Module Outlines
Module title: Brownfield Regeneration and Construction Technology (Commercial Buildings)
Develop an understanding of the principles and applications of construction technologies related to high rise structures, commercial and industrial buildings. Aspects of civil engineering and building services technology will also be investigated.
Module title: Construction Law
There is a dual aim to this module. The first aim is to develop your knowledge and application of the legal framework in which the built environment, property and construction industries operate. The second aim is to build on existing, and further develop knowledge of health and safety in the built environment, raising your awareness of the legal, personal and organizational responsibilities built environment professionals have. These aims will be achieved by the study of the legal frameworks from which legislation and other controls stem and contextualizing them into a built environment context.
Module title: Sustainability
This module explores the requirements of sustainable development to see how these affect and influence the range of environmental services required in sustainable construction and, furthermore, it highlights the impact of such services on the internal and external environment.
Module title: Contract Administration & Dispute Resolution
The principal aim of this module is: (i) provide understanding of the legal framework within which construction firms and projects are managed and techniques for resolving disputes often encountered; (ii) to develop skills necessary to analyse construction contracts and case law; (iii) develop understanding of good practice in the administration of contracts.
Module title: Residential Property Management
The aim of this module is to develop your knowledge and understanding of the role of the property manager and the principles of residential property management. It does this through the study of the importance of the contract between landlord and tenant other material that will impact on that relationship e.g. legislation, case law.
Module title: Corporate Real Estate
The principle aim of this module is to develop your understanding of the strategic imperative of real estate as corporate asset and to examine its contribution and value to overall corporate strategy. It also aims to analyse strategy choices in ownership and use of real estate resources of corporate entities.
Module title: Development Economics and Finance
The principal aim of this module is to develop a wide ranging understanding of the development process within the economic, legal, political and social environment of the UK.
Module title: Commercial Property Management
The principal aim of this module is to enable you to evaluate principles of commercial property management, specifically the lease. During the module you will: expand upon the area of commercial leases using legislation, case law and comparable evidence; analyse and evaluate relevant information; negotiate covenants on behalf of landlord or tenant during in-class workshops and enhance communication skills by negotiating rent reviews and lease renewals on behalf of either landlord or tenant.
Module title: Built Environment Dissertation
This module aims to develop the student's ability to research and report on a subject related to their degree course. It facilitates the identification and solving of a selected problem or exploration of a chosen issue using well founded research methodology; and presentation of the results of such investigation in a formal report format.
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