The nine-credit Quality Management Across Product Lifecycle Graduate Certificate prepares you for a variety of product lifecycle management (PLM) careers:
- Quality assurance engineer/manager who oversees and maintains quality standards within a technical organization
- Process engineering manager who leads teams in implementing manufacturing processes
- Test engineer/manager who designs and implements testing strategies to ensure product quality
This stackable certificate, embedded within the Master of Engineering Management, helps you master these skills essential to industry roles:
- Product, service, and process improvement
- Lean Six Sigma
- Product test analysis techniques
- Product/system design optimization
- Performance optimization
Courses
- STAT 500 - Applied Statistics
- ENGMT 520 - Systems Optimization
- ENGMT 841 - Application of Statistics in Quality & Continuous Improvement in Engineering
You can earn this certificate in less than one year or complete it at your own pace. All courses must be completed with a minimum grade of C or better and an overall GPA of 3.0.
Stackable Certificate or Stand-alone Credential
You may earn this certificate by itself, or you can apply the courses toward the Master of Engineering Management if you apply to the master's program (no additional application fee) and are accepted. This stackable certificate offers you a valuable credential that shows your new expertise as you progress toward your master's degree.
Up to 15 credits earned in any of these engineering management certificate programs may be transferred to the master's degree in engineering management, subject to restrictions outlined in GCAC-309 Transfer Credit.
Once you earn your certificate, you will receive a digital badge that you can display to recognize your professional growth. After successfully completing the required coursework, please submit the Graduate Certificate Completion Form.
How to Apply
Please follow the Graduate Certificate Application Instructions to apply. The courses require a solid academic and/or professional background in engineering, mathematics, physics, or science.
Talk with a Program Representative
If you have any questions about this certificate and how it could support your career goals, schedule an appointment with a program representative.
Crina Drayer | Associate Director of Recruitment
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