MSc, Postgraduate Diploma, Postgraduate Certificate in Housing Studies (with Internship)
University of Stirling
Key Information
Campus location
Stirling, United Kingdom
Languages
English
Study format
Blended
Duration
12 - 36 months
Pace
Full time, Part time
Tuition fees
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Application deadline
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Earliest start date
Sep 2024
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Introduction
Overview
This MSc/PgDip Housing Studies (with internship) course fully integrates all of the academic and practice components of the professional qualification of the Chartered Institute of Housing. This includes a structured, assessed work experience internship, spanning 50 days over the academic year, and which sets up graduates for a ‘fast track’ into a career with housing organisations in the social, voluntary and private sectors. This internship is not eligible for sponsorship to study in the UK.
Top reasons to study with us
#1 The Chartered Institute of Housing is the professional body for housing and validates our Housing Studies course
#2 You’ll be taught by a team of academics with extensive experience in the housing sector and world-class research records
#3 93% overall student satisfaction with MSc Housing Studies (Postgraduate Taught Experience Survey 2022)
Curriculum
Accredited by the Chartered Institute of Housing, the course provides you with a comprehensive academic and professional qualification with structured work experience and, upon completion, offers you a direct route into employment in the housing sector. The Diploma internship can also form the output necessary to achieve a Masters qualification. You’ll be introduced to the most up-to-date ideas and debates in housing and offered the opportunity to learn about the cutting edge of housing practice.
This route blends occasional teaching sessions on campus with a significant element of online study giving you the ideal learning experience in a format which is accessible and engaging.
You’ll be taught by a team of academics who comprehensively cover the multi-disciplinary nature of housing, research, policy and practice. Our research-led teaching draws on our specialist expertise in policy analysis, homelessness and housing rights, social theory, housing and land market analysis.