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BSc (Hons)

Facilities Management

Attendance

Campus

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Duration

3 Years

Start

September 2022

UCAS Code

K231

Delivery

Campus Taught

Foundation Entry

Delve into the real-life experience of a facilities manager with a course that that keeps up with a fast-paced changing industry, focussing on sustainability.

Explore how workplaces are constructed and managed and how legal and economic constraints impact on our built environment. Facilities managers co-ordinate all the services within a building, from its construction to ICT systems, workspaces and energy efficiency.

This degree is structured to keep pace with a changing and progressive industry. It focuses on the new demands placed on a facilities manager including the topic of sustainability.

You will learn how the nature of a built space and the efficient control of non-core facilities affect the productivity of an organisation and the wellbeing of the people who use it.

Why study with us

Our placement tutors have close links with industry, so you will learn the skills and current knowledge that employers are looking for.
Benefit from the latest high-quality equipment and facilities available through our new £35 million Engineering Innovation Centre.
Study alongside students on the construction project management, quantity surveying and building surveying degrees, allowing knowledge sharing.

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What you'll do

This course offers an optional 48-week sandwich placement in industry for full-time students between Year 2 and Year 3.  
Our Engineering Innovation Centre enables you to work on real-world projects with commercial partners in state-of-the-art facilities.
Study alongside and even transfer course to construction project management, quantity surveying or building surveying.

Study in our Engineering Innovation Centre (EIC)

During your studies with us you’ll benefit from our new £35 million EIC building which provides an integrated teaching space in state-of-the-art facilities.

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Module Overview

Course Delivery

This course is taught face-to-face at one of our UK campuses.

100%Face-to-face

Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of our published course information. However, our programmes are subject to ongoing review and development. Changing circumstances may cause alteration to, or the cancellation of, courses. Changes may be necessary to comply with the requirements of accrediting bodies or revisions to subject benchmarks statements. As well as to keep courses updated and contemporary, or as a result of student feedback. We reserve the right to make variations if we consider such action to be necessary or in the best interests of students.

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Accreditations

This course has been accredited by the CIOB, the globally recognised professional body for construction and leadership. Accreditation can lead to high level career opportunities in large organisations and private practice.
This course has been accredited by the RICS, the globally recognised professional body which promotes the highest international standards in land, real estate, construction and infrastructure. Accreditation can lead to high level career opportunities in large organisations and private practice.
We are an academic partner with the Chartered Association of Building Engineers. CABE brings members together to share knowledge, raise standards and develop professionals. By improving collaboration across disciplines, members are able to raise competency throughout the industry.

You can take a one-year industrial placement during your studies. Most placements are UK-based, but opportunities exist for global placements.

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Future careers

Facilities Management is an accredited degree – it is recognised by employers as the benchmark of quality and professionalism. Our graduates are sought after and work in a variety of facilities management service provider organisations.

Most graduates will work as facilities managers for hotel companies, retail chains, estate management offices, in the health service and government departments.

Study in our Engineering Innovation Centre (EIC)

During your studies with us you’ll benefit from our new £35 million EIC building which provides an integrated teaching space in state-of-the-art facilities.

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Fees and Funding

2021/22

Full-time£9250 per year

Sandwich year£1000 for the sandwich year

Part-time£1540 per 20 credits

Full-time£14000 per year

Part-time£1540 per 20 credits

International

Full-time£14000 per year

2022/23

Full-time£9250 per year

Sandwich year£1000 for the sandwich year

Part-time£1540 per 20 credits

International

Full-time£14250 per year

Scholarships and Bursaries

We have a wide range of scholarships, bursaries and funds available to help support you whilst studying with us.

Select your country and see eligibility information and how to apply by selecting more info on the cards below.

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A three-year degree qualification typically comprises 360 credits and each 20 credit (a standard module) equates to 200 hours of study, which comprises of a mixture of lectures, seminars, tutorials, practical sessions and independent study.

Independent study is an important aspect of your degree course. The exact combination of study time will be detailed within your module descriptors, and will depend on your option choices.

You’ll be able to undertake a week-long surveying workshop in the first year/second year if on Foundation entry. Most modules are lecture-based but computing facilities are made available when necessary to learn how to use AutoCAD and Microsoft Project.

Most modules are assessed by examinations/coursework; the final mark being the average of the two. Exceptions are modules best assessed by coursework only. This could be group projects, modelling exercises or time-controlled assignments.

At Level One, you’ll concentrate on the development of learning skills and the acquisition of core knowledge to prepare you for the higher levels of the course. These skills are essential so that you are able to communicate effectively within the industry. You’ll be introduced to Computer Aided Design (CAD), a skill that will be developed and used throughout the course, along with AutoCAD and Microsoft Project.

You’ll study topics specific to Facilities Management which will lead you into a consideration of Corporate Environments and aspects of Built Environment whilst at the same time developing a knowledge of subjects such as Law, Building, Management and Project Planning. In the final year you will you will select a topic to investigate in depth for your dissertation.

We are committed to delivering academic learning of the highest quality, helping you to stretch your mind and fulfil your university ambitions. In achieving this commitment the Facilities Management programme is delivered in conjunction with the programmes in Construction Project Management, Quantity Surveying and Building Surveying.

This delivery model facilitates the subject experts, within this academic discipline, in sharing their knowledge and experience across the degree programmes, enhancing the student experience.

The professional knowledge and expertise of the staff delivering the programme are reflected in the coursework undertaken by students, which is often based upon real-life projects and case studies, using a problem-solving approach in achieving the specific learning outcomes of the programme.

Staff have active research interests in facilities management, workplace wellbeing and productivity, construction, project management, building information modelling, surveying, sustainability and construction law. These interests are incorporated into the delivery of the programme.

Our honours degree in Facilities Management has been restructured to keep pace with a changing and progressive industry, and to meet the consequent demands this places on the facilities manager in today’s environment. The course reflects the changing role from the more traditional building managerial duties to the broader spectrum of sustainable facilities management.

The general aims of the course are to provide a broad and rigorous programme of study appropriate to the award of a first degree in Facilities Management. You will study alongside students on the construction management, quantity surveying and building surveying degrees, allowing you to share knowledge across programmes and the opportunity to transfer if you wish to.

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This course is based in the School of Engineering located in the Faculty of Science and Technology

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