Bachelor's Programme in Leadership – Quality Management – Improvement

The programme is divided into six semesters, four with compulsory courses and two with elective courses. The foundation of the programme is compulsory courses in Quality Management where you study practices, methods and tools for Quality Development. You learn to systematically identify problems, analyse and improve processes and practices, and how to maintain these improvements in processes and practices.

Since much of Quality Development is carried out in project form, great importance is attached to project methodology and project management. Working with improvement and development projects involves working with or leading a group of people. Therefore, you will also study group dynamics and leadership, including conflict management, communication, diversity, and change management. This gives you a better understanding of how you, individuals and groups function, and how management problems associated with improvement and development work can be resolved.

During the two electives semesters (semesters three and four) you can apply for the courses that interest you. Half of those courses, 30 credits out of 60, must be in the same subsidiary field of study. We have suggestions for courses, as well as subsidiary fields of study, that we think complement our compulsory semesters well.

If you have studied 60 credits previously, you have the opportunity to take out your Bachelor's degree after only two years of full-time study.

Courses within the programme

See the programme outline for courses within the programme.

The programme includes a variety of types of instruction, such as lectures, seminar exercises, self-study, assignments, laboratory exercises and projects based on real-life problems carried out at companies and organisations. You will work individually, in pairs and groups, in different constellations during the programme.

Guest lecturers are used throughout the programme to describe and communicate how activities and methods operate in practice. You will also be able to work on projects that are carried out in collaboration with host companies. In these, you will be able to apply your theoretical knowledge in practice. If you are a working professional, you will have the opportunity to do much of this application in your own organisation, which will have tangible benefits for your organisation.

Assessment is by means of exams, written tests, written assignments, oral presentations, laboratory exercises, seminars, and project work. An important element of the programme is to reflect on what you have learned through theory and its application, either by yourself or together with your fellow students.

Campus Gotland

As a student at the programme, you will be part of Uppsala University's most international environment: Campus Gotland. Here, you will study in small classes with students from all over the world, which will broaden your understanding of other cultures and prepare you for the international job market. At Campus Gotland, the focus on sustainable development is a common thread in all courses. The course and course literature are provided in English.

The programme is also available as an online-programme in Swedish.

After the programme, you will be ready to work in both goods- and service-producing operations. Your future tasks might be to lead or participate in improvement and development projects, work as a project manager in change and improvement projects, be responsible for and work with quality issues, work as a Quality Development Officer, or work with other planning and management tasks.

A survey of students who graduated showed that 85% got jobs relevant to their education. Our former students work as:

• Quality Development Officers,
• Project Managers,
• LEAN Consultants,
• Validation Engineers.

Their employers include:

• ABB Robotics,
• PayEx,
• The Swedish Armed Forces,
• Region Gotland,
• Fertsoft,
• Air Liquide.

You can also choose to continue studying at the second-cycle level for a further two years in the form of a Master's degree. There are several possible second-cycle study programmes at Uppsala University, but your undergraduate education also allows you to study elsewhere in the world.

Career support

During your time as a student, UU Careers offers support and guidance. You have the opportunity to take part in a variety of activities and events that will prepare you for your future career.