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University of Cape Town: Property Management: Marketing, Contracts and Administration

Minimize costs and maximize rental income by taking control of the leasing and maintenance of your own or your clients’ property.

Minimize costs and maximize rental income by taking control of the leasing and maintenance of your own or your clients’ property.

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8 weeks
7–10 hours per week
Starts Mar 10, 2025
Enroll by Mar 16, 2025
Instructor-paced
Instructor-led on a course schedule

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8 weeks
7–10 hours per week
Starts Mar 10, 2025
Enroll by Mar 16, 2025
Instructor-paced
Instructor-led on a course schedule

About this Course

Rent earned from an additional property can serve as a lucrative secondary source of income, but in order for real estate to be profitable, it needs to be maintained and administered effectively.

The Property Management: Marketing, Contracts and Administration online short course from the University of Cape Town (UCT) is designed to empower you to assume the role of property manager and take over the maintenance and letting of a real estate portfolio. Develop a core understanding of the business of property by examining key techniques and principles used in the field, and learn how to navigate the practicalities of leasing your own property, applying marketing strategies, and leveraging new technologies to make managing your property more efficient. As you progress through the course, you’ll have the opportunity to practically apply each module’s theoretical learnings by managing a fictional building.

This course is aimed at both property owners and property professionals who manage, or aspire to manage, real estate. Private investors can empower themselves with the knowledge needed to excel in the business of property, while those working in the property industry can update and refresh their skills. Property administrators, real estate agents, and individuals looking to move into a career in property management for the first time may also find this course beneficial.

This course is approved by the University of Cape Town and is validated by the Engineering Council of South Africa (ECSA) for CPD credits. The course has an estimated 80 hours of learning and South African engineering professionals can earn up to eight CPD credits.*

International students need to consult their national professional engineering bodies to check whether this course is recognised for points towards maintaining professional status.

*Should you wish to claim CPD activity, the onus is upon you. The University of Cape Town and GetSmarter accept no responsibility. If you would like to claim validation or points, use the ECSA validation number UCTGSPMG23.

Course curriculum

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Learn how to oversee rental property as you work through the weekly modules of this online short course.

Orientation module: Welcome to your Online Campus

Module 1: The fundamentals of property management

Module 2: Managing a property portfolio

Module 3: Understanding leases and the leasing process

Module 4: Landlord-manager-tenant relationships

Module 5: Maintenance and facilities coordination

Module 6: Budgetary and financial control

Module 7: Technology and property management

Module 8: Adapting to changing markets

About the certificate

Hone your property management skills and cultivate expertise in the field of real estate management and earn an official certificate of completion from the University of Cape Town.

Assessment is continuous and based on a series of practical assignments completed online. In order to be issued with a digital certificate, you’ll need to meet the requirements outlined in the course handbook. The handbook will be made available to you as soon as you begin the course.

Your certificate will be issued in your legal name and sent to you digitally upon successful completion of the program, as per the stipulated requirements. Please note, due to additional administrative requirements, at times UCT course certificate delivery may be delayed by several weeks/months.

Some facts about the subject

10 competencies

Communication and customer service skills are two of the 10 core competencies property managers need to succeed.

Mashvisor (Jul, 2019).

48%

The proportion of commercial real estate professionals who plan to maintain or increase their investment in technology related to tenant experience.

Deloitte (Dec, 2020).

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