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BU595K: ASIAN CITIES (2025-2026)

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Course Overview

Students travel to Asian cities (such as Hong Kong, Singapore, Shanghai, Beijing, Seoul and Tokyo) over approximately thirty days in the summer term. This intense program involves daily meetings and seminars with key real estate investment and development professionals. Students will complete a project report based on the contents of the tour.

Course Details

Study Type Postgraduate Level 5
Term Summer School Credit Points 60 credits (30 ECTS credits)
Campus Aberdeen Sustained Study No
Co-ordinators
  • Dr N Liu

What courses & programmes must have been taken before this course?

  • Either Msc In Real Estate or Master Of Science In Finance And Real Estate
  • Any Postgraduate Programme (Studied)

What other courses must be taken with this course?

None.

What courses cannot be taken with this course?

None.

Are there a limited number of places available?

No

Course Description

The course contributes to the students' learning as follows:

  • Enhance the understanding the processes in the real estate sector in an international context, such as property investment, development, planning, or project management.
  • The ability to analyse diverse drivers in the real estate markets, such as drivers in investment, property development, project management, and / or planning decisions.
  • The ability to critically assess the reasons for the relative success or failure of specific investments and development projects.
  • The ability to compare and contract market and institutional factors across different international real estate markets.

Students will achieve these learning objectives through materials presented and interactions in site visits, seminars, lectures and discussions with professionals in real estate investment, development and agency in Asian cities. Students therefore will be required to follow a rigorous schedule and carry out independent research before, during and after the tour to compile the data necessary to complete the project-based assessment.


Details, including assessments, may be subject to change until 31 August 2025 for 1st Term courses and 19 December 2025 for 2nd Term courses.

Summative Assessments

Project Report/Dissertation

Assessment Type Summative Weighting 100
Assessment Weeks 7 Feedback Weeks 14

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Feedback

A project Report that consists of elements such as case studies, market analysis and self-reflection.

A description of the requirement of the course work will be given at the beginning of the term. Feedback sheet along with rubric will be provided to students
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge LevelThinking SkillOutcome
ConceptualEvaluateStudents will evaluate key issues in professional practice and exemplify the standards expected of a real estate professional today
ProceduralAnalyseStudents will be able to gather, interpret and analyse data to produce reasoned advice, such as the evaluation of development and investment projects.
ReflectionApplyStudents will be able to reflect on and apply theories and methodology in real estate practice in an international context.

Formative Assessment

There are no assessments for this course.

Resit Assessments

Project Report/Dissertation

Assessment Type Summative Weighting 100
Assessment Weeks Feedback Weeks

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Feedback

Re-write project report as specified in Section 5.

A description of the requirement of the resit will be given as soon as students are made aware of the grades of their first attempt. Feedback sheet along with rubric will be provided to students.
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge LevelThinking SkillOutcome
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Course Learning Outcomes

Knowledge LevelThinking SkillOutcome
ReflectionApplyStudents will be able to reflect on and apply theories and methodology in real estate practice in an international context.
ConceptualEvaluateStudents will evaluate key issues in professional practice and exemplify the standards expected of a real estate professional today
ProceduralAnalyseStudents will be able to gather, interpret and analyse data to produce reasoned advice, such as the evaluation of development and investment projects.
 

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