Program highlights
- Career-focused and flexible. This program is delivered 100% online through 15-week courses. It allows you to earn your degree while balancing job and life responsibilities.
- Up-to-date and industry-aligned. Courses are refreshed annually to stay current with emerging technologies and practices. The program incorporates recognized certifications.
- Faculty experience. Learn from faculty who bring current industry experience and consulting work directly into the classroom.
- Research with real-world impact. Engage in applied research that tackles real challenges in the workplace. Your work will make an immediate impact whether you pursue a thesis or a real-world research project. Recent projects include a quality systems upgrade from paper to software in manufacturing and a sustainability analysis in the automotive industry.
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Career opportunities
Graduates are prepared for leadership roles at the intersection of technology and quality in industries like:
- Automotive
- Aerospace
- General manufacturing
- Logistics
About half of students enrolled in our master's program are already employed. After earning their degrees, most graduates advance within their organizations or transition into higher-level roles shortly.
BGSU quality systems graduates have found jobs or been promoted at employers such as:
- Dana
- Ford
- General Motors
- Cooper Standard
- Emerson
- General Electric
- Honda
- Johns Manville
- Pilkington
- Owens Illinois
- Various colleges and universities
Career paths
- Quality manager
- Quality assurance lead analyst
- Director of quality assurance
- Quality data analyst
- Lean Sigma champion
- ISO quality manager
- Quality engineer
- Green/Black Belt project manager
- Continuous improvement leader
Curriculum
Students in the master’s program in technology management with a specialization in quality systems complete a minimum of 30 semester hours of study and must maintain at least a 3.0 grade point average.
- Master’s core courses: Applied statistics, research methods and project management
- Specialization electives: 12–18 credits focused on quality systems; flexibility to choose electives based on your career interests – even if they're outside the discipline
- Capstone/project/thesis: A culminating experience tailored to your goals, which may include workplace-based research or a traditional thesis
- Opportunity for graduate internships and/or internship credit
Sample courses
- Engineering Economics and Technical Strategic Management
- Quality Culture Assessment
- Six Sigma Systems Analysis
- Lean Systems Analysis
- Quality Systems Planning
- Data Analysis and Decision Making
- Statistics for Managerial Decisions
- Seminar in Renewable Technologies
BGSU is one of only a handful of universities in the nation — and the only one in Ohio — to earn the Quality Matters Online Learner Support certificate for all of our online programs. This recognition reflects our commitment to providing the critical support and academic services that online students need to succeed.
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The Master of Technology Management in quality systems is part of the BGSU Graduate College and BGSU College of Engineering and Innovation.