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The MSc in Facility and Environment Management covers the provision and management of facilities and services to support high performing organisations. The learning mode balances interactive, small group discussion, lectures, visits and self-directed work. Bartlett staff are assisted by distinguished external contributors to achieve a multi-disciplinary perspective.
Established in 1992 as the first MSc course in Facility Management in England, the course attracts facility professionals with a variety of experience and backgrounds from all levels of management across a variety of sectors, - office, healthcare, retail, education and residential. The benefits to participants are:
- positive career opportunities such as promotion, increased managerial responsibilities and sector changes
- increase in salary levels
- obtain an internationally recognized and accredited academic qualification.
The course has extensive links with professional bodies, building occupiers and facility management suppliers, and draws on the latest developments in expertise and ideas that are leading developments in the FM field. All of this is reinforced by UCL’s central London location.
The course is accredited by:
- the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS)
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- the British Institute of Facilities Managers (BIFM)
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The course is also affiliated with the Chartered Institute of Building Services Engineers (CIBSE)  . d
The MSc/Graduate Diploma in Facility and Environment Management is concerned with the use and performance of buildings and support services over time. Its focus is the effective planning, design, management, maintenance and adaptation of building stock to serve human and organisational needs more appropriately and efficiently. The primary aim of the course is to achieve an integrated understanding of the basic knowledge and operational skills required for the good management of buildings, their environments, facilities and support services.
The course is delivered through interactive seminars during over two terms, September to December and January to March. Teaching is scheduled from 14.00 - 18.30 on Wednesdays and Thursdays. Full-time participants are enrolled on both days. Flexible / modular participants are typically enrolled in the Wednesday sessions in their first year and Thursday sessions in the second year. Examinations take place in Term 3 (April – May) and the MSc research report is submitted in September.
Students have use of the Living Learning Lab in the Bartlett School of Graduate Studies as their base. Teaching delivery sometimes includes live video links with a USA university. A site visit is often provided during the course to enhance the students' experience. Some visits have resulted in case-study publications, such as the Sadler's Wells Theatre and the Greater London Authority building.
All MSc students must successfully complete and pass 120 approved credits, plus the MSc Report (60 credits), to obtain the degree of MSc in Built Environment: Facility and Environment Management. Students must complete six core modules and either two approved modules, or two other compatible modules available from the Bartlett MSc Built Environment programme, which should be approved at application. Coursework is associated with each module and examinations are required in two of the core modules.
The curriculum consists of eight modules - 6 core modules and 2 approved modules. Further details are given at Curriculum
Core Modules
• Introduction to Facility Management
• Management Concepts for Facilities
• Environment Management and Sustainability
• Service Operations Management
• Space and Workplace Management
• Facility Management Law
• Facility and Environment Management Report
Approved Modules
• Asset Management and Capital Projects
• Facility Management Finance and Governance
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The majority of FEM graduates from UCL are engaged at a senior level in Facility Management operations, consultancy or design. Some students have used the MSc as a foundation for subsequent MPhil/PhD research. There is clear evidence that the course has helped participants to:
- improve career prospects
- extend personal skills and decision making capabilities while continuing to work
- achieve an internationally recognised qualification that is also accredited by RICS and the BIFM
- keep ahead of developments in the facility and property management field.
Graduates from the course report career benefits which include:
- salary increases between 10-100% on completion of the course
- accelerated promotion, typically 3 to 5 years ahead of previous expectations
- access to senior position interviews and opportunities
- mid-career opportunities to change direction or sector
- professional recognition by employers and clients in the UK and worldwide.
Internship opportunities in various FM companies are sometimes available to our students. For example, one of our students recently won a 6 weeks internship at Morgan Stanley.
Bartlett research into post-occupancy issues of design, construction, use performance and management of complex buildings directly informs the content and delivery of the course. The FEM academic staff members are actively involved in collaborative research projects in the field, working for example on: the refurbishment of occupied buildings; condition assessment and maintenance for buildings; facility risk and opportunity assessment and facility adaptation for change of use - all directly informing the course. The FEM team is part of the Complex Built Environment Systems Group, CBES, an interdisciplinary research group involving many Bartlett specialists, with a multi-million pound turnover in research and consultancy projects.
