Quality Assurance, Master of Science

Requirements

Admission Requirements

1. To be admitted into the Master of Science in Quality Assurance Program, students must meet the following requirements:
2. Meet all CSU Dominguez Hills graduate admission requirements.
3. A baccalaureate degree from a four-year accredited institution is required. An undergraduate major in engineering or science is preferred. Please see the note below.
4. A grade point average of at least 2.75 in the last 60 semester units of upper division course work attempted.
5. Good standing at the last institution attended.
6. Meet all other university admission requirements.

The baccalaureate degree should have included the following:

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Calculus (integral and differential)		6
Chemistry (general)		3
Physics		3
Mathematical Statistics & Theories of Probability (upper division)		6
Principles of Computer Technology		3
Total Hours		21

Note: Individuals from other undergraduate disciplines who demonstrate exceptional promise may be admitted to the program, pending completion of additional undergraduate prerequisite coursework or other demonstrations of competence as determined by the Quality Assurance Academic Program Committee. All special admissions are subject to approval by the Quality Assurance Academic Program Committee.

Degree Requirements

1. Complete 30 semester units of approved graduate work.
2. Complete at least 24 semester units in residence.
3. Successfully complete the major courses listed below.
4. Complete all coursework with a grade point average of at least 3.0 (B).
5. Complete a culminating project or thesis.
6. Successfully complete the Graduation Writing Assessment Requirement (GWAR).
7. In addition to the major requirements, students must meet all university requirements for the master's degree. Students should consult the section of the University Catalog entitled "Requirements for the Master's Degree."

MSQA students choose from one of the following two programs. Each student should contact the MSQA coordinator prior to taking classes.

Master of Science in Quality Assurance (30 units)

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Common Courses
QAS 511	Quality Function Management and TQM	3
QAS 515	Human Factors in Quality Assurance	3
QAS 518	Quality Project Management and Productivity	3
QAS 599	Project	3
Options
Select one of the following Options:		21
Manufacturing Option:
QAS 510	Advanced Probability and Statistics
QAS 512	Reliability
QAS 513	Statistical Quality Control and Sampling
QAS 514	Advanced Experimental Design
QAS 516	Measurement and Testing Techniques
Select six units from the electives listed below
Service and Health Care Option:
QAS 530	Statistical Quality Control (SQC) for Service Professionals
QAS 531	Customer Satisfaction and Quality Assurance
QAS 532	Quality Assurance of the Service Delivery Process
Select twelve units from the electives listed below
Electives
QAS 521	Process Control and Capability
QAS 522	Applied Systems Reliability, Maintainability and Safety
QAS 523	Software Reliability
QAS 525	ISO 9000 & The Audit Function
QAS 526	Supplier Quality Assurance
QAS 527	Quality Measurement
QAS 534	Change Management
QAS 535	Lean Manufacturing
QAS 536	Six Sigma Principles and Applications
QAS 537	Quality Function Deployment: Understanding Customer Requirements
QAS 538	Evaluation and Outcome Analysis for Healthcare Delivery
QAS 539	Good Manufacturing Practices
QAS 540	Food and Drug Law
QAS 541	Biomedical Quality Control Methods
QAS 542	Risk Management in FDA Regulated Industries
QAS 543	Identification and Mitigation of Suspect and Counterfeit Items
QAS 544	Digital Transforming Quality 4.0 with Industry 4.0
QAS 545	Laboratory Conformity Assessment
QAS 546	Case Studies in Quality
QAS 591	Credit for Prior Learning: Quality Auditing
QAS 592	Credit for Prior Learning (CPL) Quality Measurement
QAS 593	Credit for Prior Learning (CPL) Six Sigma Principles and Applications
QAS 594	Ind Study In Assurance Science
QAS 598	Directed Research
Capstone
Complete the Comprehensive Exam
Total Hours		33

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