MSc Architectural Facilities Management MSc-Dip (Distance Learning) - Distance

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• Entry requirements
  Entry Requirements For MSc-level entry, students must hold: * a good (minimum 2:2) honours degree in a relevant discipline, and/or; * full membership of a relevant professional institution, and/or; * equivalent UK/overseas qualifications which may be considered on an individual basis. For Postgraduate Diploma/Certificate-level entry, students must hold: * a relevant ordinary degree and an acceptable period of relevant industrial experience, and/or; * associate membership of a relevant professional institution, and/or; * a relevant certificated qualification and an acceptable period of relevant post-qualification experience, and/or; * a good (minimum 2:2) honours degree from another discipline. Prospective students with other qualifications and experience are encouraged to contact us to determine their suitability for entry to the course. Admission to the programme is dealt with by Heriot-Watt University.
• Academic title
  MSc Architectural Facilities Management MSc/Dip (Distance Learning)
• Course description
  Programme
  
  This programme is designed to extend the existing capabilities of architectural graduates (and similar design graduates) to enable them to evaluate and address the performance requirements of buildings and their associated services from a strategic client perspective. It will enable the student to understand how design decisions impact on key operational factors such as flexibility, serviceability, adaptability, sustainability and life-cycle costs. It will also enable them to understand the pressing demands of the client in an environment where the building process is not a 'one-shot' process but a continuously evolving one.
  
  Learning Outcomes
  
  Graduates from the programme will be able to:
  
      * understand the complex operational requirements of clients and other stakeholders engaged with facilities;
      * understand the evolution of architectural design, its cultural context and the influence of globalisation;
      * analyse how design and operation can influence sustainability at the building, neighbourhood and city level;
      * understand the integration of structural, environmental and architectural elements in the design of contemporary building envelopes to meet demands for flexibility and adaptability in facilities;
      * exercise a critical understanding of the relationship between building design and service effectiveness in relation to areas such as front-of-house, security, cleaning and hospitality;
      * understand the role of space planning and space management in optimising the effectiveness of operational facilities.
  
  How You Will Be Taught
  
  The programme will be jointly delivered with the School of the Built Environment, Heriot-Watt University, taking advantage of the different skills available in each institution using a distance-learning mode.
  
  The total credit weighting for the course is 180; 60 credits from modules offered by Heriot-Watt, 60 credits from modules offered by the University of Edinburgh and 60 credits for a dissertation supervised by either institution.

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