PhD opportunities are available in the Facility and Environment Management field. PhD research informs the MSc course. Examples of PhD dissertations include:
One of our PhD students, Hermen Van Ree, has been awarded the prestigious “FM Researcher of the Year “at the European FM Awards 2008.
Course Director: Peter McLennan (BSc BA MSc) is a Senior Lecturer in Facility Management at the Bartlett School of Graduate Studies. His teaching and research work in facility management is focused on defining, predicting and evaluating organisational requirements for the occupation and use of buildings. He is co-editor of Facility Management: risks and opportunities, which highlights this perspective. His projects are best described as applications research working in collaboration with commercial organisations.
Professor Alexi Marmot (BArch, MArch, MCP, PhD) heads the Facility and Environment Management activities in teaching and research at UCL.
Dr Marcella Ucci (DipArch, MSc, PhD) is a Lecturer in Facility and Environment Management. Dr Ucci is responsible for the environmental aspects of the programme and is active in research projects on sustainability, comfort, air quality and health within buildings.
David Kincaid (BSc, CEng), Honorary Reader at the Bartlett is an active contributor to the course specializing in facility and property operations and management.
Dr Ashley Dabson (MSc, PhD, Dip(EstMan), FRICS, FRTPI, MCMI) is Visiting Professor at the Bartlett. Dr Dabson is a Chartered Surveyor, Chartered Town Planner and a member of the British Institute of Facility Management, with extensive experience of asset, facility and change management in corporate real estate.
The course is supported by many eminent guest lecturers drawn from the vast pool of talented FEM professionals in the London region, who contribute their latest thinking on FEM theory and practice to our students.
Guest lecturers in the past year include:
Ed Baldwin, Partner, EC Harris
Professor Philip Booth, Dept of Actuarial Science, City University
John Chaffe, Alanbrooke Consulting
Marc Hanson, Partner, Ashurst, FM Contract Law
Barry Holt, European Director National Safety Council
Adrian Leaman, Director, Building Use Studies
Barry Varcoe, Head of Group Facilities and Logistics, Royal Bank of Scotland Group.
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The fmexchange at UCL is a forum for debate and discussion of current FM professional practice and research that hosts distinguished guest speakers several times each year. The network is dedicated to continuous advancement of knowledge in the FM field, the exchange of FM expertise and practice, the development of advanced FM practice, the identification of key areas of research and innovation.
All past graduates and present course participants are members of the fmexchange. The meetings also provide opportunities to network with members of the BIFM. Click here for further details.
The normal academic qualifications for entry are a second class honours degree of a UK university or an international qualification of an equivalent standard. A second acceptable qualification is membership in a UK professional institution. A third acceptable qualification is a degree of lower than second class honours standard with some knowledge, demonstrable competence, and a skill set related to facility management practice. Applicants without a first degree or full professional membership, who have substantial work experience in facility management, may be admitted after passing a special qualifying examination.
As the course is designed to enhance the knowledge base of practitioners in facility management, it is necessary for candidates to have some knowledge, demonstrable competence, and a skill set related to facility management practice, in adition to the above requirements.
Further details of entrance criteria can be found at: www.bartlett.ucl.ac.uk/graduate/programmes/msc_be/msc_be.htm
Many students, particularly part-time UK students, receive financial support from their employers who pay the fees, in recognition of the benefits that knowledge drawn from post graduate education offers to their organisation. The current fees for this course can be found in the main graduate course listing by looking under the Faculty of the Built Environment then "Built Environment MSc: Facility and Environment Management".
Please click here for Frequently Asked Questions.
Please click here for a detailed curriculum
For enquiries and application information please
contact:
Graduate Clerk
The Bartlett School of Graduate Studies
University College London
(1-19 Torrington Place site)
Gower Street
London WC1E 6BT
tel: +44 (0) 20 7679 1738
fax: +44 (0) 20 7679 2837
e-mail: bartlett.pgclerk@ucl.ac.uk
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Updated May 2008 |
FM Researcher of the Year 2008