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Bachelor of Science in Quality and Lean Management (Ab Initio) (Part-Time)

  • Fee: Funded under the Part Time Fee Scheme (SUSI)

  • Campus: Blended

  • Years: 5

  • Status: Register Your Interest

  • Level 8

  • Study Mode Blended

  • Department Flexible & Professional Learning

  • Credits 240

Course Overview

The aim of the BSc in Quality and Lean Management is to give learners an opportunity to acquire an integrated understanding of the operation and strategy of Quality and Lean Management and to develop transferable and transversal skills. The programme is designed to offer the learner an opportunity to gain a detailed knowledge of the theories and effective practice of Quality and Lean management and Validation which the learner can use in a wide variety of quality and lean management roles to improve organisational and business efficiencies and effectiveness. 

This programme will be delivered in a blended and part time through an innovative and interactive online learning environment. It utilises highly participatory learning and teaching pedagogies. The flexibility and agility of this programme, will allow learners to specialise in a pathway most suited to their skills, career aspirations, and employer needs while undertaking core modules that will give them the necessary skills and competencies which are required in a variety of quality and lean management roles 

This programme contains three courses :

TITLE CODE AWARD ECTS Year 1 ECTS Year 2 ECTS Year 3 ECTS Year 4 ECTS Year 5 TOTAL ECTS TOTAL DURATION
Higher Certificate in Operations, Quality and Lean Management (Level 6) (2.5 years) AL_SQUAL_6FS Higher Certificate in Science 50 50 20 – – 120 2.5
Bachelor of Science in Quality and Lean Management (Level 7, Add-on)(1.5 years) AL_SQUAL_7FS B.Sc. 30 30 – – – 60 2
Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Quality and Lean Management (Level 8) (5 years) AL_SQLMA_8FS B.Sc. (Hons) 50 50 50 50 40 240 5

 

 

Contact Details

Student Advisors Midlands

Email: flexibleadvisor.midlands@tus.ie

Entry Requirements

Entry Requirements for Year 1 of the programme 

Mature applicants (i.e. over 23 years)  

or Leaving Certificate Grade 06 at Ordinary Level in five subjects in the Leaving Certificate. Two of these subjects must be Mathematics and a language (English or Irish)  

or QQI Level 5 Full award with a minimum of eight modules 

or Recognition of Prior Learning (APL/APEL). 

Programme Overview

Year 1 SEM 1 Business and Operations Management
SEM 1 Fundamentals of Quality Assurance
SEM 2 Introduction to Mathematics and Statistics
SEM 2 Quality Management
SEM 2 Applied Practice 1 Personal and Professional Context
Year 2 SEM 1 Lean Management
SEM 1 Problem Solving Tools and Techniques
SEM 2 Supply Chain Management
SEM 2 Financial and Management Accounting
SEM 2 Fundamentals in Regulatory Affairs
YEAR 3 SEM 1 Applied Practice 2 Organisational Alignment
SEM 1 Validation Principles and Practices
SEM 2 Environmental Sustainable Governance (ESG)
SEM 2 Data Analysis
SEM 2 Organisational Behaviour and Change Management
Year 4 SEM 1 Statistical Process Control
SEM 1 Good Manufacturing Practice
SEM 1 Applied Practice 3 – Applied Human Resource Management
SEM 2 Lean Project Management
SEM 2 Calibration Services and Preventative Maintenance
Year 5 SEM 1 Standards and Regulatory Policies and Implementation
SEM 1 Reliability Engineering and Risk Management
SEM 2 Applied Practice 4 – Capstone Project

This programme is funded under the Part Time Fee Scheme (SUSI) for Selected Undergraduate Programmes. For more information on this scheme see https://www.irishstatutebook.ie/eli/2024/si/370/made/en/pdf

This is a Government Funded Programme. 

This programme is only open to successful applicants for SUSI funding for this particular programme 

Students will be required to pay a deposit of €500 on registration, which will  be returned to the student on approval of SUSI funding for the student and the student’s active engagement during the first  four(4) weeks of the programme. 

For more information on funding and how to apply see https://www.susi.ie/funding-for-part-time-undergraduate-courses/

 

 

 

 

Five Years – Exit routes available at level 6 and level 7, see progression for more info.

Successful graduates of this programme are eligible to apply for the Postgraduate Diploma in Quality Management and Validation (HCI Funded) (Part-time, Online)

Students have the option to graduate with a Higher Certificate, Ordinary Degree or Honours degree as exemplified in the table below:

TITLE CODE AWARD ECTS Year 1 ECTS Year 2 ECTS Year 3 ECTS Year 4 ECTS Year 5 TOTAL ECTS TOTAL DURATION
Higher Certificate in Operations, Quality and Lean Management (Level 6) (2.5 years) AL_SQUAL_6FS Higher Certificate in Science 50 50 20 – – 120 2.5
Bachelor of Science in Quality and Lean Management (Level 7, Add-on)(1.5 years) AL_SQUAL_7FS B.Sc. 30 30 – – – 60 2
Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Quality and Lean Management (Level 8) (5 years) AL_SQLMA_8FS B.Sc. (Hons) 50 50 50 50 40 240 5

This is a five year degree programme.  

Students may chose to exit at various stages of this degree programme with the following exit awards 

  • Higher Certificate 
  • Bachelor of Business level 7 Ordinary degree 

This programme will be delivered in a blended format. During each teaching semester, lectures will be delivered online on Monday and Wednesday from 6.30pm to 10pm with four (4) Saturday lectures 9am to 1pm. Student will be required to attend these Saturday lectures in person and which will be delivered in either the TUS Midlands campus, Athlone and or designated Learning Gate locations. The Learning Gate locations will be selected based on the geographical spread of registered students and proximity to designated Learning Gate locations.

TUS Learning Gates are located in a large number of remote Working Hubs in various parts of the country. The Learning Gates provide an opportunity for TUS students to meet, collaborate and attend face to face lectures/facilitated learning workshops. 

Induction

Induction for the September 2024 programmes takes place on Saturday 7 September 2024 from 9.00am to 1.00pm. This Student Induction will take place online.
In advance, you will be required to review Pre-Induction reading material, available to you on https://tus.ie/flexible.

During Induction, you will be given the opportunity to:
– Meet your programme lecturers, programme co-ordinator and students
– Overview of the programme handbook, programme’s modules, assessments and delivery timetable
– Introduction to TUS learning systems including MS Office, Zoom, Moodle etc
– Outline of the learning supports available to you during the programme

 

It is recommended that you should complete the following steps 

  1. Check that you meet the SUSI qualifying criteria 
  2. Apply to SUSI for funding for your programme of choice
  3. Register your Interest with TUS for your programme of choice, to be completed on/before 26th Aug 2024 

Please note that this programme will NOT proceed during this academic year if there are not sufficient numbers of registered students. In advance of the proposed start date of this programme in Sept 2024, you will receive regular updates from TUS as to whether this programme will proceed in Sept 2024. 

 

Application Deadline

Applications are now open 

Register your Interest by 26th Aug 2024