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Program Details

Graduate Program: Quality & Reliability Engr (Certificate NDP)

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Program/Degree
Quality & Reliability Engr (Certificate NDP)  
Program Description

The purpose of the certificate is to develop talent in reliability and quality engineering to help industry to replace talent lost through retirement and attrition.

 
Department/Academic Unit(s)

Systems & Industrial Engineering

The Department of Systems and Industrial Engineering (SIE) at the University of Arizona was established in 1961 as the nation's first department of systems engineering.  Since then, the SIE Department has achieved international prestige for its contributions to the inter-disciplinary design of large-scale complex systems involving people, technology, and information.  With the introduction of a modern industrial engineering curriculum in 1972 and a reliability and quality engineering degree in 1987, the department offers a truly diverse and successful graduate program.  Career opportunities for graduates of the Systems and Industrial Engineering programs are outstanding.  Over the years, graduates from these programs have found employment in the nation's leading corporations, research institutes, and universities.

 
College

College of Engineering

 
Campuses where offered

University of Arizona - Main - Tucson

Arizona Online - Online

 
Contacts
Admissions Contact
Cindy T Nguyen
520-626-4644
Graduate Program Coordinator
Cindy T Nguyen
520-626-4644
Director of Graduate Studies
Vignesh Subbian
520-621-6559
Graduate College Degree Counselor
Megan Jia Mcnulty-Luoma
520-626-9962
 
Tuition and Fees
Please refer to the UA Bursar's Office Tuition and Fees Calculator for up-to-date information about tuition and fees. 
Please refer to the UA Registrar's's Office Special Course Fees for up-to-date information about special course fees. 

Admissions Information

Admissions Requirements

A Bachelor’s degree from an institution recognized by UArizona. Students who do not have a degree equivalent to the UArizona Bachelor of Science degree in Systems & Industrial Engineering may be admitted into the graduate certificate program, but may be required to complete some undergraduate deficiency courses prior to enrolling in graduate courses.

Applicants must have a 3.0 or higher GPA in theirundergraduate degree or last 60 units of undergraduate degree. 

 

 
Standardized Tests

The GRE is not required for the Certificate program

 
Funding Opportunities

There are no funding opportunites for our Graduate Certificate programs.

 
Admissions Deadlines

Fall: January 15

Spring: June 1

 
International Conditional Admission

International applicants will not be considered for conditional admission by this program.

Other Information
The GRE Institution Code for The University of Arizona is 4832

Completion Requirements

Minimum Credit Units

12 

Core Coursework Requirements
Required Courses (9.00 credits):
 
SIE 506 Quality Engineering (3.00 credits) (Spring Only)

SIE 508 Reliability Engineering (3.00 credits) (Fall Only)

SIE 530 Engineering Statistics (3.00 credits) (Fall Only)

 
Elective Coursework

Electives (Choose from below: 3.00 credits): 

SIE 531 Simulation Modeling & Analysis (3.00 credits)

SIE 522 Engineering Decision Making under Uncertainty (3.00 credits)

SIE 565 Supply Chain Management (3.00 credits)

SIE 536 Experiment Design and Regression (3.00 credits)

SIE 606 Advanced Quality Engineering (3.00 credits) 

 
Additional Requirements

Aside from maintaining a 3.00 cumulative GPA, there are no additional requirements for students pursuing the Quality and Reliability Engineering Graduate Certificate. 

 
Student Handbook

Please refer to the Graduate Student Handbook for students who are pursuing this program of study.

 

Persistent link: https://grad.arizona.edu/catalog/programinfo/RQECRTG
Last revised 27 Sep 2022
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