MSc Quality Management

Institution University of the West of Scotland, Paisley Campus
Method At the institution
Location Paisley
Type Masters
Course fee By request

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MSc Quality Management

Entry requirements ENTRY REQUIREMENTS * Diploma applicants must normally possess a degree, an equivalent qualification or a lesser appropriate qualification plus equivalent experience gained in industry. Students completing the Diploma at a sufficiently high standard may transfer to the MSc. MSc applicants must normally possess an Honours degree or an equivalent qualification. MSc applicants will register for both the Diploma and the MSc and will be subject to progression requirements. Students who have previously completed a Postgraduate Diploma in Quality may be admitted to the MSc at the appropriate stage.
Academic title MSc Quality Management
Course description Quality Management is the application of specialised managerial and technological skills to achieve the desired quality at a minimum cost. It also addresses strategic quality issues and leadership in establishing a total quality ethos. The University offers an integrated quality programme leading to the articulated awards of Postgraduate Diploma and MSc in Quality Management.

Core modules develop management skills, technical knowledge and the range of expertise required to enable students to understand, identify, analyse and assess the criteria which influence the quality decisions required at all stages of the product or service life cycle. An understanding is also given of the complexities and inter-relationships which exist in implementing cost-effective quality management solutions to the ISO9000 series of standards and to the EFQM model.

Emphasis is placed on the practical aspects of implementing a quality approach to the work of an organisation and the development of functional skills to satisfy an identified market demand for professionals conversant with the management of quality.

The course is suitable for those wishing to pursue a career in the industrial or service sector and is structured to respond to the latest developments in areas such as IT and European Standards.

Course Contents

Full-time Diploma and MSc students undertake five core and three option modules over two trimesters. MSc students must also complete a significant industrial or University-based dissertation over the summer. The Diploma and MSc courses may also be completed on a part-time basis as a credit system exists for each of the modules. Students who complete four core modules will qualify for a Postgraduate Certificate in Quality Studies. Core modules currently include:

    * Quality Assurance & Management Systems
    * Software Quality Technology
    * Statistical Quality Control
    * Strategic & Risk Management
    * Interpersonal Skills & Change Management
    * Project

Option modules currently include:

    * Quality in Design
    * Reliability
    * Service Quality
    * Operations & Project Management
    * Integrated Management Systems
    * Research Methods

Professional Recognition

The Diploma and MSc courses have academic membership validation from the Chartered Quality Institute.