Curriculum
The Facility Management track follows a cohort model each fall. You are still free to meet with an advisor and start your degree coursework sooner, but please be aware that some FM coursework will only be available in certain semesters.
Foundation Courses (5 credits)
- Facility Programming and Design (CMGT 3024W, 2 credits)
- Management and Human Resources Practices (ABUS 4104, 3 credits)
Required Courses (14 credits)
| Course Name | Credits | Offered |
|---|---|---|
| Real Estate Development and Finance (ABUS 4217) | 2 | fall |
| Building Energy Systems (CMGT 4542) | 3 | spring |
| Building Envelope Design and Construction (CMGT 4562) | 2 | fall |
| Facility Quality Assessment and Commissioning (CMGT 4215) | 2 | spring, odd years, online |
| Facility Asset Management, Finance, and Budgeting (ABUS 4211) | 2 | fall, odd years, online |
| Fundamentals of Facility Management (ABUS 4213) | 3 | fall, odd years, online |
Technical Electives (8 credits)
| Course Name | Credits | Offered |
|---|---|---|
| Building Testing and Diagnostics (SSM 4416) | 2 | spring |
| Managing Erosion and Sediment Control (CMGT 4081) | 1 | spring |
| Directed Study (CMGT 4193) | 1–3 | every semester |
| Additional Internship (CMGT 4196) | 1 | every semester |
| Topics in Construction Management (CMGT 4550) | varies | fall, spring |
| Landscape Construction: Site Systems and Engineering (LA 3571) | 3 | fall |
| Renewable Energy Technologies (BBE 4733) | 3 | spring |
| Building Codes for Construction Managers (CMGT 4073) | 1 | fall, spring |
| Construction Industry through Time and Tomorrow (CMGT 4000) | 2 | fall, even years, online |
| Innovative Contracting (CMGT 4001) | 1 | fall, odd years |
| Lean Construction (CMGT 4002) | 1 | spring, odd years, online |
| Managing with Building Information Modeling (CMGT 4003) | 2 | fall and spring |
| Introduction to Environmental Health & Safety (CMGT 4301) | 3 | fall, odd years, online |
| Environmental Health Principles (CMGT 4302) | 3 | spring, even years, online |
| Materials and Structures I (CMGT 4544) | 4 | fall |
| Materials and Structures II (CMGT 4545) | 4 | spring |
| Introductory Statics and Structures for Construction Managers (BBE 3101) | 3 | fall, odd years, online |
Questions? Connect with Construction Management enrollment advisor Willie Wong: wkwong@umn.edu or 612-625-2529.
Career Outlook
The facility manager is in charge not of only the physical structure but also the user experience and how the building can be cost-effectively fitted and refitted for a purpose, even as that purpose is constantly changing.
Your business card might read:
- Facility Manager
- Asset Manager
- Project Coordinator
- Design and Relocation Coordinator
- Space Planner
- Systems or Operations Manager
- Industrial Systems Coordinator
- Facility Engineer
- Owner’s Construction or Project Representative
- Energy Services Coordinator
- Maintenance Manager
- Property Manager
Types of companies you could work for:
- External Facility Services Contractors
- Corporate Facility Services
- Municipal, State, and Federal Agencies
- Public Utilities
- Facility Management and Real Property Consultancies
- Real Estate Developers
- Public Development Authorities
- Transit System Authorities (airport, tunnel, bus, rail)
Learn More
Watch this informative video about a career in facility management from the International Facility Management Association (IFMA).