The course content can be summarized in the following paragraphs, relating to earlier conditions and development processes:
- Ownership of land.
- Limited land-related rights.
- Older forms of enclosure and property formation.
- Older forms of property definition.
- Older forms of property co-operation.
- Land development and property rights in towns.
- Development of liens (mortgages).
- Purchase of real property, title and deeds registration.
- Property taxation.
- Legislation regarding infrastructure.