Why Study / Key Benefits

The Bachelor of Land and Property Management (BLPM) at Lincoln University is a specialist four-year degree focused on land, property, valuation, investment and management. Lincoln describes it as one of the most comprehensive property business and management degrees in Australasia.

Key benefits for international students include:

• Choice between urban and rural property pathways.
• Strong practical component, with compulsory industry experience.
• Career preparation in valuation, property management, development, investment, facilities and asset management, real estate and rural property.
• Opportunities to add another major or minor, subject to course planning.
• Possibility of completing a semester overseas.
• Teaching by property specialists with international industry experience.
• Lincoln reports a 100% employment rate for this degree.
• The qualification has professional recognition/accreditation connections involving the Property Institute of New Zealand, Valuers Registration Board, Institute of Valuers, Real Estate Authority and Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors.

Programme Structure and Subjects / Topics

The degree contains compulsory courses, major-specific courses and electives. Lincoln states that the published structure is indicative and that a course advisor helps students select electives and plan their programme.

The two main pathways are:

• Urban Valuation and Property Management
• Rural Valuation.

Examples of compulsory courses include:

• COMM111 Introductory Statistics
• COMM112 Financial Information for Business
• ECON113 Economies and Markets
• LWST114 Introduction to Commercial Law
• ECON211 Land Economics
• ENGN105 Building Construction
• FINC101 Finance Fundamentals.

For the Urban Valuation and Property Management pathway, subjects include:

• ENGN232 Building Facilities Management
• VAPM201 Principles of Urban Property Management
• VAPM207 Applied Urban Valuation
• VAPM309 Property Investment and Portfolio Analysis
• VAPM311 Urban Valuation
• VAPM313 Property and Facilities Management
• VAPM314 Property Development.

The published course structure also includes topics such as:

• Property law
• Building and facilities management
• Property investment
• Portfolio analysis
• Urban valuation
• Property development
• Land economics
• Financial information
• Economics and markets.

For the Rural Valuation pathway, subjects include:

• MGMT103 Primary Industry Systems
• SOSC106 Soil Science
• VAPM208 Applied Rural Valuation
• MGMT316 Analysis and Planning in Agricultural Systems
• MGMT317 Development and Investment in Agricultural Systems
• VAPM312 Rural Valuation
• MGMT201 Principles of Agricultural Systems or MGMT214 Horticultural Systems
• MGMT202 Analysis of Agricultural Systems or MGMT216 Horticultural Management Analysis
• MGMT318 Opportunity Analysis in Agricultural Systems, or VAPM309 Property Investment and Portfolio Analysis

Disciplines / Specialisations

The principal specialisations are:

1. Urban Valuation and Property Management

This pathway focuses on urban property valuation, property management, facilities management, investment, portfolio analysis and property development.

2. Rural Valuation

This pathway focuses on rural land valuation, agricultural systems, rural property, primary production and agricultural investment and management.

Students may also have an opportunity to add another major or minor. Lincoln identifies options including:

• Accounting
• Economics
• Environmental Management
• Events Management
• Facilities Management
• Finance
• Global Business
• Marketing
• Parks and Outdoor Recreation
• Supply Chain Management
• Tourism Management
• Water Management.

Programme Highlights

• 4-year full-time bachelor's degree.
• 480-credit qualification.
• Urban and rural valuation pathways.
• Strong practical-work component.
• 12 weeks of practical work for the Urban major, including six consecutive weeks with one employer.
• 18 weeks of additional practical work experience in Primary Production and Allied Industries for the Rural major.
• Professional recognition/accreditation connections across major property and valuation bodies.
• Potential for an additional major or minor.
• Possibility of overseas study.
• Lincoln reports a 100% employment rate for the degree.
• Property has been taught at Lincoln for more than 80 years.
• The programme was among Lincoln's four largest bachelor's degrees in the university's 2026–2028 investment plan.

Career Outcomes

Graduates can pursue careers in:

• Property valuation
• Property management
• Facilities management
• Asset management
• Property development
• Property investment
• Portfolio analysis
• Real estate sales and brokerage
• Rural valuation
• Agricultural banking and finance
• Farm consultancy.

Latest Updates / Special Requirements

The current official programme page lists the next published start dates as 9 November 2026, 22 February 2027 and 19 July 2027.

The 2026 Academic Calendar confirms the degree remains an eight-semester, 480-credit qualification and requires completion of approved practical work before admission to the degree.

A particularly important requirement for international students is the practical component:

• Urban Valuation and Property Management: 12 weeks, including six consecutive weeks with one employer.
• Rural Valuation: an additional 18 weeks of practical experience in Primary Production and Allied Industries.

International Student Visa Requirements

For an international student studying this full-time bachelor's degree in New Zealand, the standard visa route is generally the Fee Paying Student Visa, provided the student's individual circumstances meet Immigration New Zealand requirements.

The current Immigration New Zealand requirements include:

• An offer of place from an approved education provider.
• Sufficient funds to pay tuition fees, or an applicable scholarship.
• Sufficient funds for living costs or an acceptable sponsor.
• Full medical and travel insurance.
• Good health and character.
• A genuine reason for studying in New Zealand.
• Evidence that the student can leave New Zealand at the end of the stay.

The Fee Paying Student Visa:

• Can be issued for up to 4 years.
• Normally covers the period of study that has been paid for, subject to passport and visa conditions.
• Currently starts from NZD $850, although the actual fee can depend on the applicant's circumstances and location.
• Allows eligible students to work up to 25 hours per week while studying and full-time during permitted holidays, subject to the conditions on the individual visa.