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Completion of this one-year conversion Master, following your undergraduate qualification, will allow you to become an accredited planner. Planning is a fascinating subject to study at university. It is about changing the places within which we live. How we can transform and improve our cities, towns, villages, neighborhoods, and communities. So, it affects our everyday lives and is an extremely exciting discipline to study at university.

On our exciting Master’s programme, you’ll experience first-hand what it’s like to innovate, solve real-life problems and come up with smart solutions. Inspired by serial entrepreneurs and our academic experts, you will cultivate your entrepreneurial mindset, improving your ability to identify viable business opportunities – whether you launch your own enterprise or support others to do so. Individuals with an entrepreneurial spirit don’t always start up a new business, but they repeatedly come up with ideas that change the way we live and work, inspiring new products, services and activities that create jobs and spur economic growth. Their innovation, big picture outlook, willingness to take calculated risks and ability to build positive relationships make them an asset to any employer. On this course, your journey begins in the pre-start-up phase, with the formation of ideas on a possible business venture, right through to potentially pitching your plan to prospective investors or raising money via crowdfunding campaigns. You will be mentored and coached throughout, developing the personal and professional skills needed to envision new products or services capable of attracting investment and then guide them to completion.

This Master degree aims for students to develop problem-solving skills in the area of mobility and is geared towards the development of new products and technologies for smart, safe and sustainable mobility.

This Master degree aims for students to develop problem-solving skills in the area of mobility and is geared towards the development of new products and technologies for smart, safe and sustainable mobility.

The Graduate Certificate in Development Planning is designed for anyone interested in making a difference in how communities grow and develop. The program covers key aspects of development planning, s...

This program offers a comprehensive look into the property development and planning sectors, focusing on equipping students with practical skills and knowledge. It covers key areas such as property ma...

The Urban Studies minor is an interdisciplinary program that focuses on the exploration of cities and urban processes through a variety of disciplinary perspectives. The program prepares students to better understand, and be able to effectively address as professionals and citizens, the complex challenges presented by urban growth and development and the rapid pace of change in 21st century cities. The minor can be combined with many majors at William Paterson University such as political science, sociology, anthropology, history, business, communication, and environmental science. A minor in urban studies provides an excellent foundation for students interested in pursuing careers in community development, law, public policy and administration, education, law enforcement, community organizing, transportation, housing and commercial development, real estate, political service, social work, journalism, and research.

With a online training in Event Planning and Management (AEC), you will learn to design, plan and coordinate various events. From weddings to international conventions, charity events (fundraising) and festivals, you will finally be able to put your creativity, your management and organizational skills, you versatility and you ability to work within a team. In the field of event planning, the team works together with a single common purpose: to ensure that the event is unique and successful.

Distance Learning Centres Property Development Level 3 Course acts as a unique introductory guide for anyone with ambitions to set up in the property development business. If you don't know where or how to start, this course is absolutely right for you.

The entrepreneurship program at Doane University prepares students to become future business owners and leaders by developing the knowledge and practices needed to be successful in solving existing problems through creativity and innovation. Students are exposed to organizational development, marketing, financial viability and sound business planning.

The Master of Valuation and Property Development (Professional) provides a wide range of skills that can be applied to global property markets.

The Community Development program is founded on the belief that transformation of human life is a divine mandate that has to be undertaken if human dignity is to be restored.

The Master of Sustainable Real Estate Development (MSRED) degree is an interdisciplinary one-year graduate program that prepares students from diverse backgrounds to become effective and influential participants in the fields of real estate finance, design, and development. We equip our graduates with a blended education in business, economics, sustainable design, urbanism, and legal issues. The MSRED degree is practice-oriented and emphasizes opportunities for students to gain experience and build a professional network in innovative for-profit, nonprofit and public settings.

BSc (Hons) Real Estate Management & Development is a professional surveying programme that prepares and develops the students for future professional practice in real estate management industry. The programme is fully accredited by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) and the Chartered Association of Building Engineers (CABE).

Life Learning in collaboration with Luisa Carbone, an expert in European design and project manager for European funding, presents the revolutionary "Advanced European European Planning Master" which will offer a thorough knowledge of the main aspects of European design starting from the framework of available opportunities and then focusing on the methodology and technicality to prepare and implement a European project.