In this course, you will gain both academic and professional training in planning, real estate and property development. The curriculum for the first three years is the same as our BA (Hons) Urban and Regional Planning, during which you will consider the issues faced by professionals in dealing with the planning and management of all aspects of our built and natural environments. The fourth year of study is at master's level and provides professional training in planning, real estate and property development. Accredited by both the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) and the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS), the fourth year covers a wide range of subjects including real estate business and law, commercial asset management and property valuation. The MPRE satisfies both the spatial and specialist planning requirements for initial qualification with the RTPI and is accredited under the Commercial Property Practice, Valuation, and Planning and Development pathways of the RICS. Manchester is a great place to study planning, real estate and property development; it was the world's first industrial city and is now a vibrant 21st century metropolis. It is a place of major urban change with plenty of scope to explore urban development.