Course details

Bachelor of Land and Property Management
NZQF Level 7

About the course

Nourish your interest in land and property and expand your career opportunities with one of the most comprehensive property business and management degrees in Australasia. Then take your pick from an expanding range of careers.

Demand for both urban and rural property is outstripping supply. That creates a stream of openings for graduates of Lincoln University’s admired Bachelor of Land and Property Management. Study then pick your niche in valuation, investment, management, sales or another specialisation. You can even do a semester overseas.

How you’ll grow

  • By studying urban or rural property, then adding a specialisation major like accounting, investment, finance or environmental management.
  • You’ll position yourself strongly in New Zealand’s largest industry by economic contribution, and the country’s fourth largest sector by employment.
  • With Accreditation by the Property Institute of New Zealand, Valuers Registration Board, Institute of Valuers, Real Estate Agents Authority and the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors.
  • A huge range of career options paired with a 100% employment rate.
  • Be taught by specialists in the field with international experience, and up-to-date insights into the industry.

Career opportunities

This degree opens doors in New Zealand and overseas for roles in Valuation, Property Management, Facilities and Asset Management, Property Development, Investment and Portfolio Analysis, Real Estate Sales and Brokerage, Rural Valuation, Agricultural Banking and Finance, Farm Consultancy and more.

Practical work

You'll need to complete practical work for both majors (urban and rural).

Urban Major

The Urban major requires you to complete 12 weeks practical work. This must include six consecutive weeks to be carried out with one employer. 

Rural Major

The Rural major requires an additional 18 weeks practical work experience in Primary Production and Allied Industries. 

Download the Practical Work Handbook (PDF 1800 KB) for this degree. 

For more information, please email the Practical Work Coordinator or phone +64 3 423 0061.

> The field trips were a chance to see how the property industry works first-hand. And some of the lecturers are also full-time valuers and real estate agents.

Henry Finnis

Bachelor of Land and Property Management

About the provider

Lincoln University is one of the eight government universities in New Zealand. Established in 1878, it is governed by the Lincoln University Council.

Based in Canterbury, in the South Island of New Zealand, Lincoln offers a unique experience, a perfect balance of student and academic life and a host of recreation activities around the region.

The institution is rated the 15th best small university in the world by the QS World University Rankings. It is home to a diverse group of nearly 4,500 students who come from more than 80 different countries around the world.

Lincoln graduates have a 6 percent higher employment rate than those from other New Zealand universities and the number of students graduating from Lincoln is higher than the national average.

Students can choose from a wide range of specialist courses from three faculties and one division – the Faculty of Agribusiness and Commerce; the Faculty of Agriculture and Life Sciences; the Faculty of Environment, Society and Design; and the University Studies and English Language Division.

Lincoln has dedicated itself towards undertaking meaningful research that makes a globally positive impact. Its sustainable approach and commitment towards handling climate change issues have attracted many postgraduate students studying at the institution.

The university also engages in other land-based research and hosts a range of research centres, including food research and innovation, land, environment and people, wildlife management and conservation, and soil and environmental research.

The university shares ties with leading organisations as well as research centres, which help students gain additional skills and knowledge through practical learning experiences.

The Lincoln University Students' Association (LUSA) is an active student body that governs a variety of clubs and organisations on campus.

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