Major Product quality and development

Basic information:

• studies in the field of: Quality Science
• name of the programme: Product quality and development
• studies: full-time second-cycle programme, track: general academic
• leading discipline: management and quality studies

Full-time Master’s degree (four-semester) studies in Product quality and development enable students to acquire competences in designing innovative products, shaping and assessing their quality, and managing them in all phases of the life cycle.

The curriculum includes courses that provide practical content such as: the design and management of sustainable products (including innovations), instrumental methods of product evaluation, quality management in services, conducting marketing research, performing LCA analyses, designing and implementing activities related to ensuring the safety and quality of products, and company management. In addition, students acquire knowledge about consumer behaviour, communication in business, shaping, improving and managing production processes in accordance with principles of sustainable production. Students have the opportunity to shape their curriculum by selecting, from a pool of elective lectures, subjects tailored to their preferences and interests.

Students can choose from the following specializations: product design and commercialization or Cosmetic product manager. The latter is offered primarily to those who want to develop their competences in designing and managing cosmetic products, as well as in running a business in the cosmetics market.