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Facilities management executive responsi-

bilities include assurance of a quality

environment, cost-effective capital and

operating investments, and the manage-

ment of facilities and equipment as assets.

Pratt’s Facilities Management Program

teaches innovative approaches to emerging

technologies, sustainable practices, and

ethical values, which distinguish Pratt’s

Facilities Management alumni as they

lead the field’s efforts to advance the

quality of the built environment.

special admission requirements

Undergraduate degrees in business,

architecture, construction management,

and engineering fields are preferred

for admission. Applicants receiving a

bachelor’s degree in other fields are also

eligible but may be required to take non-

credit courses in technical subjects prior

to registering for required courses.

Applicants must submit a statement

of purpose in essay format to support the

application for advanced studies. The

essay should indicate an interest in or

an awareness of issues addressed in the

Facilities Management program.

Interviews are recommended and

may be scheduled by contacting the

department at [email protected]. Students

are eligible for graduate assistantships

and tuition scholarships upon acceptance

into the program.

Facilities management has emerged as

a new area of expertise as communities,

corporations, and institutions systemati-

cally plan for growth and change.

The Executive Facilities Management

function consists of a distinct set of

responsibilities. These include:

chair

Harriet Markis, P.E.

[email protected]

assistant to the chair

Philip Ramus

[email protected]

office

Tel: 212-647-7524 | Fax: 212-367-2497

http://www.pratt.edu/arch/fm

Facilities Management

The Master of Science program in Facilities Management

prepares graduates as professionals and problem solvers

to assume executive responsibilities in the management

of facilities.

Left: Building Information Modeling class

Page 64: Student working in facilities at Madison

Square Garden

Page 65: Top Left: Students at an International Facilities

Management conference in Kufstein, Austria; Top Right:

Pratt Manhattan Library; Bottom Left: Pratt Manhattan;

Bottom Right: Student trip to Washington, D.C.