The IPF Investment Education Programme consists of a series of flexible modules that can be taken individually or as a complete programme leading to the Investment Property Forum Diploma. Modules are selected to suit individual experience, professional background and available time commitment.

Modules range from those designed to provide essential underpinning in finance and investment in Part I, through to specialist-advanced modules in Part II. These are aimed at experienced practitioners to expose them to materials, research techniques and written work at a post-graduate level and to applications at the forefront of property investment activity. The sequence of modules may vary from year to year and it may be desirable to select an order of study in relation to the participants experience and individual circumstances. Please seek guidance from the IEP Programme Office should you wish to tailor your study route or spread your studies over more than one year E-mail: profstudies@cont-ed.cam.ac.uk

Part I
Property as an Asset Class (e-learning module)
Introduction to Investment Valuation & Portfolio Theory
Financial Instruments & Investment Markets

Part II
Property Investment Appraisal
Property Finance & Funding
Indirect Property Investment
International Property Investment
Portfolio Management

The course begins with an e-learning module: Property as an Asset ClassThis module introduces the concept of property as an asset class and examines features of property as an investment. It starts with a diagnostic test allowing applicants to see how much time they need to spend on the module sections, which introduce facets of the full IEP course. Each section ends with a review exercise and the entire module concludes with a timed final assessment test. All of it is taken in a web format and can be done when and where you like. Successful performance in this final assessment results in the award of an IPF module certificate.

Property as an Asset Class may be studied in two formats. As mentioned above, the module contains nine sections and review exercises are provided for each section:

Fast track: gives access to background reading for the module, a final assessment test but no review exercises.

Full module: the full version of the module includes the full set of revision exercises with full tutor feedback.

Exemptions are available for this module for those applicants who can prove they have appropriate professional experience and it is expected, for example, that IPF members seek exemption from this module.