Facilities Management

Facilities Management

Courses in the Major

Term 1: Fall 1
Course No. Course Title Cr. Hrs
AECT 100 Orient. Arch. & Construct. Tec 1
AECT 110 Construction Materials 3
ARCH 110 Computer Aided Res. Drawings 3
CNST 110 Residential Building Systems I 3
ENGL 100 Freshman Composition 3
MATH 128 College Algebra (GE-1) 3
   Term Totals 16

 

Term 2: Spring 1
Course No. Course Title Cr. Hrs
ACCT 115 Financial Accounting 3
ECON ___ Economics 100 or 110 (GE-3) 3
GE-6 or GE-9 Other World Civiliz. Or Foreign Language Elective 3
HORT 125 Landscape Drawing & Graphics 3
MATH 138 Trigonometry (GE-1) 3
  Term Totals 15

 

Term 3: Fall 2
Course No. Course Title Cr. Hrs
AECT 280 Mech., Elec & Plumbing Systems 3
ARCH 220 Commercial Detailing 3
CNST 210 Commercial Construction 3
GE-2 Science Elective 3
GE-4 American History Elective 3
   Term Totals 15

 

Term 4: Spring 2
Course No. Course Title Cr. Hrs
BUSI 120 Business Communications 3
CITA 110 Intro to Software Applications 3
CNST 260 Estimating & Planning I 3
CNST 270 Const. Law & Contracting 3
GOVT 140 Public Administration 3
TECH 115 OSHA 30 - Construction Safety 2
   Term Totals 17

 

Term 5: Fall 3
Course No. Course Title Cr. Hrs
FMGT 320 Mech. Systems & Balancing 3
AECT 340 Estimating & Planning II 3
FMGT 360 Facility Space Management 3
CITA 315 Microsoft Excel for Bus. Applic. 3
Elective Restricted Constr. Elective I-see note 3
   Term Totals 15

 

Term 6: Spring 3
Course No. Course Title Cr. Hrs
AECT 375 Facilities Syst. Process Piping 3
AECT 380 Career Seminar 1
AECT 400 Constr. Project Management 3
AECT 415 Sustainable Bldg. Practices 3
Elective BUSI 310, 343, 370, or 385-see listing below 3
COMM 300 or COMM 310 Organizational Communication or Argumentation & Debate 3
  Term Totals 15

 

Term 7: Summer and Fall 4
Course No. Course Title Cr. Hrs
Summer - FMGT 390 Facilities Management Internship I 3
Fall - FMGT 395 Facilities Managem. Internship II 12
  Term Totals 15

 

Term 8: Spring 4
Course No. Course Cr. Hrs.
AECT 410 Building Codes & Zoning 3
AECT 450 Building Science 3
Elective Restricted Constr. Elective II-see note 3
ENGL 310 Technical Writing 3
BUSI 237 Human Resource Management 3
  Term Totals 15
  Program Totals 124

 

Notes:

A: GE-2 must be a minimum of a 3 credit hour laboratory science course at 120 level or higher.

B: Students may choose a course from the following group for credit for Restricted Electives (Semester 5) and Restricted Elective II (Semester 8): AECT 150 Statics and Strengths of Materials; AECT 310 Residential Building Systems; AECT 330 Residential Millwork; AECT 360 Structural Theory Applications; AECT 370 Site Engineering; AECT 460 Structural Steel Design; AECT 480 Reinforced Concrete Design; AECT 401 Independent Study; CNST 150 Heavy/Civil Construction; CNST 160 Construction Surveying.

C: BUSI 310 Strategic Management; BUSI 343 Individual Behavior in Organization; BUSI 370 Financial Management; BUSI 385 Business Ethics.

D: FMGT 390 and FMGT 395 total 800 hours of work experience. A final requirement of the two courses is to complete an internship summary portfolio and a formal classroom presentation on the internships. Details and preparation are covered in the prerequisite course AECT 380 Career Seminar.