Housing Studies

Learn how to shape our world into a better place on this reflective course for modern housing professionals.

As part of this course, you’ll:


• Understand contemporary and relevant critiques of the current housing sector



• Explore topics within the context of housing studies, such as the ways different groups co-exist in urban areas, leadership, professional ethics, and tenants’ law



• Be encouraged to enhance your learning by taking part in debates, contributing to research seminars, or helping out in partnership meetings with housing employers



• Study modules with embedded professional development to enhance your employability



• Learn from practising housing studies professionals, whose wide-ranging experience will inform your learning



ACCREDITATION
This course is accredited by the Chartered Institute of Housing.

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Your employability
You’ll have the chance to support your learning and experience different urban and cultural environments on field trips. Working alongside students from other universities on joint fieldwork projects will enable you to develop your teamworking, communication, and planning skills.

Why study the BA Housing Studies course at Leeds Beckett University?


• Validated by the Chartered Institute of Housing



• Excellent placement opportunities



• Part-time study available



• Learn from practising housing professionals



• Work on real-life projects and experience varied urban environments on field trips

Curiosity needs thinkers, makers, and dreamers. It needs you!

Leeds Beckett believes that when unlike minds come together, incredible things happen. That’s why they don’t just teach; they collaborate, challenge and inspire.

Their courses are meticulously designed, combining practical experience through work placements with a vibrant location at the heart of one of the UK’s largest student communities. Boasting a top 10 UK ranking for both course quality and student life (Uni Compare 2026) and a prestigious five-star QS rating, LBU sets the standard for excellence.

The university prioritises student wellbeing and stands among just seven universities nationwide to earn the University Mental Health Charter Award - proof of their unwavering commitment to advancing mental health and wellbeing.

All of this is why 98% of Leeds Beckett students and graduates would recommend studying at the university to a friend (Uni Compare, 2026 reviews).