Facilities Management

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These days, it's no longer enough for business to simply own and run property and other property-based resources. They must be managed economically, efficiently and effectively, so as to provide maximum income or output.

This course will train you in the principles and methods of successful facilities management, from technological processes to commercial considerations. You'll gain insights and make valuable contacts through industry visits and guest speakers who are current industry practitioners.

Accredited by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, this internationally-recognised course will provide you with a stepping stone to professional qualifications. Broad-based in its outlook, it caters to students from a wide range of backgrounds who can bring skills from their current disciplines to the field. Ideally, you'll have a construction-related degree, but those with degrees in Management, Accountancy or even Social Sciences have successfully completed the course.

Through direct teaching and research, you'll learn the principles involved in facilities management. You'll develop your ability to analyse, assess and design solutions, and gain an understanding of the business drivers and constraints that influence these solutions. Problem solving skills will be highlighted, as well as effective communication and presentation methods.

Career prospects
We are one of the top universities in Scotland for graduate employability, with over 93% of our graduates in jobs or further study six months after graduating.

As Edinburgh's top university for Graduate Employability(HESA 2010) and one of the top in the UK for Graduate Prospects (The Independent and The Times University Guides for 2009), we can offer you a valuable head-start in your chosen career.

You'll graduate with the academic component of a professional qualification, ready to take up a position managing property assets for a variety of employers. Through your exposure to industry contacts throughout the course, you'll have the opportunity to make contacts that could lead to employment within the industry.

Based over three trimesters, the course will involve lectures, tutorials, laboratory sessions and independent study.

Trimester 1

Strategic Management (Built Environment & Engineering), Law & Administration, Building Economics

Trimester 2

Facilities Management 1, Facilities Management 2, Property Asset Management

Trimester 3

Dissertation

Professional accreditation

Please ensure that if you are seeking a course which leads to accreditation with a professional body you have checked what the requirements are or have contacted us for specific advice. We cannot accept any responsibility if the course you select does not subsequently meet your requirements.

The entry requirement for this course is a UK Honours degree at 2:2 or above. We look for applicants to have a background in any discipline in order to be eligible for the programme.We may also consider applicants who have completed a Bachelor (Ordinary) degree if you have sufficient relevant work experience within the industry. There may also be an additional essay requirement if you apply with less than an Honours degree, this would be confirmed on submission of the application to the Admissions Team.If English is not your first language, it is usually required that you sit an English language test in order to gain entry onto our postgraduate programmes. For details of the English language tests we accept please follow this link.This course requires the standard IELTS 6.0 with no individual component score of less than 5.5 or equivalent. English Language Requirements IELTS band: 6 TOEFL iBT® test: 75 IMPORTANT NOTE: Since April 2014 the ETS tests (including TOEFL and TOEIC) are no longer accepted for Tier 4 visa applications to the United Kingdom. The university might still accept these tests to admit you to the university, but if you require a Tier 4 visa to enter the UK and begin your degree programme, these tests will not be sufficient to obtain your Visa. The IELTS test is most widely accepted by universities and is also accepted for Tier 4 visas to the UK- learn more.

We have a selection of funding opportunities available such as the UK postgraduate tuition fee loan (Scottish & EU) and specific scholarships aimed at student from India and across Africa.