University at Buffalo (UB)
Micro-Credential in Quality Engineering
The Quality Engineering micro-credential serves the critical needs of students who are determined to pursue a career on improving quality of products and service in various industries, military and government agencies. All of these organizations, regardless of their business or operations, inevitably need quality improvement.
Who should apply?
Any ISE Graduate student that is interested in going to work in the industry. Having a micro-credential in Quality Engineering will significantly increase credibility and will train students to become leaders in the field.
Program Requirements
This micro-credential is a total of nine credit hours consisting of two core courses, one elective course and an integrative report or "mini thesis" that unifies your course experience. Admitted students should begin working on their mini thesis at least three to four weeks before graduation.
Core Courses
Students must take both of the following:
- IE507 Design of Experiments - 3 cr. (Fall)
- IE508 Quality Assurance - 3 cr. (Spring)
Electives
Students can choose one of the following:
- IE509 Six Sigma - 3 cr. (Fall)
- IE564 Lean Enterprise – 3 cr. (Spring)
Admission Requirements
The students should be admissible to master's programs in the Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering and have a strong engineering background from a reputable undergraduate program. International students should have excellent English language proficiency.
The review of applications is continuous, there is no set deadline.
Students who have completed the required courses for the program are eligible to apply. Students that have a cumulative GPA of a 3.5 in the three completed courses for the Quality Engineering Digital Badge will be admitted and placed with a mini-thesis advisor.
To learn more about micro-credentials and digital badges please visit the office of Micro-Credentials.