Bachelor of Property and Real Estate/Bachelor of Commerce

2025 Deakin University Handbook

Year	2025 course information
Award granted	Bachelor of Property and Real Estate/ Bachelor of Commerce
Deakin course code	D325
Faculty	Faculty of Business and Law
Campus	Offered at Burwood (Melbourne)
Online	Yes
Duration	4 years full-time or part-time equivalent
Course Map - enrolment planning tool	This course map is for new students commencing from Trimester 1 2025. Course maps for commencement in previous years are available on the Course Maps webpage or please contact a Student Adviser in Student Central.
CRICOS course code	072834F Burwood (Melbourne)
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 will 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 will be exposed to professional practice. Build relationships with industry partners, take on coveted internships and learn from global leaders through overseas study experiences.

The commerce component of this combined course is designed to help you find a professional fit and passion for a commerce 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 combined course 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 course 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 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

You can expect to participate in a range of teaching activities each week. This could include lectures, seminars, online interactions, or professional experiences for Work Integrated Learning (WIL) units. 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 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).

Deakin’s accounting major enables students to apply for the:

The marketing major provides a one-year credit towards the Australian Marketing Institute (AMI) five-year Certified Practicing Marketer and Chartered Marketer certification.

The financial planning major satisfies the Financial Adviser Standards (FAS) education standards, meaning students can provide financial advice in Australia and are eligible for financial planning certification programs including:

the Financial Adviser Association of Australia (FAAA) CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER®.

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

-Australian HR Institute (AHRI)

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

accountant
asset manager
business analyst
economist
facilities manager
financial planner
human resource manager
international trade officer
marketing manager
owners' corporation manager
property valuer
property developer
portfolio manager
property advisor
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 standard holiday breaks. Learn about key dates at Deakin.

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)

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 pass 32 credit points and meet the following course rules to be eligible to graduate:

DAI001 Academic Integrity and Respect at Deakin (0-credit-point compulsory unit) in their first study period
16 credit points from the Bachelor of Property and Real Estate
- 11 credit points of core units
- 1 credit point of Work Integrated Learning (WIL) course elective units
- 4 credit points of open elective units which may comprise of:
  - 4 credit points of open elective units
  - 1 minor (4 credit points) from the Bachelor of Property and Real Estate
16 credit points from the Bachelor of Commerce
- 8 credit points of core units
- 1 major (8 credit points)
a minimum of 6 credit points at level 3 (of which 4 credit points must be from the Faculty of Business and Law)
Course requirements for both the Bachelor of Property and Real Estate and Bachelor of Commerce must be satisfied

Students are required to meet the University's academic progress and conduct requirements. See the enrolment codes and terminology to help make sense of the University’s vocabulary.

Work experience

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

Course duration

Course duration may be affected by delays in completing course requirements, such as failing of units or accessing or completing 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)

Fees and charges

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

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