Master of Science in Quality Engineering

Program. The Master’s of Science degree in Quality Engineering (MSQE) is offered by the Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISE). A list of the faculty and descriptions of the courses are included in the catalog description (see catalog index) of the ISE department. The program is designed to accommodate students who are employed full time. Courses are transmitted via satellite to work sites anywhere in the continental USA.

Admission. To be considered for admission to the MSQE program, applicants must have a Bachelor’s of Science degree in engineering (any discipline) or in science.

University Requirements. All of the university rules that apply to the awarding of Master’s degrees at Lehigh apply to the MSQE, except for the following: no thesis or report or general examination is required. The university rules that do apply to the MSQE are spelled out in the catalog, under the heading "Degree Information" (see catalog index).

Departmental Requirements. All candidates must complete thirty hours of course work–twelve hours of core courses and eighteen hours of electives. The core courses, which all candidates take, are listed below:

Any offered IE or MSE course, if not a core course, is an acceptable elective, and at least nine hours of the electives must be courses, which have prefix IE or MSE. Up to six hours of the electives may be any graduate course or courses that the candidate’s advisor approves.

Up to nine hours of credits earned at other institutions may be used to satisfy degree requirements, if transfer of credits is approved by the Registrar.