Business Administration: Facilities Management, AS

Room: B-Building, B-237

Phone: (718) 482-5600

About

Building operations and facilities management are critical components of running a successful business. The Facilities Management option of the Business Administration program places a particular emphasis on the core competencies recognized by the International Facilities Management Association, such as contingency planning, cost control, technology, and more.

Are You Interested In...

  • Running a business?
  • Connecting with other people?
  • Supporting the comfort and safety of people in the workplace?
  • Developing effective communication strategies for businesses?
  • Managing building operations to ensure smooth business processes?

Skills You Will Learn

  • Analyzing financial statements and reports
  • Principles of building operations
  • Leading diverse and dynamic teams to achieve common goals
  • Professionalism and integrity
  • Fundamentals of business law
  • Project management

What makes this major unique?

While this major covers the core principles of business administration, you’ll also have the opportunity to dive deeper into the fundamentals of facilities management and building operations. If you’re interested in learning about the ins-and-outs of maintaining the physical space that a business inhabits—whether it’s an office complex in the suburbs or an iconic skyscraper like the Empire State Building—this major will give you a chance to further hone that knowledge.

Learn more about facilities management—and how it plays a key role in business operations—from the International Facilities Management Association.

Career Possibilities

Facilities management skills are needed in a variety of industries and settings, both in the public and private sector.

  • Facilities manager or coordinator
  • Chief operating officer
  • Occupational safety specialist or technician
  • Construction project manager
  • Property manager
  • Building supervisor

Transfer Possibilities

The Business Administration: Facilities Management program will prepare you to transfer to several different bachelor’s programs, such as:

  • BS/BBA in Facilities Management
  • BS/BBA in Business Administration
  • BS/BBA in Finance
  • BS/BBA in International Business

Degree Requirements

REQUIRED CORE: 12 credits

English: 6 credits
ENG101/ENA101 English Composition I (depending on placement scores)
ENG102 Writing through Literature

Mathematical and Quantitative Reasoning: 3 credits*
Life and Physical Sciences: 3 credits*

FLEXIBLE CORE: 18 credits
Select one course from each of the five flexible core categories AND one additional course from any flexible core category.

World Cultures and Global Issues
US Experience in its Diversity
Creative Expression
Individual and Society
Scientific World

Students are required to select one Urban Study course to complete college requirements. To complete the degree requirements from the Flexible Core, students are advised to select courses from the recommended course selections listed on the program website. Note: Student can select only two courses from any one discipline.

Courses Credits
BTF101 First Year Seminar for Business 2
BTA111 Principles of Accounting I 3
BTM101 Introduction to Business 3
BTM103 Principles of Management 3
BTM106 Business Communication 3
BTM110 Business Law I 3
BTM113 Introduction to Facilities Management 3
BTM206 Building Systems/Anatomy of a Building 3
BTM208 Project Management 3
BTI201 Business Internship 2
Unrestricted Elective 2
Total 60 Credits

* For a list of approved courses, go to: https://www.laguardia.edu/Pathways/
**With permission of the Department Chair, students may substitute BTM251 & BTM254. Please add or select courses in the program core after BTM254.

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