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Facilities Management – (M.Sc.)
Heriot-Watt University
School of the Built Environment
| Annual Tuition Fee: | ≈ € 1,043 - | ||
| Location: | Edinburgh / United Kingdom / View location on map ▾ Hide location on map ▴ | ||
| Duration: | 72 months | Start Date: | January, May, October |
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| Languages: | English | ||
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Facilities Management is responsible for co-ordinating all efforts relating to planning, designing and managing buildings and their systems, equipment and furniture to enhance the organisation’s ability to compete in a rapidly changing world. It involves the integration of multi-disciplinary activities with the built environment and the management of their impact upon the people and the workplace.
The MSc/Diploma in Facilities Management develops competencies and skills to enable its graduates to manage facilities effectively for a changing business world. Facilities Management provides proactive support and dynamism to the core business of an organisation through a coordinated and well managed approach to secondary business functions. Graduates from the course will gain the skills necessary to fully realise the potential of facilities management in providing effective and productive environments which meet the needs of today’s businesses.
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The growth of facilities management offers great opportunities for FM professionals who are competent in the core roles required for 21st Century facilities management. The MSc course is fully accredited by both the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) and the British Institute of Facilities Management (BIFM). The course comprises 5 core modules and 3 elective modules, thoroughly exploring the full range of professional FM competences.
Module Choice
* Service Procurement and Provision – mandatory
This module looks at the key services that make up a modern facilities management operation ranging from interior design, landscaping and courtesy services to the more traditional property related services concerned with the upkeep of facilities. The module provides a theoretical basis for service procurement; the selection of service providers; and risk management models. It considers the organisational, human and cultural impact of facilities and ways in which improved services can affect facility performance. Within the module, ongoing performance measurement systems are also described which enable the effective management of service contracts.
* Space Planning and Management - mandatory
This module provides a strategic overview of space from a business perspective. It identifies the supply and demand process in relation to property portfolios and considers tools and techniques that enable the effective modelling and use of space. It examines the concept of flexibility and reuse in the context of a changing organisational context. Alternative space strategies are examined in the module in tandem with new ways of working. It also considers how space can be used to support work-life balance strategies in organisations.
* Asset Maintenance Management - mandatory
This module examines the effective management and maintenance of operational property. Key aspects include: maintenance policy and standards; planned and responsive maintenance; asset appraisal and evaluation; information management; maintenance; property portfolios; acquisitions and disposals.
* Contracts & Procurement - mandatory
This module considers facilities management in the broader context of the construction cycle. The advent of new procurement methods such as the Private Finance Initiative (PFI) have inevitably drawn facilities managers into the larger issue of construction projects and their procurement, This module considers procurement arrangement options, principles of contract law, procurement through Public Private Partnerships, construction contracts, negotiation, as well as conflicts and disputes. Facilities managers have an ever increasing contribution to make in this process in the capacity of informed client.
* Sustainable Practices in Facilities Management - mandatory
This module examines a number of key issues in facilities management which are rapidly gaining significance within the industry. The purpose of the module is to familiarise the facilities manager with contemporary issues in FM and the relevant guidelines, assessment procedures, and standards for sustainable and strategic facilities issues. Key issues covered include: sustainability, energy management, waste management, the working environment, and comfort and productivity in the workplace.
For BIFM accreditation, students should undertake the following three elective modules:
* People & Organisational Management in the Built Environment - optional#
* Business Management for Built Environment Professionals – optional
* Project Management (Theory and Practice) - optional
Alternatively, students can choose (subject to timetabling) three other electives from a range of management electives offered by the School, including:
* Value and Risk Management – optional
* Macroeconomics, Finance and the Built Environment - optional
* Corporate Property Asset Management - optional
* Property Investment and Finance – optional
About the Course Leader
Dr.Assem Al-Hajj has been a senior teaching fellow in the School of the Built Environment at Heriot Watt University since 2007, and has a track record of research in Life Cycle Costing and Project Management. Assem has more than 50 publications in these fields since 1995. He is the Academic Head of SBE, Dubai and the Programme Director for Construction Management and Surveying discipline in Dubai.
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For MSc level entry students must hold: a good (minimum 2nd class) honours degree in a relevant discipline; or a minimum upper 2nd class honours in a non-cognate discipline; full membership of a relevant professional institution; or an equivalent UK/overseas qualifications which may be considered on an individual basis.
Those with a lesser qualification will be considered for entry via the postgraduate diploma. Students admitted onto the Diploma course who perform at MSc standard during the course may transfer to the MSc. Requirements for diploma entry are the same as above or: a relevant ordinary degree and an acceptable period of relevant industrial experience; a good (minimum 2:2) honours degree from another discipline; or a sub degree qualification plus substantial work experience in the field.
English Language Requirements
If your first language is not English, or your first degree was not taught in English, we’ll need to see evidence of your English language ability. The minimum requirement for English language is IELTS 6.5 or equivalent. We offer a range of English language courses to help you meet the English language requirement prior to starting your masters programme:
* 2 semesters English (for IELTS of 4.5-5.0);
* 12 weeks English (for IELTS of 5.5);
* 6 weeks English (for IELTS 5.5*-6.0). (*minimum 5.5 reading and writing)
Additional Requirements
| Minimal degree required: | Bachelor's degree |
| Minimal amount of work experience | Not specified |
Language Proficiency
| Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE): | Grade C (Score: 60) |
Accreditation
The MSc course is fully accredited by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors and the British Institute of Facilities Management.
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