Diploma in Land Valuation and Management

Program Description

The Diploma in Land Valuation and Management (DLVM) program aims to build on the advocacy of the continuing education program (CPELV) and similarly address the need for high quality valuation education that will be accessible to private and government valuers and property managers throughout the country and elsewhere in the world. The program also caters to those with no background in land valuation and management but wish to enter the profession.

Graduates of the program will have the competencies of globally competitive professional valuers and property managers as well as the awareness of the role of the sector in sustainable development.

The Diploma in Land Valuation and Management (DLVM) program and the Masters in Land Valuation and Management (MLVM) are ladderized programs. That is, graduates of the DLVM may continue on to the MLVM program.

Program Goals

The program aims to:

Develop professional valuers and property managers whose standards of practice and service shall be globally competitive and will promote the growth of the real estate industry.
Develop professional valuers and property managers who thoroughly understand the land valuation and management sector’s potential and actual contribution to sustainable development, and are motivated to contribute to bridging this gap.

Admission Requirements

To be admitted into DLVM program, an applicant must have a baccalaureate degree in any field.

Mode of Instruction

Courses are delivered on a semestral basis (16 weeks) using various technologies where appropriate. The virtual classrooms run in MyPortal, the learning management system of the UPOU. This is where class announcements are made, course materials uploaded, discussions held and assignments uploaded.

Courses

The DLVM program shall be composed of eight courses, each worth three units of credit, for a total of 24 units. The 24-unit Diploma program can be completed in two years of part-time study.

Courses

Course Code	Course Title	Course Description	Number of Units
LVM201	Concepts and Processes of Land Valuation	Concepts, nature, practice and process of land valuation	3 units
LVM202	Development Controls and Construction	Elements of the built environment that influence property values.	3 units
LVM203	Land Laws and Planning for Development	Contemporary land and real property laws, public administration and institutional systems related to land use planning and regulation.	3 units
LVM204	Statutory Valuation	Elements of government valuation, including property taxation and assessment, national and local taxation on property transfers, compulsory acquisition and disposition, and code of ethics.	3 units
LVM205	Advanced Land Valuation	Principles of valuation of complex properties and concepts of property value, market analysis, valuation of investment properties, development properties, specialized properties, and non-market based properties.	3 units
LVM206	Land Asset Management	Functions, roles and responsibilities of those involved in property asset management within physical, economic, legal and financial constraints.	3 units
LVM207	Agricultural Valuation	Valuation of agricultural properties with emphasis on their productivity.	3 units
LVM208	Mass Appraisal	Valuation of multiple properties including statistical analysis of results and the use of computer-assisted mass appraisal system	3 units