BSc in Manufacturing Management (Level 7)
Programme Code: SG_EMANU_J07
About Manufacturing Management
This course is aimed at those currently working in management or supervisory positions in a manufacturing or service organisation.
The course teaches key skills that managers need to learn to grow and adapt to changing work environments in the modern organisation. Topics covered include strategic planning, budgeting, human resource management, quality and operational effectiveness.
Students completing the BSc in Manufacturing Management complete 2/3 of the requirements of the internationally recognised Six Sigma Green Belt award. Students receive this award in addition to their degree by sitting one extra module (Six Sigma 2) and an external Green Belt exam.
About this Programme
This degree offered via online distance learning aims to deliver a broadly based degree with lecturers from the schools of Engineering and Business and Humanities at IT Sligo. The programme is suited to a variety of industry sectors including: manufacturing, medical devices, pharmaceutical, food processing and services. It is intended to prepare graduates
for positions in front-line management.
Assessment
Participants will have a formal assessment at the end of each semester which will normally require attendance for exam(s) at IT Sligo. We also normally provide exam centres in Dublin and Cork. Over the four semesters, participants will take the following modules.
Modules (credits awarded)
Sep 2012 – Dec 2012, Semester One
- Project Management (5)
- Operations Management (10)
- Contemporary Management (10)
- Six Sigma 1 – Quality Tools (5) - 1st Year Students ONLY
Jan 2013 – May 2013, Semester Two
- Operations Management (continued)
- Contemporary Management (continued)
- Quality Management Systems (5)
- Project (Six Sigma 3) (5) – 2nd Year Students ONLY
Sep 2013 – Dec 2013,
- Organisational Behaviour (10)
- Accounting & Finance (5)
- Six Sigma 1 – Quality Tools (5)
Jan 2014 – May 2014, Semester Two
- Organisational Behaviour (continued)
- Interpersonal & Leadership Skills (5)
- Project (Six Sigma 3) (5) – 2nd Year Students ONLY
Full details of individual modules are available in the official documentation here.
After you Graduate
A graduate from this programme will have the necessary technical and business skills to manage a group of employees in a modern business. By combining operations and project management with quality, finance and leadership skills, the graduate is ideally equipped to take up positions as team leader or department manager in a manufacturing or
service environment.
Entry Requirements
The BSc Manufacturing Management is the final year of a L7 degree course offered over 2 years part-time. Applicants will be expected to hold a Level 6 National / Higher Certificate in Business, Science, Engineering or equivalent. If you wish to undertake an online Level 6 course at IT Sligo, a suitable course would be the Higher Certificate in Science in Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) http://odl.itsligo.ie/science/higher-certificate-in-science-in-good-manufacturing-practice/ If you have qualifications from outside Ireland or do not meet the normal eligibility requirements please read our FAQ page (http://odl.itsligo.ie/home/online-learning/frequently-asked-questions-online-learning/) for further information. Applicants with other qualifications and/or with relevant experience may also be considered through IT Sligo’s Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) process. Please email: rpl@itsligo.ie for further information on our RPL process.
Award: Level 7
Duration: 2 years
Fees: €6,400 in total (2 years), OR €3,200 per year, OR €600 per 5 credit module, €1,200 per 10 credit module
Application Deadline: See Frequently Asked Questions
Delivery: Online
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
The School of Engineering
Tel: 071 91 55222
E-Mail: parttime@itsligo.ie
Course co-ordinator: Brian Coll, email coll.brian@itsligo.ie