Program Overview

Master of Science in Facility Management

The Master of Science in Facility Management is designed to educate and equip facility management students with advanced knowledge and specialized skills to enhance their performance and professional qualifications.

Program Overview

The program is 100% online and designed to develop fully-qualified facilities managers who are prepared to support and advance the profession. Facilities management is a $1 trillion global industry with 25 million practicing facility management professionals worldwide.

Career Opportunities

Upon completion of the program, students will be well-prepared to pursue various careers in Facility Management. There is a global need for professionally trained facility managers, according to the International Facility Management Association (IFMA). The current age of the average facility manager is 49, with 50% of the world's facility managers expected to retire in the next five to fifteen years.

Program Curriculum

To complete the online master's degree, students will take ten courses in key areas:

• Facilities Management Professional Trends
• Operations and Maintenance of Built Assets
• Project Management, Planning, and Execution
• Business and Financial Aspects of Facilities Management
• Facilities Management Leadership and Strategy
• Energy Management & Sustainable Facilities
• Human Factors and Resources
• Quality, Productivity & Technology
• Environmental Health, Safety, Risk Management, and Business Continuity
• Graduate Capstone Project: Solving Problems in Facilities Management

Course Descriptions

FM 5003: Facilities Management Professional Trends

Course includes an in-depth analysis of the most common practices of Facility & Property Managers, including sustainability issues, environmental factors, buildings safety, leasing activities, building technologies, continuous quality improvement, and FM and real estate professional trends & practices.

FM 5113: Operations and Maintenance: Management of Built Assets

Course provides an introduction to Facilities Management Operations & Maintenance, including the various building systems, and approaches to operating and maintaining facilities, and the effective development and management of facilities predictive, preventive, & corrective maintenance programs, and other aspects of FM maintenance and operations.

FM 5213: Project Management: Planning and Execution of Projects

Course provides an introduction to facilities project management and execution of construction projects from initial project planning, scope definition, through design and construction to project close out.

FM 5313: Finance and Business: Financial Aspects of Facilities Management

Course includes analysis, budgeting, accounting, risk management, & reporting to demonstrate applications of facility financial management to prepare students to analyze & interpret financial statements to make FM decisions.

FM 5413: Leadership and Strategy: Facilities Management, Leadership and Excellence

Course provides fundamental FM leadership concepts and practices from strategic facility planning, development & execution of facility services, effective leadership of the facility organization, appropriate methods of measuring and evaluating facility performance.

FM 5513: Energy, Utilities & Environmental Stewardship: Energy Management & Sustainable Facilities

Course provides students an understanding of operational energy & utility system management in the context of the built environment, and equips students to understand and implement energy & utility conservation measures, and sustainability initiatives.

FM 5613: Human Factors and Resources in Facilities Management

Course introduces students to occupancy and human resources management in a facilities management organization, including space management, staff recruitment, hiring, job families & career paths, training and skill development.

FM 5713: Quality, Productivity & Technology in Facility Management

Course will provide foundational concepts relating to facility management technology and how it is used to assure quality, productivity and operational excellence in facility operations.

FM 5813: Environmental Health, Safety, Risk Management, and Business Continuity in Facilities Management

Course will provide students an understanding of environmental health safety and risk management issues in the built environment and equip them to effectively develop and implement emergency management and business continuity plans.

FM 5903: Graduate Capstone Project – Solving Problems in Facilities Management

Capstone course will be a student-led effort to identify a significant facility management challenge, analyze causes and impacts of the challenge, consider various solution options, and implications of each, and develop a thoughtful and effective solution to address the challenge.

Faculty

The program is taught by world-renowned faculty with extensive experience in facilities management, including:

• Caren Albarian
• Dennis Ford
• Thomas L. Mitchell
• Michael D. Noll
• Dave Riker
• Dr. Lorenzo Sanchez
• Dr. Lindsay Wagner
• Dr. Samuel Beaumont
• Dr. Veronica Medina
• Dr. Sandeep Langar

Admission Requirements

Applications are submitted through the UTSA Graduate Application. Required documents include:

• Bachelor's or Master's Degree in engineering, architecture, sciences, business, or other facility management related field or discipline
• Completed adequate credit hours or foreign institution equivalent coursework as preparation for the program
• Transcripts from all institutions attended
• Credential Evaluation if you have earned university-level credit from foreign institutions
• English Language Proficiency (550 TOEFL Paper / 79 TOEFL Internet / 6.5 IELTS / Duolingo 100)
• Resume
• Letters of Recommendation (optional)
• Purpose Statement (optional)

Tuition and Financial Aid

Tuition for the MS in Facility Management online program is $685 per credit hour. Financial aid is available for students enrolled in a minimum of 4 credit hours per semester. Members of IFMA and APPA are eligible for a 10% tuition discount.

Program Duration

It typically takes approximately two years to complete the 30 credit hours required for UT San Antonio's online MS in Facility Management degree. Students may finish faster by taking a heavier course load, if their personal and professional circumstances permit.