Want to enter or advance in the quality management field? Our certificate program equips college graduates to find jobs in quality-related positions in a variety of service and manufacturing industries.
Why Earn a Certificate in Quality Management?
Quality separates good businesses from mediocre ones. By earning a certificate in quality management, you will learn how to ensure that your business' products and services have a consistent quality and manufacturing speed.
The Quality Management certificate program is designed for post-baccalaureate individuals who are seeking to enter or advance in this field. Because quality management is crucial for many industries, this program is applicable to a variety of careers, especially manufacturing, engineering, operations and government positions.
Why Study Quality Management at CSUN?
The Quality Management certificate program is offered in collaboration with CSUN's Department of Manufacturing Systems Engineering and Management and Department of Systems and Operations Management. This means you will receive the expertise of these departments through this program.
What You'll Learn
The Quality Management Certificate program has two required core classes. The first covers quality management and quality control for products and services, including ISO 9000 certification. The second teaches lean manufacturing systems, which is a methodology that focuses on minimizing waste while maximizing productivity.
Then you will choose elective courses to customize your certificate program. Elective courses cover:
- Project management theories, such as PERT/CPM, and various software tools
- Service management tools and technologies
- Non-destructive evaluation (NDE) methods and analyses
- Six Sigma quality engineering
Careers & Outcomes
Certified personnel will contribute to meeting industry and government needs for professionals in quality-related positions.
You will be able to find work in a variety of industries, such as aerospace, electronics, automotive, healthcare, airlines, transportation, process industries, insurance, banking, government, education, fashion and recreation.
Admission Information
To be considered for admission to a CSUN graduate certificate program, you will need to:
- Meet university requirements.
- Meet department requirements for the Quality Management Certificate.
- Apply to both the university and the specific certificate program of interest.
To learn more about the certificate contact the program coordinator.