About Housing Studies - Bsc (hons) Degree / Diploma / Hnc in Cardiff Metropolitan University

Course Overview

​Through consultation with the Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH), students and employers, the undergraduate housing courses at Cardiff Met have been designed to reflect the demands of the sector and ensure that our graduates are equipped with the appropriate knowledge and professional skills required in the market place. The professional qualification is fully embedded within the Housing Studies programmes. 

Full time students have an opportunity to undertake a practice placement module which when successfully completed, as an element of the degree programme, will entitle them to full Chartered membership of the Chartered Institute of Housing (CMCIH).

The programmes follow the 2014 CIH Professional Qualification specification and comprise four themes:

• Context of Housing
• Delivering the Housing Service
• Housing as a Business 
• Ethics and Professional S​kills

The programmes are offered on a full and part-time basis and also allow students to follow an interest in working with vulnerable adults through ​specialist housing related support modules.  Full guidance and advice will be given to students wishing to do so. 

Employability & Careers

This course is designed to provide a professionally recognised qualification in housing. The BSc (Hons) Housing Studies and CIH Diploma in Housing Studies courses lead to an academic qualification, which provides a professional qualification accredited by the Chartered Institute of Housing.

Housing continues to grow as a priority at local, regional and national government levels. As a result, housing employers are expanding and diversifying into partnership working and community regeneration, which has created a great employment potential both at service delivery and strategic levels. Housing professionals are involved in many different activities and have many areas of work, including:

• Housing Management
• Housing Strategy
• Regeneration
• Development and Asset management
• Repairs and Maintenance
• Customer Care
• Finance, HR and IT
• Supported Housing
• Community development
• Tenancy sustainability and support

A career in housing can lead to a wide and varied choice of pathways, well-paid and secure jobs, good terms and conditions of employment and excellent opportunities for promotion and career advancement. Working in the housing sector can be stimulating and interesting and can make a positive contribution to people’s lives. 

The course therefore offers the combination of an academic and a professional qualification, and is recognised across the housing sector for being comprehensive and highly relevant.

Flexible part-time programmes of study are also offered to current housing practitioners, or those employed or volunteering within a housing or related field, to enable them to further develop their knowledge and skills. The part time programmes allow participants to exit with a HNC Housing Studies or CIH Diploma in Housing Studies or a BSc (Hons) Housing Studies. Part time programmes are delivered on one day a week with a small number of blocks of learning, and are designed to be combined with employment within the housing field, or with other commitments.

Academic qualification equivalents

• Secondary School Diploma or equivalent, include one English, Grade 12 (ENG4C or ENG4U), minimum 60%

English language requirements (one of the below):

• IELTS      :      6.0 overall* with no sub score lower than 5.5
• PTE         :      Overall - 52, Reading - 51, Speaking - 51,Listening - 51,Writing - 51

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