Land Administration and Management

LAND ADMINISTRATION DEPARTMENT

Head of the Department
MANIRAKIZA Richard, PhD Real Estate, Valuation, and Property Management
Phone:+250 782002591/+250727125246
Email: m.richard@ines.ac.rw

COURSE INFORMATION
Land administration concerns the collection, storage, and dissemination of information about ownership, value and use of land while implementing land management policies. Core in land administration is the cadaster, which is an official record of information about land parcels, including details of their boundaries, tenure, value and use of land. Such land information, combined with other geographical information or SDI makes information available to decision-makers and provides the capacity to control and manage land through the four land administration functions: tenure/ownership; value; land use and land development. Such information is also useful in land dispute resolution; stimulating land market and helping decision-makers make better use of land through efficient land use planning.

(Williamson et al; 2010)

Graduates from this programme will be comprehensively equipped in matters related but not restricted to: cadastral surveying, land law, real estate valuation, land registration, land dispute resolution, computer-based mapping among others.

Course Objectives
The overall objective is to eventually strengthen the manpower capacity of institutions engaged in land related activities, environmental management and protection, etc. Specifically, the objectives of the programme are to:

Produce graduates who are competent in solving land-related problems creatively and analytically based on economically and socially sound facts;
Produce graduates with adequate knowledge and skills to administer, manage and develop land resources;
Produce graduates with leadership and professional skills and able to apply the acquired knowledge for land administration, management and development; and
Equip graduates with the capacity to effectively respond to institutional, operational and organisational challenges in the various land-related fields.

Degree and Academic Award

BSc Degree in Land Administration and Management

Course structure
This is a 3 years program

Admission Requirements

Direct Entry Requirements
The general entrance requirements at the university level shall apply with applicants meeting the following specified entrance requirements:

One must have sat and passed at level A1 or its equivalent with the following subject cluster combinations: (Maths, Physics, and Chemistry); (Maths, Chemistry, Biology); (Maths, Computer Science, Economics); (Maths, Economics, Geography); (History, Economics, Geography); (Maths, Physics, Geography); (Maths, Physics, Biology).
Or TVET Diploma in a relevant land-related discipline;
Or any degree holder in any field. Credit transfer is subject to approval by the Senate.

Self-Sponsored Students
Privately sponsored students must meet minimum university entry qualifications. Selection and admission to the programme will be based on the availability of vacancies/space.

Career Prospects
Given the broad nature of land administration and management, the graduates are trained for careers in land acquisition, land administration, land information management, real estate, land use planning and development and research. Graduates of this course are expected to work as land administrators, land acquisition negotiators, land development consultants, land developers, land researchers, property valuers and land investment advisors in the organization such as:

Land registration and cadastral agencies;
Financial institutions such as banks dealing in mortgages;
Property development and management companies;
Tax authorities;
Infrastructural development organizations;
Real estate appraisal firms; and

Non-Governmental organizations.

LEVEL 1


No.	Module Name	Credit Hours	Instance Name	Lecture Hours	Student Hours	Credits
1	English and French Languages	50	English	32.5	18.5	5
			French
2	Introduction to Land Administration	100	Introduction to Land Administration	65	35	10
3	Basic Mathematics	150	Algebra	97.5	52.5	15
			Trigonometry
			Calculus
			Analytical Geometry
			Differential Equations
4	Philosophical Studies	100	Introduction to Philosophy	65	35	10
			Ethics and Creative Thinking
5	Communication and Essay writing skills	100	Communication skills	65	35	10
			Essay writing skills
6	Probability and Statistics	100	Probability Statistics	65	35	10
7	Principles of Economics	150	Micro-Economics	97.5	52.5	15
			Macro-Economics
8	Environment and Natural Resource management	150	Environment and Natural Resource management	97.5	52.5	15
9	Basic Computer Skills	150	Introduction to Computer Science	97.5	52.5	15
			Computer Programming
10	Basic Building materials and Construction	150	Building materials	97.5	52.5	15
			Construction
	Total	1200		780	420	120

LEVEL 2


No.	Module Name	Credit Hours	Instance Name	Lecture Hours	Student Hours	Credits
1	Sociology	100	Sociology	65	35	10
2	Introduction to Law	150	Introduction to Law	97.5	52.5	15
			Tort Law
			Environmental Law
			Comparative Law
2	Introduction to Surveying	150	Introduction to Surveying	97.5	52.5	15
3	Introduction to valuation	100	Introduction to valuation	65	35	10
4	Remote Sensing and Data Handling	150	Remote Sensing	97.5	52.5	15
			Photogrammetry
			Cartography
5	Real Property Market and Agency	150	Real Property Market	97.5	52.5	15
6	Purposes of Property Valuation	200	Statutory Valuation	130	70	20
6	Purposes of Property Valuation	200	Non-Statutory Valuation	130	70	20
7	Land Law and Tenure Systems	200	Land Law	130	70	20
7	Land Law and Tenure Systems	200	Land Tenure Systems	130	70	20
	Total	1200		785	415	120

LEVEL 3

NO	MODULE NAME	CREDIT HOURS	INSTANCE NAME	Lecture hours	Student hours	credit
1	Geographic Information systems(GIS)	200	GIS	130	70	20
2	Physical planning	200	Physical planning	130	70	20
3	Investment Theory and practice	100	Investment Theory and practice	65	35	10
4	Scientific research methodology	100	Scientific research methodology	65	35	10

LEVEL 4

NO	MODULE NAME	CREDIT HOURS	INSTANCE NAME	Lecture hours	Student hours	credit
1	Principles and methods of property valuation	200	Principles and methods of property valuation	130	70	20
2	Research methods	100	Research methods	65	35	10
3	Cadastral survey	150	Cadastral survey	97.5	52.5	15
4	Land information systems	150	Land information systems(LIS)	97.5	52.5	15

LEVEL 5

NO	MODULE NAME	CREDIT HOURS	INSTANCE NAME	Lecture hours	Student hours	credit
1	Industrial attachment	100	Industrial attachment	65	35	10
2	Disposition and conveyancing	150	Disposition and conveyancing	97.5	52.5	15
3	Negotiation and land conflict management	100	Negotiation and land conflict management	65	35	10
4	Spatial data infrastructure	100	SDI	65	35	10
5	Valuation casework and professional practice	100	Valuation casework and professional practice	65	35	10
6	Land reforms and development	100	Land reforms and development	65	35	10
7	Principles of management and leadership	100	Principles of management and leadership	65	35	10
8	Evaluating land administration systems	100	Evaluating land administration systems	65	35	10
9	Dissertation	200	Dissertation	130	70	20
10	Applied property valuation	150	Applied property valuation	97.5	52.5	15