BA114037
Higher Diploma in Real Estate and Property Management

Programme Aims

The programme aims to provide students with hands-on experience in property management and professional knowledge for the real estate business.

Through workplace learning and assessment scheme, students are ready to work and develop their career in the real estate industry.

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Category
Vocational Professionals Admission Scheme
Duration of Study
2 Years
Mode of Study
Full Time
Offering Campus(es) / Venue(s)
IVE (Sha Tin)
Entrance Requirements

Please refer to General Entrance Requirement

Career Prospects

Graduates may be employed to take up the roles on the supervisory level, ranging from Assistant Property Officer, Officer Trainee, Facilities Management Officer, Property Officer, Building Maintenance Officer to Property / Portfolio in-charge. For those with experience or other qualifications, they may take up higher positions.

Articulation

Graduates may articulate to the Degree programmes offered by Technological and Higher Education Institute of Hong Kong (THEi):

  • BSc (Hons) in Surveying (Year 3 Entry)^

Graduates may pursue relevant Degrees locally or overseas. They may also apply for admission to the top-up Degree programmes in Hong Kong offered by the following university in collaboration with the School for Higher and Professional Education (SHAPE):

  • Northumbria University, UK: BSc (Hons) in Global Business Management#
    [Not applicable to Mainland students]

^ Students may be required to take bridging modules and provide English proficiency proof (Admission requirements are subject to change; Kindly contact THEi for details)
# It is a matter of discretion for individual employers to recognise any qualification to which this course may lead. Please refer to the corresponding programme page in the website of SHAPE for the registered course no.

Professional Recognition

The programme is recognized by the following organizations:

  • Property Management Services Authority - Specified Qualifications for the Property Management Practitioner (Level 2) Licence: Graduates are eligible to apply for the Property Management Practitioner (Level 2) Licence with two years of accumulated property management experience or one year of such experience with the supervision of Property Management Practitioner (Level 1) Licence holder.
  • Chartered Institute of Housing Asian Pacific Branch — Recognized Course for the Membership: Graduates are eligible to apply for being their Member with the completion of Practical Experience Requirements (PER).
Note
  1. Students may be required to attend classes on other VTC campuses. VTC reserves the right to cancel any programme, revise programme title, content or change the offering institute(s) / campus(es) / class venue(s) if circumstances so warrant.
Curriculum
  • Economics
  • Fundamentals of Management
  • Quantitative Analysis for Business
  • Landscape Planning and Building Materials
  • Contemporary Issues for Housing Management
  • Vocational Chinese Communication: Putonghua Conversion and Reports
  • Essential Workplace Communication: Effective Oral Interaction
  • IT Essentials - Business
  • Whole Person Development - MindShift: Achieving Personal Growth & Effectiveness
  • Accounting
  • Marketing Essentials
  • ESG and PropTech in Action
  • Live Commerce with Design Thinking
  • AI and IoT for Property Management Services
  • Professional Ethics and Supervisory Management
  • Work-integrated Learning*
  • Vocational Chinese Communication: Putonghua Presentations and Promotional Text Writing
  • Essential Workplace Communication: Digital Written Correspondence
  • Whole Person Development - Collaboration, Teamwork & Social Engagement
  • Building Services
  • Agency and Conveyancing
  • Customer Experience Enhancement
  • Work-integrated Learning*
  • Professional Workplace Communication: Pitching & Persuasive Presentation
  • Enrichment Module A
  • Business and Property Law
  • Real Estate Development & Valuation
  • Building Maintenance & Enhancement in Practice
  • Facilities Management & Environmental Protection in Practice
  • Work-integrated Learning*
  • Final Year Project
  • Professional Workplace Communication: Proposal and Report Writing
  • Whole Person Development - Enhancing Competencies in the 21st Century Workplace
  • Property Management & Risk Assessment in Practice
  • Intelligent Building Systems & Building Information Modelling
  • Final Year Project
  • Corporate Placement
  • Professional Workplace Communication: Storytelling & Job Search
  • Enrichment Module B

 

* Depending on the job nature and study programmes, Work-integrated Learning will be arranged at an appropriate time during the period of study.

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