Real Estate
BSc (REAL ESTATE)
CURRICULUM
Please be informed that RE3902 and RE3903 have been defunct and will no longer be offered across the cohorts with effect from Semester 1, AY2023/2024.
Students are enrolled directly into the Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) Honours programme and are required to complete 160 Units to graduate. Students who are keen pursue BBA (RE) degree would be able to declare Real Estate as their primary major before the end of their 4th semester. For more information, please click here.
Students who have opted to switch the new BBA(RE) curriculum, please to refer to new BBA Curriculum for AY2023/2024 onwards.
| No | Courses | UNIT |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | UNIVERSITY REQUIREMENTS | 24 |
| a | General Education (GE)
|
24 |
| 2. | PROGRAMME REQUIREMENTS | 108 |
| a | Essential Courses taught by the Department of Real Estate
|
76 |
| b | Essential Course taught by other Department
|
4 |
| c |
|
8 |
| d | Restricted Programme Elective Courses
|
20 |
| e | Non-Credit, Graduating Requirements
|
0 |
| 3. | UNRESTRICTED ELECTIVES (UE)
|
28 |
| Total | 160 |
| No | Courses | UNIT |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | UNIVERSITY REQUIREMENTS | 24 |
| a | General Education (GE)
|
24 |
| 2. | PROGRAMME REQUIREMENTS | 108 |
| a | Essential Courses taught by the Department of Real Estate
|
76 |
| b | Essential Course taught by other Department
|
4 |
| c |
|
8 |
| d | Restricted Programme Elective Courses
|
20 |
| e | Non-Credit, Graduating Requirements
|
0 |
| 3. | UNRESTRICTED ELECTIVES (UE)
|
28 |
| Total | 160 |
| No | Courses | UNIT |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | UNIVERSITY REQUIREMENTS | 24 |
| a | General Education (GE)
|
24 |
| 2. | PROGRAMME REQUIREMENTS | 108 |
| a | Essential Courses taught by the Department of Real Estate
|
76 |
| b | Essential Course taught by other Department
|
4 |
| c |
|
8 |
| d | Restricted Programme Elective Courses
|
20 |
| 3. | UNRESTRICTED ELECTIVES (UE)
|
28 |
| Total | 160 |
| No | Courses | UNIT |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | UNIVERSITY REQUIREMENTS | 20 |
| a | General Education (GE)
|
20 |
| 2. | PROGRAMME REQUIREMENTS | 108 |
| a | Essential Courses taught by the Department of Real Estate
|
76 |
| b | Essential Course taught by other Department
|
4 |
| c |
|
8 |
| d | Restricted Programme Elective Courses
|
20 |
| 3. | UNRESTRICTED ELECTIVES (UE)
|
32 |
| Total | 160 |
| No | Courses | UNIT |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | UNIVERSITY REQUIREMENTS | 20 |
| a | General Education (GE) for cohort 2015 and 2016 only
University Level Requirements for cohort 2014 and before
|
20 |
| 2. | PROGRAMME REQUIREMENTS (DEPARTMENT) | 120 |
| a | Essential Courses taught by the Department of Real Estate
|
76 |
| b | Essential Courses taught by other Departments
|
12 |
| c | RE4000 Dissertation or RE4001 Case Study plus programme elective/unrestricted elective | 8 |
| d | Programme elective courses
|
24 |
| 3. | UNRESTRICTED ELECTIVES (UE)
|
20 |
| Total | 160 |
From AY2017/2018 onwards, Singapore-Cambridge GCE A Level Graduates can apply directly to BSc (Real Estate) Major with the following minors:
Students admitted can undertake one of the academic routes:
- BSc (Real Estate)
- BSc (Real Estate) with Specialisation in Real Estate Finance
The specialisation will be noted in the student’s transcript.
