Description
The Master's course in Engineering and Quality Management seeks to reflect the most recent developments in the field of Quality, a domain of great importance for various sectors of activity, specifically addressed in traditional University training. More specifically, the Master has the following objectives:
- to provide Master's students with a solid and comprehensive training in Engineering and Quality Management;
- deepen and update the technical skills of its masters in engineering and management techniques applied to processes (planning, control and improvement of the quality of processes) and to products (project and improvement of goods and services);
- promote the training of specialized staff in Engineering and Quality Management;
- Contribute to improving the quality of processes and products and the integration of Quality management into organizational management;
- stimulate research on Engineering and Quality Management themes;
- transfer knowledge from academia to the business fabric on issues of recognized importance for the dynamics of processes and organizational improvement.
Key learning outcomes
Over the course of the course, students should acquire knowledge and develop adequate skills to:
1. Apply tools and methodologies to plan, control and improve the quality of processes, products and services;
2. Design, implement and streamline Quality Management programs and systems;
3. Schedule and carry out internal quality audits;
4. Identify and solve quality problems;
5. Consider human and social factors in the quality management of an organization;
6. Planning Quality in the design of new products and services.
Access to higher education
This Master's course offers advanced training that allows access to doctoral programs and, in this way, a research career in the fields of Quality or related áreas.
Careers
The Master's course in Engineering and Quality Management has wide and diversified professional opportunities, in organizations from different sectors and branches of economic activity, namely industry or services, SMEs or large companies.
Graduates of the course are exercising their professional activity in technological support institutes or associations, national and international private companies, among which industries in the automobile sector and health services stand out.
