QUALITY MANAGEMENT (INTERNATIONAL) at University of West of Scotland

OVERVIEW

Our MSc Quality Management (International) course offers practical experience and will broaden your horizons giving your studies a global outlook while enhancing your understanding of modern developments within quality.

Close links with commerce and industry ensure our course reflects the latest in quality thinking and techniques, and our laboratories have industry-standard equipment.

This dual award course is the same as the MSc Quality Management but with additional study at the University of Angers in France. Funding options are available for the period of study in France.

At the end of the course you will receive two Masters; MSc Quality Management (International) from UWS, and Master's Ingénierie des Systèmes et Management de Project from University of Angers. Classes in France are taught in French but you can sit exams and assignments in English.

Practical Learning

Opportunities exist to conduct a project within industry or with one of our European partner institutions. Strong industry links ensure employment and placement opportunities are available for all graduates.

For those successfully completing the MSc Quality Management (International) and the Master's Ingénierie des Systèmes et Management de Project, there is the option to undertake a professional practice placement at the end of their studies. Please note though that this will extend the duration of the course typically by an additional three months. However, you will exit with the degree MSc Quality Management (International) (Professional Practice) and the Master's Ingénierie des Systèmes et Management de Project.

Career Prospects

Graduates seek employment as quality or continuous improvement managers in various organisations including manufacturing, electronics, engineering, public sector and service organisations.

COURSE DETAILS

Our dual award course is the same as the MSc Quality Management but with additional study at the University of Angers in France. At the end of our course you will receive two Master's degrees: MSc Quality Management (International) from UWS, and Masters Ingénierie des Systèmes et Management de Project from University of Angers, France. Classes in France are taught in French but you can sit exams and assignments in English.

For the Postgraduate Diploma (PgDip) stage, you will study the following core modules:

• Risk Management (core, 10 credits)
• Managing Quality (core, 20 credits)
• Statistical Quality Control (core, 20 credits)
• Operations & Project Mgt (core, 20 credits)
• Interpersonal Skills & Change Management (optional, 10 credits)
• Postgraduate Research Methods (core, 10 credits)
• Specialist Topics (core, 10 credits)