University of Adelaide

What you'll study

The program delivers a strong commercial foundation from the Bachelor of Commerce including units in accounting, finance, economics and business law, with a focused property major that covers the technical and applied areas of the property sector. Typical topics include property valuation and appraisal, property investment and finance, property development and project feasibility, property law and environment, urban economics, property market analysis, and facilities and asset management.

Structure is flexible: students complete core commerce subjects, a prescribed set of property major units and elective options. Many students undertake a capstone or integrative project in property, research dissertation or an industry placement unit to apply learning to real-world development, valuation or advisory problems. Electives allow cross-disciplinary study in areas such as construction management, planning, sustainability, or advanced finance.

Entry requirements

Admission is typically based on successful completion of secondary school or an equivalent recognised qualification. Applicants are expected to have demonstrated competence in quantitative subjects—mathematics or mathematical methods is recommended—and some familiarity with economics or business studies is advantageous.

Domestic applicants may enter through the standard undergraduate admission pathways of the University of Adelaide, including consideration of year 12 results and alternative entry schemes. International applicants must hold a recognised secondary qualification and meet the University's English language requirements through an approved test or equivalent evidence of prior tertiary instruction in English.

Students with previous tertiary study or relevant professional experience may be eligible for credit or advanced standing on a case-by-case basis.

Career prospects

Graduates pursue roles across the property and real estate sectors in both the private and public spheres. Typical career paths include property valuer/analyst, property development manager, asset manager, property adviser or consultant, investment analyst specialising in real estate, facilities and portfolio manager, and commercial/residential sales and leasing roles.

Completing the property major also provides pathways into related professions — for example, roles in planning, construction and infrastructure project teams — and can be a foundation for postgraduate study or professional accreditation with industry bodies, subject to additional requirements set by those organisations.

Why study at University of Adelaide

The University of Adelaide offers a long-established commerce degree with opportunities to learn from academic staff who engage with the local and national property sector. Studying in Adelaide provides access to a dynamic regional property market and professional networks across government, private developers and advisory firms.

Students benefit from practical learning opportunities, industry linkages, guest practitioners, and optional work-integrated learning units that help build a professional portfolio. The program's combination of commercial rigour and property specialisation is designed to equip graduates with analytical, technical and professional skills valued by employers across the built environment and real estate industries.