For Cohort 2018 and before
Students may opt to complete a specialisation by completing 24 units of distinctive courses from the list of programme elective courses below:
For Cohort 2019 onwards
Students may opt to complete a specialisation by completing 20 units of distinctive courses from the list of programme elective courses below:
| Real Estate Finance Specialisation Basket |
|---|
| 1. RE3802 Real Estate Finance Law |
| 2. RE3805 Corporate Investment in Real Estate |
| 3. RE3807 Corporate Finance for Real Estate |
| 4. RE4711 FYP Dissertation (8 units) (only real estate finance topic will be counted) |
| 5. RE4712 FYP Academic Exercise (4 units) (only real estate finance topic will be counted) |
| 6. RE4801 Real Estate Internship Programme or BI3704R Business Internship (only real estate finance internship will be counted) |
| 7. RE4803 REIT and Business Trust Management |
| 8. RE4804 Real Estate Securitisation |
| 9. RE4806 Real Estate Finance Seminar (compulsory course) |
| 10. RE4807 Real Estate Risk Analysis and Management |
| For RE4711 FYP Dissertation, RE4712 FYP Academic Exercise and RE4801 Real Estate Internship Programme to be counted as fulfillment towards the REFS, it must be Finance Related and approved by the Department. If RE4711 is accepted, student must still complete another 5 courses (Cohort 2018 and before) or 4 courses (Cohort 2019 onwards) from the REFS programme electives. |
| RE3701 Real Estate Investment Analysis remains a gateway course for the Finance Electives Courses (RE3805, RE3807, RE4803, RE4804, RE4806, RE4807). Student cannot read RE3701 and these finance course(s) concurrently. |
BSc (Real Estate) student who are interested in Urban Planning can also choose to pursue the MUP concurrently. After a 5-year candidature, they will get 2 degrees:
- BSc (Real Estate) with a specialisation in UP; and
- MUP
Programme Structure
| Concurrent Degree Requirements | UNIT Requirements | |||
| Cohort 2016 and before | Cohort 2017 onwards | |||
| UNIT | Equivalent no. of 4 units module | UNITS | Equivalent no. of 4 units module | |
| (A) University Level Requirements | ||||
| GE Curriculum (5 Pillars) | 20 | 5 | 20 | 5 |
| Sub-total | 20 | 5 | 20 | 5 |
| (B) Real Estate Requirements | ||||
| Programme Essential Courses | 88 | 22 | 80 | 20 |
| Dissertation | 8 | 2 | 8 | 2 |
| Unrestricted Elective Courses | 20 | 5 | 32 | 8 |
| Sub-total | 116 | 29 | 120 | 30 |
| (C) Master of Urban Planning | ||||
| Essential Courses | 52 | 13 | 52 | 13 |
| Elective Courses | 20 | 5 | 20 | 5 |
| Sub-total | 72 | 18 | 72 | 18 |
| Grand-total | 208 | 52 | 212 | 53 |
Eligibility Criteria
- At the end of the 3rd year in the BSc (Real Estate) course, applicants must obtain a GPA of at least 3.5.
- Applicants will be subjected to an interview for discretionary admission
- Students will be invited to apply during their 3rd Year Semester 1.
Continuation Criteria at the end of 4th year
- At the end of the 4th year, candidate of the CDP must have completed RE4711 FYP Dissertation, and also obtain a minimum GPA of 3.00 (for MUP courses only)
- Graduating Criteria at the end of 5th year
- A minimum GPA of 3.00 (for MUP courses taken in Year 4 and Year 5)
For more information, please visit the MUP website or contact Miss Zainab at zainabag@nus.edu.sg or 65166635.
This course is designed for third-year undergraduates to examine country-specific issues in socioeconomic, demographic and political dimensions underlying the real estate processes. Students will attend lectures and seminars in both NUS and partner universities in the country of discussion. Site visits to projects and organisations are integral part of the course. Students will work on a project for in-depth study of selected aspects of the real estate industry in the country. The students are required to keep personal journals to log their learning experiences during the field trip. On the whole, they also benefitted from their own fond memories of the field trip and their team work.
Module Code: RE4802 Topics in Real Estate (Summer Programme)
Previous Years
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Criteria for the award of Dean’s List (for AY2023/2024 only and is under review for future AYs)
Criteria for the award of Dean’s List (with effect from Semester 1 of AY2023/24):
Students will be ranked amongst their cohorts according to the respective year of admission into NUS and based on their Semester Grade Point Average (SGPA)See note (b) obtained in the semester under review. Students will be placed on the Dean’s List if they meet the following conditions:
- Ranked within the top 5% of their cohorts based on their SGPA.
- Have a minimum SGPA of 4.50.
- Completed at least 16 Units of letter-graded courses See note(c).
- Passed all courses (including non letter-graded courses).
- Double degree programme students must complete at least 16 Units of letter-graded courses, with at least 12 Units of letter-graded courses counting towards the undergraduate degree offered by the NUS Business School.
- The same criteria will apply to students whether or not in their graduating semester.
Notes:
- Students will not be considered for the award of Dean’s List in their first year of study (that is, two semesters) at the University.
- SGPA refers to the SGPA score computed after the SU declaration exercise.
- Letter-graded courses refer to courses with grades that will contribute to the SGPA computation after the SU declaration exercise (such as grades A+, A, A-, B+, B, etc) but exclude courses with grades CS/CU/S/U/IP/IC.
Click here to view the Dean’s List Awardees.
Note: Students will not be considered for the award of Dean’s List in their first year of study at the University (due to Grade-Free First Year).