Postgraduate Diploma In Quality

Course details

If you have been searching for a job you will no doubt have been struck by the number of vacancies with ‘Quality’ in the title or job description. This add-on Postgraduate Diploma (60 Credits, Level 9) is designed for people with an honours degree in Business, Science or Engineering who are interested in pursuing a career in quality management or performance improvement and optimisation. The purpose of the programme is to fast-track graduates into professional competency levels in key quality areas as identified by the American Society for Quality and The Chartered Quality Institute UK.Students will have the opportunity to attain high levels of competency in the application of quality management principles for optimising the performance of processes and organisations of all sizes in all sectors of the economy. You will leave the course proficient in areas ranging from Validation through Six-Sigma and Lean. You will also be capable of working with others in a regulated environment to maximise the potential benefits of these approaches to any organisation in any sector of the economy. This is a one-year, full-time, Monday to Friday, 9-5 programme. These areas are - management systems, interactions of organisations and people and monitoring, control and optimisation. There is significant use of enquiry based learning as part of this programme.

Programme Modules

Management systems and frameworks (5 Credits, Level 9)
Validation and Risk Management(5 Credits, Level 9)
Learning and Leadership in Quality (5 Credits, Level 9)
Six Sigma Management (5 Credits, Level 9)
Applied Statistics (5 Credits, Level 9)
Statistical Quality Control (5 Credits, Level 9)
Regulatory and Compliance Management (5 Credits, Level 9)
Leading Transformational Change 5 Credits, Level 9)
System Simulation Modelling (5 Credits, Level 9)
Design of Experiments (5 Credits, Level 9)
Metrology, Verification & Calibration (5 Credits, Level 9)
LEAN value stream optimisation (5 Credits, Level 9)

Module Aims:

Programme aims:

• Provide students with a holistic understanding of the integrated nature of various management systems operating in business
• Provide students with the knowledge and skills to enable them to work in the area of quality in heavily regulated sectors such as food, medical devices and pharmaceuticals
• Provide the student with the knowledge and skills to enable them to progress within their workplace, i.e. to up skill or cross-skill within their company
• Provide students with Level 9 knowledge, skills and competence in line with the National Framework of Qualifications
• Provide students with the leadership and communications skills required to work at relatively senior levels in the area of quality
• Support the development of the regulated manufacturing environment in the region

Syllabus:

• Management systems and frameworks
• Validation and Risk Management
• Learning and Leadership in Quality
• Six Sigma Management
• Applied Statistics
• Statistical Quality Control
• Regulatory and Compliance Management
• Leading Transformational Change
• System Simulation Modelling
• Design of Experiments
• Metrology, Verification & Calibration
• LEAN value stream optimisation