in unit guides upon enrolment.

Alternate exits

Bachelor of Commerce (M300)
Bachelor of Property and Real Estate (M348)

Fees and charges

Fees and charges vary depending on your course, the type of fee place you hold, your commencement year, the units you choose and your study load.

Tuition fees increase at the beginning of each calendar year and all fees quoted are in Australian dollars ($AUD). Tuition fees do not include textbooks, computer equipment or software, other equipment or costs such as mandatory checks, travel and stationery.

Use the Fee estimator to see course and unit fees applicable to your course and type of place. Further information regarding tuition fees, other fees and charges, invoice due dates, withdrawal dates, payment methods is available on our Current students fees website.

Course Learning Outcomes

Please refer to the Course Learning Outcomes (CLOs) of each of the single degrees.

Course rules

To complete the Bachelor of Property and Real Estate/Bachelor of Commerce students must attain a total of 32 credit points consisting of 16 credit points from the Bachelor of Property and Real Estate and 16 credit points from the Bachelor of Commerce plus completion of the compulsory 0-credit point module, MAI010 Academic Integrity Module. Most units (think of units as 'subjects') are equal to 1 credit point. Most students choose to study 4 units per trimester, and usually undertake 2 trimesters each year.

To complete the course you must include:

MAI010 Academic Integrity Module (0-credit-point compulsory unit to be completed in the first trimester of study)
11 credit points of Property and Real Estate core units (MMP111, MMP122, MMP219, MMP223, MMP211, MMP212, MMP213, MMP221, MMP322, MMP311, MMP321)
1 credit point of WIL course elective
4 credit points of Commerce core units (MIS171, MMK101, MMM132, MWL101)
4 credit points of core units common to both the Bachelor of Property and Real Estate and the Bachelor of Commerce (MAA103, MAE101, MLC101, MAF101)
an 8 credit point major from the Bachelor of Commerce
4 credit points of elective units (which may include a minor sequence from the Bachelor of Property and Real Estate)
Level 3 - at least 6 credit points (of which a minimum of 4 credit points must be course grouped to a Faculty of Business and Law undergraduate degree)

Work experience

This course provides students the opportunity to complete one or more elective work integrated learning units.
More Information: WIL Programs

Other course information

Course duration - additional information
Course duration may be affected by delays in completing course requirements, such as accessing or completing work placements.

Further information

Student Central can help you with course planning, choosing the right units and explaining course rules and requirements.

Contact Student Central

Other learning experiences

This course includes the option of other learning experiences (ie an approved international learning experience)