Facility Management, Bachelor of Arts

These are the requirements for the Bachelor's in Facility Management

With your Bachelor's in Facility Management, you can work, for example, as a Facility Management consultant, as a property manager, or as a sales manager.

You can be admitted to the part-time distance learning program in Facility Management at IU International University if you can provide either a high school diploma (general qualification for university entrance), a technical college entrance qualification, or a subject-specific higher education entrance qualification.

In addition, you can study Facility Management without a high school diploma. To be admitted to the IU distance learning program without a high school diploma, you must have completed an advanced training course, such as becoming a state-certified business administrator, or hold a master craftsman's certificate. You can also be admitted if you have completed a vocational training and have worked full-time for at least 3 years after this training.

These are the study contents in the online study program Facility Management

This bachelor's degree at IU comprises approximately 32 modules that you will attend and complete over the course of 6 semesters of standard study time. Each module is worth 5-10 credits (ECTS) and concludes with an examination, such as a term paper or an exam. In total, you will earn 180 credits from module to module and from semester to semester.

The typical course schedule for full-time study in Facility Management looks as follows:

• Semester 1: Facility Management I, Business Administration, Introduction to Academic Work, Building Technology, Business Mathematics, Facility Management II
• Semester 2: Smart Building, Law, Collaborative Work, Basics of Building Construction, Financial Accounting and Reporting, Building Informatics
• Semester 3: Real Estate Management I, Private and Public Building Law, Intercultural and Ethical Action Competencies, Technical Building Management, Cost and Performance Accounting, Project Management
• Semester 4: Real Estate Management II, Rental and Tenancy Law, Commercial Building Management, Sustainability in Planning, Construction and Operation of Real Estate, Financing and Investment, Infrastructural Building Management
• Semester 5: Project: Building Operation, User Needs Analysis and Space Management, Seminar: Digitalization in Facility Management, IT Systems in Facility Management, Elective Module A
• Semester 6: Elective Module B, Elective Module C, Bachelor's Thesis

What's special about the bachelor's program in Facility Management at IU is the many possibilities to deepen your knowledge in elective areas according to your own interests and professional fields.

As the first specialization, you can choose from these exciting modules: Facility Management of Industrial Plants, Facility Management of Special Properties, Facility Management of Transportation Properties.

For the second and third specializations, you can choose one of these study modules: Advanced Leadership, Applied Sales, Facility Management of Industrial Plants, Facility Management of Special Properties, Facility Management of Transportation Properties, Real Estate Valuation and Finance, Real Estate Investment and Project Development, Real Estate Law, Organizational Development and Change Management, HR Services, HR Specialization, Project Management (Specialization), General Studies.

How flexible is the standard study time in the distance learning program Facility Management

At IU International University of Applied Sciences, in the part-time distance learning program, you can choose from one of 3 study models:

• In full-time studies, the standard study time is 6 semesters or 36 months. You can extend the standard study time by up to 2 semesters or 12 months at no additional cost. Full-time studies in Facility Management are particularly suitable for those who are not employed or work only a few hours per week.
• In part-time studies I, the standard study time is 8 semesters or 48 months. You can extend the standard study time by up to 2 semesters or 12 months at no additional cost. Part-time studies I are suitable, for example, if you work part-time alongside your studies.
• In part-time studies II, the standard study time is 12 semesters or 72 months. You can extend the standard study time by up to 2 semesters or 12 months at no additional cost. Part-time studies II are particularly suitable if you are heavily involved in your career alongside your distance learning program.

By the way, you can also take a semester off during your studies at no additional cost.

How does online studying work at IU?

A study that adapts to your life: In the online study program at IU, you learn flexibly and digitally when and where you want to learn.

In the distance learning program Facility Management at IU International University of Applied Sciences, there is no attendance requirement - you learn continuously from home, in the library of your choice, or wherever you can learn best.

You can attend your modules and lectures whenever you want. This way, you can usually create your study plan and semester schedule flexibly.

Central to the IU distance learning program are your interactive study scripts. You will receive the scripts in printed form as well as digitally as PDFs and for tablets. Through the smart app IU Learn, you have access to the scripts for your studies in Facility Management as well as scripts from all other distance learning programs at IU.

Through myCampus, the online campus of IU, you also have access to additional materials, such as videos. You exchange ideas with your lecturers and fellow students, for example, in virtual live formats, such as in interactive lectures.

And exams? You can take them as online exams if you prefer. You can take an online exam 24/7 once you feel sufficiently prepared for the material. Alternatively, you can take the exam at one of the numerous exam centers of IU throughout Germany.