Property Agency and Marketing (PG) (ABPL90314)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5Not available in 2025
About this subject
Overview
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This subject aims to give students an understanding of the processes and issues relating to the transfer of freehold and leasehold interests in property with a commercial agency focus within the current legal and market context. The subject will be presented under three main themes:
- real estate agency structures - legislation and agency practice, licensing, codes of ethics, consumer protection;
- the management of an agency practice including trust accounts;
- marketing and markets.
Intended learning outcomes
On completion of the subject students should be able to:
- Understand the role of the real estate agent in the Victorian property market context;
- Detail the procedures involved in undertaking a sale by private treaty and by auction;
- Be aware of the legal, financial, economic and managerial aspects of agency practice;
- Access, interpret and communicate property market transaction data.
Generic skills
On completion of the subject students should have developed the following skills and capabilities:
- analytical skills - an enquiring and analytical approach to the conduct of real estate agency and marketing practice;
- communication skills - an enhanced ability to communicate agency outcomes in written and oral presentations;
- problem solving skills - an increased body of knowledge associated with resolution of contemporary issues and practices in property markets and agency contexts;
- team working skills - an enhanced ability to generate and communicate property agency and marketing outcomes at an appropriate academic and professional standard.
Last updated: 4 March 2025
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
Option 1
Admission into a course at the Melbourne School of Design
OR
Option 2
Approval from the subject coordinator
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
ABPL30013
Inherent requirements (core participation requirements)
The University of Melbourne is committed to providing students with reasonable adjustments to assessment and participation under the Disability Standards for Education (2005), and the Assessment and Results Policy (MPF1326). Students are expected to meet the core participation requirements for their course. These can be viewed under Entry and Participation Requirements for the course outlines in the Handbook.
Further details on how to seek academic adjustments can be found on the Student Equity and Disability Support website: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/student-equity/home
Last updated: 4 March 2025
Assessment
| Description | Timing | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
One examination
| End of semester | 50% |
Two assignments totalling not more than 3000 words due in week 6 and week 11.
| Second half of the teaching period | 50% |
Last updated: 4 March 2025
Dates & times
Not available in 2025
Time commitment details
170 Hours
What do these dates mean
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Last updated: 4 March 2025
Further information
- Texts
- Available through the Community Access Program
About the Community Access Program (CAP)
This subject is available through the Community Access Program (also called Single Subject Studies) which allows you to enrol in single subjects offered by the University of Melbourne, without the commitment required to complete a whole degree.
Please note Single Subject Studies via Community Access Program is not available to student visa holders or applicants
Entry requirements including prerequisites may apply. Please refer to the CAP applications page for further information.
Last updated: 4 March 2025