Housing Studies University of Stirling

Overview

This Housing Studies MSc / PG Dip programme from the University of Stirling will help you develop your career further.

Key facts

• With a focus on achieving better housing for all, you’ll acquire the front-line knowledge and competencies needed to tackle issues in housing and homelessness in Scotland and throughout the UK. You’ll be introduced to the most up-to-date ideas and debates in housing.
• 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. Everything is online and available at all times, and we have students from Scotland to Jamaica, who learn in their own time and at their own pace.
• 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.
• The course fully integrates all of the academic and practice components of the professional qualification of the Chartered Institute of Housing. We’ll help you to develop the skill set required to further your career with housing organisations in the social, private and voluntary sectors in a highly competitive age. Our graduates usually find relevant work very quickly after completing their studies.
• Career opportunities:
• Stirling graduates have a strong track record of making rapid career progress on completion of the Masters or Diploma. Potential career opportunities include management in housing organisations, specialist research, policy and strategy work. Increasingly, there are opportunities linked to key government initiatives and policy areas.
• Studying Housing Studies online at the University of Stirling enables you to:
• carry out your current job with greater confidence and effectiveness
• have a comprehensive knowledge of how your job links to the rest of your organisation and the work of other agencies in Scotland
• be well prepared to take advantage of opportunities for promotion or new directions in your work
• gain a professional qualification in a crucial policy area
• build a network

Accreditation

Accredited by the Chartered Institute of Housing