Develop a body of knowledge in facility asset management that will further your career goals. Facility asset management is an integral part of the built environment. Students in the certificate program will learn how to strategically and systematically manage and ensure the functionality of the built environment by integrating people, place, process, and technology into sustainable design decision-making.
Courses offered in this certificate will introduce:
- AEC industry best practices concepts and components of project management and their interrelationships in design and construction practice
- Project life cycle assessment (LCA) and life cycle impact assessment (LCIA)
- Strategic project planning, design, and implementation approaches
- Environmental performance measurements and life cycle inventory (LCI)
- Life cycle costing (LCC) and direct monetary project costs
- Building design resilience and sustainability approaches
- Facility maintenance and management
The Facility Asset Management graduate certificate is housed in the CRS Center within the Department of Architecture. The certificate is open to all graduate students at Texas A&M University.
Curriculum
| Listing | Class | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| COSC 670 | Facilities Asset Management | 3 |
Select one of the following courses for your capstone course. Capstone must be taken from a member of the Facility Asset Management Committee and must demonstrate ability to integrate multiple areas in the field through a written document.
| Listing | Class | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| ARCH 685 | Directed Studies | 3 |
| ARCH 691 | Research | 3 |
| ARCH 693 | Professional Study | 3 |
| COSC 685 | Directed Studies | 3 |
| COSC 691 | Research | 3 |
| COSC 693 | Professional Study | 3 |
| LDEV 685 | Directed Studies | 3 |
| LDEV 691 | Research | 3 |
| LDEV 693 | Professional Study | 3 |
Select three of the following courses as electives. At least three (3) credit hours of course work with facility asset management content MUST be from outside the student’s major field.
| Concentration | Listing | Class | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|
| Planning and Development | LDEV 651 | Property Development Agreements and Regulation | 3 |
| Planning and Development | LDEV 667 | Design and Development Economy | 3 |
| Planning and Development | LDEV 669 | Income Property Land Development | 3 |
| Design | ARCH 657 | Advanced Professional Practice and Ethics | 3 |
| Design | ARCH 660 | Design Programming | 3 |
| Design | ARCH 663 | Interior Architecture | 3 |
| Design | ARCH 676 | Survey of Human Behavior and Design | 3 |
| Construction | COSC 621 | Advanced Project Management | 3 |
| Construction | COSC 622 | Construction Economics | 3 |
| Construction | COSC 650 | Advanced Construction Visualization | 3 |
| Construction | COSC 663 | Sustainable Construction | 3 |
| Operations | ARCH 619 | Applied Solar Energy | 3 |
| Operations | ARCH 620 | Building Performance Measurement | 3 |
| Operations | ARCH 634 | Architectural Lighting | 3 |
| Internships | ARCH 684 | Professional Internship | 3 |
| Internships | COSC 684 | Professional Internship | 3 |
| Internships | LDEV 684 | Professional Internship | 3 |
Internships must be approved by the Facility Asset Management Committee, must be in the field of facility asset management, and must be documented to show content in the field.
Students must complete a capstone Professional Study or Thesis with a Facility Asset Management focus that is approved by the Facility Management Certificate Council.