Philosophy/Mission Statement of the Department of Estate Management

The philosophy of the Department of Estate Management is drawn from the Covenant University’s vision which is the development of the total man via the vehicle of education and pioneering mental productivity to produce a generation of leaders and solution providers. The programme therefore has the desire to raise leaders in the area of supervision and control of interests in landed property through education, training and research with total commitment to marketability, truthfulness, entrepreneurship and fear of God.

The students not only acquire skills in the constituent disciplines of Property Valuation, Property Development, Property and Facility Management and Maintenance, Building Construction, Town Planning, Land Law, Economics, Land Economics, Land Surveying, Land Policy but are also equipped with cutting-edge and up-to-date analytical techniques in tackling complex economic, political and administrative questions on land use, development, and management as well as other issues facing contemporary Nigerian built environment. New dimensions of self reliance are introduced to educational training through two University wide courses, namely, Entrepreneurial Development Studies (EDS) and Total Man Concept (TMC) to make the graduates job creators rather than job seekers and leaders fit spiritually, mentally balanced, emotionally stable and physically sound. Moreover the explicit emphasis in the programme upon the interactions of the private and public sectors ensures that Estate Management graduates of Covenant University are well suited for employment in the modern world. The seven core values of Covenant University: Spirituality, Integrity, Positive Mentality, Responsibility, Diligence, Sacrifice and Capacity Building are inculcated in the students to give hope of good leadership qualities in the graduates.