BProp - Bachelor of Property

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Entry Requirements, Fees and Dates
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Graduate Profile and Programme Capabilities

The Business School’s BProp is a specialist degree that equips you with the skills, mentors and experience for a range of careers in the property sector.

You will gain skills and knowledge in property valuation. marketing, management, finance and investment, development, construction, building surveying and property technology.

The programme has strong links to the property industry, and you will develop professional connections right from the start. Through the BProp’s successful buddy programme, you will receive mentorship from a senior property professional and have industry networking opportunities throughout the programme.

You can also study the BProp as part of a conjoint degree with Commerce BCom/BProp - Bachelor of Commerce / Bachelor of Property Conjoint .

The BProp is a three-year degree programme. You will need to complete 24 courses (360 points).

In your first year, you will complete an integrated set of core courses, experiencing the multi-disciplinary environment that businesses operate in, as well as one introductory course in Property. You will also complete the Waipapa Taumata Rau core course.

BProp core courses

The second and third years comprise more specialised property courses, including valuation, finance and investment, economics, law, land use planning and controls, marketing, development, management, and building construction.

In your third year, you will complete a capstone course, which will give you an opportunity to apply your skills and knowledge in a practical context and build a portfolio that can be shown to prospective employers.

The degree is accredited by the Valuers Registration Board, providing a pathway for registration as a valuer in New Zealand. It fulfils the academic requirements for membership of professional bodies such as Property Institute of New Zealand, Real Estate Institute of New Zealand and the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (UK).

Our Bachelor of Property graduates are in demand. Our widely recognised programme has strong links to this dynamic and profitable industry, with our graduates going on to some amazing roles. The BProp fulfils the academic requirements for membership of the Valuers Registration Board, Property Institute of New Zealand, Real Estate Institute of New Zealand, and the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors.

Property portfolio manager
Commercial/ industrial property manager
Property developer
Property marketer
Building surveyor
Property analyst
Property valuer

PhD - Doctor of Philosophy

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Fees are set in advance of each calendar year and will be updated on this website. Fees are inclusive of 15% GST, but do not include the Student Services Fee, course books, travel and health insurance, or living costs. Fees will be confirmed upon completion of enrolment into courses. For more information, please see Fees and Money Matters .

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This is a limited entry programme: there is a limit on the number of enrolments due to staff or space capacity. For more information, please see the Programme and Course Limitations section of the University Academic and General Statutes and Regulations.

Please note: we will consider late applications if places are still available. International students should start the application process as early as possible to allow sufficient time to apply for a visa.

Semester	Application Closing Date	Semester Start Date	Semester End Date
2025 Summer School	01 December 2024	06 January 2025	19 February 2025
2025 Semester One	08 December 2024	03 March 2025	30 June 2025
2025 Semester Two	04 July 2025	21 July 2025	17 November 2025
2026 Summer School		05 January 2026	18 February 2026
2026 Semester One		02 March 2026	29 June 2026
2026 Semester Two		20 July 2026	16 November 2026

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The regulations for this degree are to be read in conjunction with all other relevant statutes and regulations including the Academic Statutes and Regulations.

Note: This is a limited entry programme as per the Limitation of Entry Statute 1991 and selection criteria apply. Selection criteria are available from the Faculty of Business and Economics.

1 A student enrolled for this degree must follow a programme of the equivalent of six full-time semesters and pass courses with a total value of 360 points, unless credit is granted under the Admission Regulations and/or the Credit Regulations.

2 Of the 360 points required for this degree, a student must pass:

a 315 points from courses listed in the Bachelor of Property Schedule

b 15 points: WTRBUS 100

c 15 points from courses offered in either the General Education Open Schedule or the General Education Faculty Schedule approved for this degree or from a combination of these schedules, and the Academic Integrity course as specified in the Enrolment and Programme Regulations, Academic Integrity, of the University Calendar.

3 15 points may be taken from other undergraduate courses offered at this University.

4 A student who is required to meet the Academic English Language Requirement, as specified in the Enrolment and Programme Regulations, Academic English Language Requirement, of the University Calendar, must complete ACADENG 104 to fulfill their General Education requirement, or with approval from Senate or its representative, may substitute an alternative Academic English Language Requirement course for 15 points of General Education.

5 a A student is exempted from the requirement to pass courses offered in the General Education Schedules who has:

either

(i) completed an undergraduate degree at a tertiary institution

(ii) commenced study for this degree at a tertiary institution before 1 January 2006

(iii) been admitted to this degree having completed 240 points or more of degree-level study at another tertiary institution.

b A student who has been exempted from the requirement to pass courses offered in the General Education Schedules must substitute the requirement with another course listed in the Bachelor of Commerce Schedule.

c A student admitted to this degree, who has completed between 120 and 235 points inclusive of degree-level study at another tertiary institution, or who has completed a minimum of 50 points of study towards this degree in one semester at an overseas institution, either through an overseas exchange programme or through prior approval under the Credit Regulations, must pass 15 points from courses offered in the General Education Schedules.

d A student who has been fully or partially exempted from the requirement to pass courses offered in the General Education Schedules is nonetheless required to complete the Academic Integrity course.

6 A student enrolled for this degree must participate in skills workshops as required by, and to the satisfaction of, the Head of Department of Property.

7 Special arrangements apply where this degree is taken as a component degree of an approved conjoint combination. The specific requirements and a complete list of the conjoint degrees available are set out in the Conjoint Degrees section of the University Calendar.

8 In exceptional circumstances the Programme Director may approve a variation to a student’s programme of study in accordance with the Enrolment and Programme Regulations.

9 These regulations and/or schedule have been amended with effect from 1 January 2025.

Complete 360 points comprising:

15 points for all Waipapa Taumata Rau Course, and
195 points for all Compulsory Courses, and
15 points from Business Elective Courses, and
15 points from Statistics Elective Courses, and
15 points from Group 1 Property Elective Courses, and
75 points from Group 2 Property Elective Courses, and
15 points from General Education Courses, and
15 points from UOFAK - University of Auckland including child orgs at levels 100 to 400 Other Courses, and
1 item from Academic Integrity