Quality management

Quality management is relevant in all industries and is considered a major task of the management. Implementing quality assurance measures, making work processes sustainably more effective and efficient, identifying weak points, implementing continuous improvements and implementing new quality systems is one of the key strategic competitive factors. The study area generally has a business background and moves at the interfaces to project and process planning, product development, design and production. As a rule, the specialization takes place in a subject area.

The study contents are application-related and, depending on the degree program, range from business administration and marketing topics, from quality planning, quality control, quality assurance methods, quality engineering, quality auditing to product liability. Students learn to think in a customer- and process-oriented way, to recognize complex correlations and to assess and apply quality methods in concrete tasks.

Usually a business background is expected, but also technical degrees are possible. A first professional or academic degree in a relevant undergraduate degree course and possibly subsequent professional experience are required. In addition, local admission restrictions, proficiency tests such as oral entrance exams or counseling and admissions interviews may apply.

Since quality management plays a role in many industries, the occupational fields of application are wide-ranging. Graduates will find employment opportunities in research and teaching, corporate management, management consulting, project planning and support.