Investment and Finance in Property

If you are interested in managing major property investments while working with large financial institutions and high profile clients, then bsc investment and finance in property is the degree for you.

The university of reading is acknowledged by major employers as one of europe's leading providers of graduates in real estate and planning, and more than 95% of our students have jobs at graduate level or are doing further study within six months of graduation (destinations of leavers from higher education survey, 2016/17). our degrees open up a hugely diverse range of career opportunities; employers include real estate advisers, property developers, planning consultancies and financial institutions. you could join our graduates who are deciding the future of the olympic park, working on the planning of a new city in china for 30 million people, working on renewable energy projects, running a multi-million pound property fund investing in global real estate, working with local communities on inner city regeneration, making land purchase decision for hs2, re-developing ascot racecourse or working with a community land trust in the rocky mountains to name just a few examples. typical job titles of our graduates include graduate surveyors, investment bankers, financial analysts, rural surveyors and planning consultants. we have a professional careers development adviser to support you in identifying work placements, internships and permanent career opportunities. through the reading real estate foundation (rref) you can receive one-to-one industry mentoring, providing real insight into the profession. rref also runs regular industry events, such as an annual real estate and planning careers fair and an evening lecture series.

Work while you study

You can also work on a UK student visa, from 10 to 20 hours per week during the academic year, 40 hours per week or full-time during vacations.

Partnerships

Most universities in England have partnerships with different companies and organisations to ensure their students get enough professional training as students. In addition to increasing their students' chances to get hired by one of the universities. University of Reading has partnerships with the following companies: