Chalmers University of Technology: Chalmers University of Technology, situated in Gothenburg, Sweden, is a prominent technical university known for its world-class education and research in engineering, technology, and natural sciences. Chalmers fosters an entrepreneurial and collaborative environment and encourages innovation and sustainability. The university has strong ties with industry and offers students valuable opportunities for practical training and

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Quality and operations management master's programme​ at Chalmers Aimed at improving the processes through which new and existing products and services are developed and delivered, we now witness a strong upsurge in the industry’s interest in improvement techniques and philosophies. Examples are Six Sigma, Lean Production and Lean Product Development. Many industrial companies and public organizations are using improvement programmes based on these or similar ideas. Success in these programmes requires a change in mindset together with organisational transformations. Engineers equipped with the necessary knowledge and competence for leading quality-driven change processes and business improvement are therefore crucial. This master’s programme supports you in acquiring the knowledge and skills required to manage, improve and transform organisational processes. The master's programme gives you a thorough understanding of tools for identifying customer needs and business opportunities. You will be trained in the skills needed to manage the process of developing and delivering products and services. A strong focus will be on using different qualitative and quantitative tools. Another focus will be on production and delivery processes, in both manufacturing and service and on the tools and techniques for their improvement. You will acquire a number of competencies needed to manage improvement and change processes, whether they concern product development or production. These skills include leadership, project management and change management. The programme’s pedagogic frame is built on your participation and responsibility for your own learning process. Within the theoretical parts of the education and in order to improve your ability to present ideas both in written and oral form, you will write, present and discuss cases and term papers at seminars. In the programme, a number of group projects will be carried out, all in cross-cultural teams. This provides a training arena for cross-cultural group work preparing you for taking the lead in cross-cultural improvement projects. Show less

The master's programme runs for a duration of two years, leading to a Master of Science (MSc) degree. During each year, students can earn 60 credits (ECTS) and complete the programme by accumulating 120 credits. Credits are earned by completing courses where each course is usually 7.5 credits. The programme consists of compulsory courses, compulsory elective courses and elective courses.

Compulsory courses year 1
During the first year, the programme starts with five compulsory courses that form a common foundation in Quality and operations management. Each course is usually 7.5 credits.

Quality and operations management
Integrated product development
Design for quality
Operations strategy
Research methodology

Compulsory courses year 2
In the second year, you must complete a master's thesis in order to graduate. The master's thesis may be worth 30 or 60 credits depending on your choice.

​Master's thesis

Compulsory elective courses
The master's programme consists of one compulsory block of 60 credits where 15 credits are alternative compulsory, which gives you the chance to choose between three alternatives. The alternatives are all industrially based projects, focusing on quality improvement, operational improvement or product development.

Select an industry project.

Six sigma certification
Operations improvement
Product development
​Another option to attain the 15 credits alternative compulsory is to take the courses Change management and improvement processes, and Platform development and modularization management – both these courses are given in the third semester.

Elective courses
If you have taken one of the industrially based project courses during the second semester, the third semester includes 30 credits of elective courses.​

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You will need to book the accommodation after you have been accepted.

You can choose to live on campus or off campus in private accommodation.

How to book:

• Make a booking online after you have been accepted (in this case please let us know your choice when you apply).
• Register when you arrive - its not possible to reserve a room before arriving. You can arrive a few days before and book it

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