Master of Facilities Management
Every organisation uses buildings of some sort and their occupation incurs recurrent costs for rent, rates, cleaning, energy consumption, water and security, amounting in time to more than the capital cost of creating the buildings in the first place. Facility managers have the responsibility of ensuring that their employers’ premises assist them in fulfilling their core business objectives, retaining their capital value through appropriate maintenance, as well as obtaining value from their day-to-day operating costs. This program recognises that the facilities manager requires an understanding of business finance and management information as well as the technical aspects of buildings. Emphasis is placed on understanding the strategic objectives of the organisation, and the way that facilities contribute towards their realisation. You will be encouraged to direct your learning to your working situation where appropriate, through your assignments.
The Facilities Management program may be completed as a Graduate Certificate, Graduate Diploma or Master of Facilities Management or as a secondary stream in the Master of Design Science (Master of Design Science (primary stream and Facilities Management)).
Units of study
Unit of study | Credit points | A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition | Session |
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Certificate, Diploma and Master of Facilities Management |
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The following units apply to the Graduate Certificate, Diploma and Master of Design Science (Facilities Management) as well as the Graduate Certificate, Diploma and Master of Facilities Management. | |||
Core units |
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DESC9047 Strategic Facility Management |
6 | Semester 1 |
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DESC9049 Financial Decision Making |
6 | Semester 1 |
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DESC9071 Organisational Analysis and Behaviour |
6 | Semester 1 |
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DESC9048 Operational Facility Management |
6 | Semester 2 |
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DESC9172 Building Asset Management |
6 | Semester 2 |
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DESC9183 Risk Management |
6 | A DESC9047 |
Semester 2 |
Optional units |
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ARCH9028 Conservation Methods and Practices |
12 | Semester 1 |
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DESC9014 Building Construction Technology |
6 | Semester 1 |
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DESC9074 Project Management |
6 | Semester 2 |
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DESC9111 Energy Management in Buildings |
6 | Semester 2 |
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PLAN9061 Planning Principles, Systems & Practice |
6 | N PLAN9020, PLAN9044 Enrolment numbers limited by teaching resources. If your attempt to enrol online is unsuccessful please contact the Faculty of Architecture Student Administration Centre. Permission required in Semester One unless enrolled in Urban and Regional Planning. |
Semester 1 Semester 2a |
Course rules
Master of Facilities Management
These resolutions must be read in conjunction with applicable University By-laws, Rules and policies including (but not limited to) the University of Sydney (Coursework) Rule 2000 (the 'Coursework Rule'), the Resolutions of the Faculty, the University of Sydney (Student Appeals against Academic Decisions) Rule 2006 (as amended) and the Academic Board policies on Academic Dishonesty and Plagiarism.
Course Resolutions
1 Course codes
Code |
Course title |
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CG056 |
Graduate Certificate in Facilities Management |
CF056 |
Graduate Diploma in Facilities Management |
CC056 |
Master of Facilities Management |