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Engineering and Quality Management (Master) 2016/2017

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General


Academic degree:
  • Master's degree
ECTS:
120
Duration:
4 curricular semesters
Regime:
Mixed
Place:
Azurém Campus, Guimarães (UM)
Main Scientific area:
  • Industrial and Systems Engineering

Contacts


    Course Director
    Sérgio Dinis Teixeira Sousa
    sds@dps.uminho.pt
    Tel: 253604762

    Academic Coordinator


    Tel:

    Mobility Academic Coordinator
    Rosa Maria Castro Fernandes Vasconcelos
    rosa@det.uminho.pt
    Tel: 510292 /517178

    School of Engineering
    Campus de Azurém
    4800-058 Guimarães

    Tel: 253510179; 253510160 Fax: 253510178
    E-Mail: cp@eng.uminho.pt
    URL: http://www.eng.uminho.pt

Description


The Master course in Quality Management and Engineering provides a range of solid and comprehensive training in an area of great importance to various sectors of activity that is not commonly covered by traditional university training. This course puts emphasis on engineering techniques and management applied in planning, control and improvement of processes and in the design and improvement of products and services. The Department of Production and Systems, School of Engineering, University of Minho has expertise in Engineering and Quality Management, based on academic staff with PhD in this field, which has collaborated with various companies in the service sector and the industrial sector through projects of quality improvement. These projects, involving internationally renowned companies, originate, typically reducing costs and improving processes and products / services with a positive impact on customer satisfaction, contributing to Organizational Excellence.

Access to higher education


3rd cycle courses in the area of Engineering and Management

Careers


A professional with a Master degree in Quality Management and Engineering can work in all types of organizations (ranging from industries to services, from public to private companies). Examples of some popular functions according to the American Society for Quality are:
Quality manager- create or manage a quality management system towards organizational excellence. More information at http://prdweb.asq.org/certification/control/manager-of-quality/index
Quality engineer- perform activities of process/ product quality planning, control and improvement. More information at http://prdweb.asq.org/certification/control/quality-engineer/index
Quality auditor- assess and improve quality management systems. More information at http://prdweb.asq.org/certification/control/quality-auditor/índex      

Access


30

Vacancies

12

Minimum

Access forms


The access to this Cycle of Study can be done at the Students Portal of the University of Minho
http://candidaturas.alunos.uminho.pt/Default.aspx?tabid=1&pageid=17&langid=pt-PT  

This information does not replace consultation of Regulation Cycle Studies Conducive to Obtaining a Master Degree from the University of Minho and other documents.

Entry requirements


1st cycle in Engineering, Economics, Management, Sciences or related fields.

Recommended requirements


Not applicable.

Application deadlines


1st Phase
From May 19 to June 09, 2016

2nd Phase
From August 29 to September 05, 2016

3rd Phase
From September 26 to September 30, 2016

Aditional Information


Study Plan


Regime Curricular Unit Scientific Area ECTS
Year 1 60
S1 Implementation and Certification of Quality Management Systems EIS 5
S1 Lean Six-Sigma EIS 5
S1 Production Technologies ENG 5
S1 Quality Management EIS 5
S1 Quality Tools EIS 5
S1 Statistical Techniques EIS 5
S2 Human Factors in Engineering EIS 5
S2 Organization and Maintenance Management EIS 5
S2 Performance Measurement Systems EIS 5
S2 Opção I em Engenharia e Gestão da Qualidade 5
Metrology EIS 5
Reliability EIS 5
S2 Opção II em Engenharia e Gestão da Qualidade 5
Strategic and Organizational Management EIS 5
Sustainability and Social Responsibility EIS 5
S2 Opção Tecnológica em Engenharia e Gestão da Qualidade 5
Manufacturing Technologies ENG 5
Processamento e Projeto com Plásticos 5
Quality Control in the Textile Industry ENG 5
Year 2 60
A Thesis in Quality Engineering and Management EIS 50
S1 Research Methods CCp 5
S1 Seminars in Quality Engineering and Management ENG 5

Assessment/Accreditation


A3ES Accreditation status:
Accredited
Resolution publication date:
22-04-2013
Registry number at Ministry:
R/A-Cr 69/2013
Registry Date:
20-05-2013
Accreditation validity:
21-04-2019

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