Building on the skills and knowledge developed in the bachelor's course, students completing the honours degree develop much greater depth in two of four possible areas: advanced research on a topic related to property and completion of a thesis; valuation and law; finance and investment; or development and planning. Depending on the two areas chosen, students in this course qualify for more advanced professional work in a particular specialisation or specialisations, and are prepared for entry to a higher research degree. While some of the subjects included in the optional pathways are also available to Bachelor's degree students, each pathway includes subjects open only to postgraduate students in graduate certificate, graduate diploma, and master's courses, and each pathway also includes an independent research project. Course aims These advanced subjects aim to ensure that honours students develop the critical thinking, and analytic and synthetic skills needed to deal with more complex problems, and deeper knowledge about particular areas of specialisation. All honours students are required to demonstrate the ability to design and carry out independent research, using critical thinking and judgment alongside technical research skills. Careers Career options include property valuer, property and asset manager, property market analyst, property sales and acquisitions, property developer, funds manager, and corporate real estate adviser.