Rate My Professor Dermot McGeown

Dermot McGeown is a Senior Lecturer in Property and Head of the Undergraduate Property Program at the University of Melbourne, within the Melbourne School of Design, Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning. He coordinates key subjects in the Property major, including Design and Property Principles (PROP20002), Design and Property Industry Studies (PROP20003), Property Case Studies (ABPL30059), and Design and Property Studio (PROP30003). McGeown's academic background encompasses a Bachelor of Science in Surveying from Trinity College Dublin, Master of Practical Accountancy and Master of Business (Accounting) from Monash University, Master of Business (Property) and Graduate Diploma in Valuation from RMIT University, and Diploma in Construction Economics from the Dublin Institute of Technology. Professionally, he holds Fellowships and Associateships including FRICS (Fellow of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors), FAIQS (Fellow of the Australian Institute of Quantity Surveyors), and AAPI (Associate of the Australian Property Institute). With over 14 years as a property academic, primarily at the University of Melbourne since around 2010, having joined from RMIT, McGeown emphasizes studio-based learning to bridge theory and practice in property and construction.

McGeown's research specializations include property education, real-world learning through teamwork, and urban retail precinct renewal policies. Key publications feature 'Fostering Real-World Learning: Embedding and Evaluating Teamwork in a Capstone Subject (in Real Estate)' presented at the 19th Annual Pacific Rim Real Estate Society Conference in Melbourne in 2013, detailing improvements in the Property Analysis Studio subject from 2010-2011 via group contracts, peer assessments, and industry integration. In 2014, he co-authored 'Strip Shopping Precincts: Analysis of Renewal Policies by Local Authorities: An Examination of Recent Policy Implementation' at the 20th PRRES Conference, analyzing decline factors in Australian strip shopping areas like Acland Street in St Kilda and advocating Business Improvement Districts for revitalization. Additionally, 'Developing Real Estate Students Professional Capacities: The Role of Group Work' was presented at the 2012 European Real Estate Society Conference. His contributions enhance student preparation for property careers, focusing on collaborative skills and policy impacts. McGeown has been featured in RICS Australia Awards in 2023 and 2024.