Diploma (FH)

Housing and real estate industry

A clever combination: our degree program teaches you about business, construction technology and law. This broad knowledge will open many doors for you in the housing and real estate industry.

Housing and real estate industry

Housing and Real Estate Management Diploma Program

Faculty: Economic Sciences and Industrial Engineering
Location: Zittau
Degree: Diploma in Industrial Engineering (FH)
Standard period of study: 8 semesters
ECTS points: 240
Enrollment for: Winter semester
Admission restriction: None
Accreditation status: in preparation

Beach villa, terraced house, office building or shopping center - the job profiles in the real estate industry are as varied and diverse as these buildings. In addition to the brokerage profession, the industry also has other exciting paths to offer. After all, houses and apartments not only have to be sold, but also financed, developed, planned, built, maintained or managed.If you want to be one of the experts with construction expertise, our diploma program in Housing and Real Estate Management is the right stepping stone for you. The degree offers you a smart combination of business, construction technology and law. You'll get an overview of the complete life cycle of land and buildings and can put your knowledge to practical use not only in our excellently equipped laboratories.

Why Diploma?

The diploma is still considered one of the best degrees worldwide. With the title of Diplom-Wirtschaftsingenieur you have excellent career opportunities on the European and international job market and can help shape the future in the real estate world.

Your course content in the diploma program in Housing and Real Estate Management

1st semester
  • Building Informatics/CAD - Basics
  • Mathematics
  • General business administration
  • Building Climatology
  • Building materials and materials technology
  • Accounting I (bookkeeping and accounting)
2nd semester
  • Statistics
  • Digital building survey
  • Law
  • Technical mechanics/structures of buildings
  • Building construction theory I/Energy-efficient construction methods
  • Accounting II (cost accounting and basics of controlling)
  • Fundamentals of scientific work (elective module)
3rd semester
  • Geoinformation systems and geomarketing
  • Economics and housing markets
  • Investment and financing
  • Building construction theory II/Energy-efficient construction methods
  • Housing industry
  • Real estate law I (building law and real estate property law)
4th semester
  • Geoinformatics and regional statistics
  • Real estate accounting and taxation
  • Real estate law II (tenancy and condominium law)
  • Building refurbishment/technical construction
  • Urban and regional development, architectural history
  • Compulsory elective project
    • Introduction to the energy industry
    • Human resources management
    • Digital media
5th semester
  • Practical module
6th semester
  • Housing and real estate financing
  • Housing and real estate marketing
  • Fundamentals of technical building equipment
  • Business English B1
  • Real estate valuation basics
  • Construction Management I
7th semester
  • Timber, steel, reinforced concrete and masonry construction
  • Business simulation
  • Basics of facility management
  • Management of housing companies
  • Construction operations II
  • Building theory
8th semester
  • Diploma colloquium and selected problems of scientific work
  • Final module (diploma thesis and defense)
  • Admission requirements

    General or subject-specific higher education entrance qualification or entrance qualification for universities of applied sciences.

    Applicants with a qualification as a technician, business economist, master craftsman or similar. Completion of advanced vocational training according to §18(3) of the SächsHSFG must take part in a counseling interview for general university admission.

  • Target group

    The Diploma course in Housing and Real Estate Management is suitable for all first-year students who want to combine their interest in economic topics with knowledge of construction technology. You should be open to communicating with different people and to different subject-specific ways of thinking and methods.

  • Contents

    In the foundation course, you will acquire knowledge of business administration and economics, real estate law and construction technology. During your specialist studies, you will have the opportunity to deepen your knowledge in elective subjects in a practice-oriented manner, set your own work priorities and set your first professional course through the internship in the fifth semester.

    The spectrum of specialist studies includes topics such as housing and real estate financing, technical building equipment, real estate valuation, timber, steel, concrete and masonry construction, construction operations, facility management or monument preservation, as well as the use of geographical information systems.

  • Study program
    • 1st to 3rd semester: basic studies
    • 4th to 7th semester: Specialist studies
    • 5th semester: Practical semester
    • 8th semester: Diploma thesis and defense
  • Study objectives

    With the knowledge they acquire , graduates are ideally suited as intermediaries between architects, civil engineers and bankers. This gives them a special competence that is particularly in demand among real estate and project developers. The broad overview of the various service areas also provides a suitable springboard for later specialization.

  • Career prospects

    Thanks to the broad overview provided by the course, you can pursue many different paths in the housing and real estate industry. The interdisciplinary focus prepares you perfectly to mediate and translate between clients, architects, civil engineers, specialist planners or bankers - not least in high demand among real estate and project developers.   


    Typical areas of employment for our previous graduates are

    • Real estate agencies
    • Property developers and project developers
    • Surveyor's offices (e.g. valuation)
    • Engineering offices
    • Real estate research, management consultancies
    • Public administration
    • Mortgage banks, building societies
    • Property and housing management companies
    • Housing companies and cooperatives
    • Housing industry associations

    Podcast episode on the degree program

    I wanted more than the purely economic subjects such as business administration, economics, financing, etc.. It was important to me to be able to work practically and to learn about construction-related topics in real estate. All of this is combined in the "Housing and Real Estate Management" course at Zittau/Görlitz University of Applied Sciences. In addition to modules such as business administration, real estate law and statistics, we had modules such as building construction theory, building renovation and construction operations, in which we learned a lot about buildings, building materials, constructions and construction site processes. In addition, there were computer-based modules in which we were taught how to use programs such as CAD, Visio, MapPoint etc.. We also had to build models ourselves as part of our module plan and carried out various laboratory practicals. The combination of business and construction engineering teaches you the basics of construction engineering expertise, as well as how to work with construction plans, and makes the course very varied. Graduate 2018

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    Thomas Worbs
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    First floor
    +49 3583 612-4622
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    Department of Studies and International Affairs
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