The philosophy of the programme is to:
i. Instill in students an appreciation of the complex nature of the relationships between man and his environment.
ii. Involve the students in an intellectually stimulating and satisfying experience of learning and studying.
iii. Provide a broad understanding on and buildings, their construction and use.
iv. Develop in the students the ability to apply their analytical skills to finding solutions to theoretical and practical land resource problems.
v. Develop in the students, entrepreneurial skills of value in self-employment within the profession.
vi. Develop in the students, survival skills in an ever-changing economic, technological and political world.
The Department is established to produce competent Estate Surveyors and Valuers with sufficient technical knowledge and skills to optimize the use of land resources and thereby facilitate the economic development of the Nation. Estate Management is concerned with the supervision and control of an interest in landed property. It may also be defined as the study of the use development and management of land, other natural resources and the built environment. The basic function of the Estate Surveyor and Valuer is to obtain the maximum economic returns from available resources, having regard to the social advantages and long-term developments. The course is designed to prepare students for responsible career positions in the land management profession upon graduation. The varying demands and complex legal, socio-economic and political factors relating to land, calls for graduates with considerable understanding and in-depth knowledge of the theoretical base relating to the administration of the land, together with a sound and broadly based knowledge of the techniques and practices of property valuation; Building construction; Land Surveying; Town Planning; Land Law; Land economics; Property Management Property Development.
The employment prospects of graduates in Estate Management are excellent. There is a wide range of opportunities in occupations dealing with land management, development and planning, property valuation, Estate agency property maintenance, etc. others find interesting careers in banking and other financial institutions, in consultancy, in management, agriculture, and in Urban and Regional analysis.
The Heads of the Department of Estate Management from its joint inception in 1980 and when it separated to independent single department to date are:
- Mr. C.J. Timinadi (Ag) 1980 – 1982
- Mr. K. Serbeh-Yiadom (Ag) 1982 – 1983
- Prof. E.E.Wuddah-Martey 1983 – 1984
- Mr. T.K.S. P. Amachree (Ag) 1984 – 1986
- Mr. J.W. Amadi (Ag) 1986
- Mr. T.K.S. P. Amachree (Ag) 1987 – 1991
- Dr. Peter Ibi (Ag) 1991 – 1993
- Mr. Victor A. Akujuru (Ag) 1993 – 2004
- Mrs. I. I. Kakulu (Ag) 2004 – 2006
- Mr. Moses Baridoma (Ag) 2006 – 2011
- Dr. I .I.Kakulu (Ag) 2011 – 2012
- Dr. P Nwiedor (Ag) 2011 – 2012
- Dr. I. I. Kakulu (Ag) 2012 – 2014
- Dr. Ebiwari Wokekoro (Ag) 2014 – 2017
- Dr. C. Ekenta (Ag) 2017 – 2020
- Dr. P.W.Ihuah (Ag) 2020 – date
