Access to the course requires completed courses of at least 60 credits from the bachelor’s program Real Estate Brokerage (or Real Estate Management), or corresponding.

The course does not belong to a main field of study.

The aim of the course is to provide students with theories, analytical tools, and practical methods to understand and relate to innovation and entrepreneurship in the real estate context broadly. The focus is on how the industry can develop in a sustainable way. During the course, students will learn about innovative business models and sustainable entrepreneurship which includes social, environmental, and economic perspectives. An important part is the responsibility of the entrepreneur/entrepreneur towards the surrounding society. A central aspect of the course is to create and develop entrepreneurial opportunities within the context of real estate.

After completing the course, the student should be able to:

1. explain and discuss concepts and theories within innovation, with a specific focus on business models, as well as entrepreneurship.
2. describe and discuss the consequences of sustainable business and the introduction of innovative business models for real estate brokerage.
3. based on the course's theories and models, analyze the introduction of innovative business models in existing real estate brokerage companies/ real estate companies in a broad sense.
4. based on the course's theories and models, develop entrepreneurial opportunities in the context of real estate.
5. apply knowledge of academic approach and skills in writing and oral presentation.
6. reflect on theories and practices in innovation and entrepreneurship in relation to digitalization and sustainable real estate brokerage/ property management.

The course's working methods consist of lectures, project and seminar.

Individual examination, 5 credits (A-E, U) (learning outcomes: 1, 2 and 6)
Group project 2.5 credits (UG) (learning outcomes: 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6)

All learning outcomes are individually assessed.

For a passing grade on the course, the grade pass (E) or pass (G) is required. The course grade is determined by the grade on the individual examination.

• Mattarocci, G., & Scimone, X. (2022). The New Era of Real Estate: An Analysis of Business Models in the Proptech Industry. Springer.
• Nielsen, S. L., Klyver, K., Evald, M. R., & Bager, T. (2021). Entrepreneurship in theory and practice: Paradoxes in Play. Edward Elgar Publishing.

Supplementary scientific articles will be provided electronically.

Malmö University provides students who participate in, or who have completed a course, with the opportunity to express their opinions and describe their experiences of the course by completing a course evaluation administered by the University. The University will compile and summarise the results of course evaluations. The University will also inform participants of the results and any decisions relating to measures taken in response to the course evaluations. The results will be made available to the students (HF 1:14).

If a course is no longer offered, or has undergone significant changes, the students must be offered two opportunities for re-examination based on the syllabus that applied at the time of registration, for a period of one year after the changes have been implemented.

If a student has a Learning support decision, the examiner has the right to provide the student with an adapted test, or to allow the student to take the exam in a different format. The syllabus is a translation of a Swedish source text.