ObjectivesThe Bachelor of Facilities Management (Honours) is a property-related course and is orientated towards the management of exiting building stock and its strategic alignment to core business goals, including issues such as the provision of space (renovation, refurbishment, adaptive reuse, demolition, new premises and renting/leasing consideration), occupational health and safety, sustainability and productivity. Students who complete the combined Construction Management/Facilities Management degree or exit with the single Facilities Management degree and have an average of 65% or greater are eligible to apply for the Bachelor of Facilities Management (Honours). Graduates can expect to find employment as a facilities manager and often seek related roles as strategic analysts, planners and event managers.
Entry requirementsStudents must have completed the Bachelor of Facilities Management undergraduate degree (or equivalent)
Academic titleBachelor of Facilities Management (Honours)
Course descriptionProfessional recognition
Students qualify for membership of the: Facility Management Association of Australia (FMA) and Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS International) (at Honours level only).
Fees and charges
Equivalent Full Time Student Load (EFTSL)
EFTSL is the standard annual full time load. Eight credit points is the standard full time load for one year of study.
Commonwealth supported place (CSP)
A Commonwealth supported place is one for which the university receives some government funding. As such, students enrolled in these places are required to contribute only part of the cost of their course. To be eligible for a Commonwealth supported place you must be an Australian citizen, or a New Zealand citizen or holder of a permanent visa who will be residing in Australia for the duration of your unit/s of study. All Australian citizens, New Zealand citizens and holders of a permanent visa will receive a Student Learning Entitlement (SLE). The SLE entitles a student to the equivalent of 7 years of full time study in a Commonwealth supported place.
* The "indicative annual course fee" cited has been provided as a guide only. It has been calculated on the basis of a typical enrolment of a student undertaking the course in 2009, and reflects the cost involved in undertaking a full-time quota of units within the specified discipline.
The actual fees charged by Deakin University will depend upon the discipline from which each individual unit is chosen, and may vary from the indicative course fee cited, particularly if units are chosen from a number of disciplines. The cost of each unit offered in 2009 can be viewed at http://www.deakin.edu.au/current-students/handbooks2009/search.php.
Please note that the fees per unit/credit point may increase annually due to rises in the cost of course delivery and service.
Deakin assumes no responsibility for persons relying on "indicative course fees" to calculate the total future cost of their course.
Career opportunities
Graduates can expect to find employment as a construction manager, estimator, building surveyor, contract administrator or quantity surveyor and often seek related roles as project managers, property developers and client financial advisors.
Course rules
The degree requires students to complete 8 credit points over the equivalent of one year of full-time study.
Course structure Honours Year
Trimester 1
SRM461 Contract Administration 3
SRM489 Professional Practice
Trimester 2
SRE464 Building Project Evaluation
SRV599 Built Environment Integrated Project
Trimester 1 or 2
SRR401 Honours Thesis A
SRR402 Honours Thesis B
SRR481 Research Methods Seminar
*SRA010 - 0 cp safety unit
* SRR402 is a two credit point unit.
Detailed course rules
To be awarded the Bachelor of Facilities Management (Honours) a student must satisfactorily complete 8 credit points of study.
Admission requirements - general
Deakin University offers admission to undergraduate courses through a number of Admission categories. In all categories of admission, selection is based primarily on academic merit as indicated by an applicant's previous academic record.
For more information on the Deakin Admissions Policy visit The Guide.
Admission requirements - specific
Students must have completed the Bachelor of Facilities Management undergraduate degree (or equivalent).
Selection criteria
Students must have 65% average mark or higher in their best six core units undertaken at Level 3, or equivalent with the Bachelor of Facilities Management.
Your faculty may require further information from you when submitting your application. Please refer to the faculty information website for further details.