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About the Facilities Management Program

Courses

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  • Number of courses: Four required courses (12 units) and 8 units of elective courses
  • Total units: 20

Complete all four courses.

Principles of Facilities ManagementBUSA-40063

Units: 3.00

$695

Learn critical and practical skills needed for facilities management that you can apply immediately, whether you are looking to enter the industry or increase your knowledge and skill set. Review both...

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Upcoming Start Dates:
April 8, 2024
Typically Offered: Fall, Spring

Planning & Project Management for Facilities ManagersBUSA-40091

Units: 3.00

$695

Are you responsible for developing and executing large projects for your facility? Gain a fundamental understanding of how to use project management concepts in the development, design, and operation ...

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Upcoming Start Dates:
July 8, 2024
Typically Offered: Winter, Summer

Facilities Operations & MaintenanceBUSA-40681

Units: 3.00

$695

Proper operations and maintenance (O M) is critical to preserving the large capital investment that companies and building owners have made in their facilities. Proper O M can minimize costs and incre...

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Upcoming Start Dates:
April 8, 2024
Typically Offered: Fall, Spring

Building Systems & TechnologyBUSA-40676

Units: 3.00

$695

Facility managers need a good understanding of building components and systems to maintain and manage them well. Review the function of primary building components and systems, including the structure...

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Upcoming Start Dates:
July 8, 2024
Typically Offered: Winter, Summer

Complete at least 8 units.

Real Estate Property ManagementRELE-40006

Units: 5.00

$695

Property managers play an important role as liaisons between landlords and tenants. However, their jobs may include a much more diverse set of functions. Find out all about this incredible variety of ...

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Upcoming Start Dates:
July 10, 2024
Typically Offered: Fall, Spring

Emergency Preparedness and Business ContinuityBUSA-40679

Units: 3.00

TBD

Emergency preparedness and business continuity planning are crucial for successful business and organizations. This course provides an overview of the strategic planning and tactical responses taken b...

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Upcoming Start Dates:
Typically Offered: Fall, Spring

HVAC Systems DesignAMES-40021

Units: 3.00

$795

Review the pros and cons of the latest energy efficient HVAC systemsincluding variable air volume, chilled beam, positive displacement, ventilation, variable refrigerant flow, natural ventilation, and...

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Upcoming Start Dates:
September 25, 2024
Typically Offered: Fall

Resource ManagementBUSA-40677

Units: 3.00

$595

Today’s business leaders face a burgeoning demand for both information and management techniques to implement programs on recycling, waste management, and water conservation. These are the issues crit...

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Upcoming Start Dates:
July 8, 2024
Typically Offered: Winter, Summer

Economics and Life Cycle Cost AnalysisENVR-40013

Units: 3.00

$595

Sustainability professionals are frequently charged with defining the economic value of implementing environmental and social sustainability practices. In this course, students will be presented with ...

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Upcoming Start Dates:
October 7, 2024
Typically Offered: Fall, Spring

Lean Six Sigma Green BeltBUSA-41006

Units: 4.00

$2,595

FREE INFORMATION SESSION:Click HERE to watch a recording of the recent Lean Six Sigma Information Session. Join our next LIVE session to meet the Instructors and ask questions! View details and regis...

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Upcoming Start Dates:
April 15, 2024
April 26, 2024
May 3, 2024
Typically Offered: Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer

Introduction to SustainabilityBUSA-40729

Units: 3.00

$595

Get an introduction to the basics of environmental sustainability - energy, transportation, water use, recycling, and natural resource life cycles. Discover ways individuals, organizations, and govern...

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Upcoming Start Dates:
July 8, 2024
October 7, 2024
Typically Offered: Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer

Interest-Based NegotiationBUSA-40128

Units: 3.00

$635

Becoming a skillful negotiator is essential for all professionals. Learning to produce superior outcomes through negotiations is a learnable skill that can benefit individuals in any field. Negotiatio...

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Upcoming Start Dates:
April 10, 2024
Typically Offered: Fall, Winter, Spring

Business Communication SkillsBUSA-40368

Units: 3.00

$595

Being able to communicate your ideas accurately and persuasively is essential in a business environment. Explore the communication skills necessary to be productive in today s complex workplace. Disco...

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Upcoming Start Dates:
March 28, 2024
Typically Offered: Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer

Financial Accounting for Non-AccountantsBUSA-40009

Units: 4.00

$695

Gain an overview of how to use accounting and financial data for more effective and profitable decisions. Learn the information necessary to interpret and evaluate the financial effects of day-to-day ...

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Upcoming Start Dates:
June 24, 2024
Typically Offered: Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer

Managing for Maximum PerformanceBUSA-40673

Units: 3.00

$695

Effective managers realize that organizational success is based on so much more than the contributions of its individuals alone. Success is based on the effective management of teams working togethe...

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Upcoming Start Dates:
January 11, 2024
Typically Offered: Summer
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Conditions for Admission

UC San Diego Extension programs are designed to best serve college-prepared working professionals. Although programs are open to all adult learners, where program capacity is limited, applicants with this profile will receive preference for admission.

Industry Certification & Guidelines

Upon completion of this certificate students will be prepared to pursue professional credentials offered through the International Facilities Management Association (IFMA). Visit IFMA at www.IFMA.org

Industry Requirements

The Professional Certificate in Facilities Management includes courses that address all competency areas recognized by the IFMA.

  • Planning & Project Management
  • Real Estate & Property Management
  • Emergency Preparedness & Business Continuity
  • Leadership & Strategy
  • Finance
  • Operations & Maintenance
  • Quality
  • Human Factors
  • Environmental Stewardship & Sustainability
  • Communication
  • Technology

Advisory Board

James Forcier

Director, Facilities Management, Planning & Design

UC San Diego Extension

Bob Gilleskie, PE

Consultant

LightPoint Consulting Services

Frederick Krishon, PE, RCE

Senior Consultant

Facility Engineering Associates, P.C.

Jolie Lucas, MBA, B. Arch, LEED AP, AICP

Senior Military Planner

AECOM

Jose Restrepo

Professor

Jacob School of Engineering, UCSD

David Timber , MPA, PMP, LEED AP

Supervising Project Manager

County of San Diego

Bob Wiley, Senior

Associate Director, Facilities

Biogen IDEC

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June 09, 2016

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As the boom in energy efficient commercial and residential construction continues, demand for green building professionals also continues to rise. Through a recent designation as a U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) Education Provider, UC San Diego Extension is helping to accommodate that employment growth through several courses, many offered in an online format, which are part of its Sustainable Business Practices and Facilities Management Certificate programs.

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Military transition: Building a career in facilities management

The Facilities Management field is a great fit for military personnel in transition. For example, there are parallels between military experience and the construction field, including the design, building, maintenance, and improvement of military infrastructures, power plants, roads, docks and bridges.

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