Course syllabus

Fastighetsvetenskapliga seminarier
Seminars in Real Estate Science

VFTN25, 7,5 credits, A (Second Cycle)

Valid for: 2021/22
Faculty: Faculty of Engineering, LTH
Decided by: PLED L
Date of Decision: 2021-03-12

General Information

Elective for: L4
Language of instruction: The course will be given in Swedish

Aim

The objective of this course is to convey learnign in the classic academic manner with seminar discussions between well prepared participants and highly specialized seminar leaders. The course takes its subjets from the land surveyor program's main topics: Real Estate Economy and Real Estate Law. The course can also function as inspiration and guidance for those contemplating the right topic and method for their master's thesis.

Learning outcomes

Knowledge and understanding
For a passing grade the student must

• Be able to describe the content of a more advanced work within the real estate area.

Competences and skills
For a passing grade the student must

• Be able to carry an advanced academic discussion on issues within real estate economy or real estate law, in Swedish and English.

Judgement and approach
For a passing grade the student must

• Be able to identify important topics of discussion from given written materials and understand the value of discussions concerning real estate from an academic perspective.

Contents

The course consists of an introductory session and 12 seminars. Guest speakers are invited also from outside the university and the topics vary each year. An approximate allocation is that half of the seminars concern real estate economy (including management) and half real estate law (including planning and real property formation). The topics for the individual seminars are to be central within the academic area.

Prior to each seminar, approximately 50 pages of text - Swedish or English - is to be thoroughly read. In order to insure this, each seminar will begin with an introduction by one of the students. The main part of the seminar is to be a discussion with the participants, facilitator, and guest speaker.

Examination details

Grading scale: UG - (U,G) - (Fail, Pass)
Assessment: Active participation in the seminars is compulsory. No final examination is given and the grades are only passed or failed.

The examiner, in consultation with Disability Support Services, may deviate from the regular form of examination in order to provide a permanently disabled student with a form of examination equivalent to that of a student without a disability.

Admission

Admission requirements:

• VFTF10 Real Property Formation
• VFTF01 Economics or VFTF05 Real Estate Appraisal or VFTF20 Real Estate Appraisal or VFTF25 Real Estate Valuation and Analysis or VFTF35 Economics of the Built Environment or VFTF40 Business for the Built Environment

The number of participants is limited to: No
The course might be cancelled: If the number of applicants is less than 16.
The course overlaps following course/s: VFT180, VFT181

Reading list

• The course literature will be decided in connection to the seminar together by the course coordinators and the guest speaker. The material could comprise e.g. doctoral disserations, reports, as well as articles, or case law.

Contact and other information

Course coordinator: Ina Blind, ina.blind@lth.lu.se
Course coordinator: Fredrik Kopsch, fredrik.kopsch@lth.lu.se
Course homepage: http://www.lantm.lth.se/utbildning