Quality Control Materials and Products Programme code: W4-S2KJ25.2025

The Materials and Products Quality Control program expands on the field of materials science, focusing on the quality, reliability, and safety of modern materials and products. The program is interdisciplinary and combines knowledge from the fields of science, materials engineering, metrology, non-destructive testing (NDT), technical computer science, and quality management systems. The goal of the program is to prepare specialists with in-depth knowledge of material properties and competencies in assessing, controlling, and improving technological processes. Students acquire skills in planning and conducting materials testing, analyzing measurement data, interpreting results, and implementing quality procedures and systems compliant with applicable standards (including ISO 9001 and ISO/IEC 17025). The program includes both theoretical and practical classes—laboratory and project—enabling the acquisition of research skills and the use of modern IT tools in quality control. A key element of the program is the development of organizational and managerial competencies necessary to lead quality control teams in industrial enterprises and research centers. Graduates of this program are prepared to work in research and certification laboratories, quality control departments in industry, institutions implementing and supervising quality systems, as well as to conduct research and development activities and continue their education in doctoral studies.

The condition for admission to the diploma examination is to achieve the learning outcomes provided for in the study program, to obtain a certificate of an appropriate level of language proficiency in a foreign language and to obtain positive grades for the diploma dissertation. The condition for graduation is to pass the diploma examination with at least a satisfactory result. A graduate receives a higher education diploma confirming obtaining the qualifications of the appropriate degree. Detailed rules of the diploma process and the requirements for the diploma thesis are set out in the Rules and Regulations of Studies at the University of Silesia and the diploma regulations.

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The Materials and Products Quality Control program is aligned with the University's Development Strategy, in particular with the goals of "Innovative education and modern teaching offerings" and "Active cooperation between the University and the socio-economic environment." The curriculum integrates scientific achievements in materials science with practical aspects of quality assessment and assurance, responding to the current needs of industry and the research and certification sector. The program prepares specialists capable of conducting research, assessing, and implementing quality systems in industrial enterprises, research laboratories, and technology centers. The program was created in response to the labor market demand for engineers with competencies in materials science, metrology, measurement data analysis, and quality management. The learning outcomes are aligned with the needs of a knowledge-based economy and innovation. Graduates possess interdisciplinary knowledge and the ability to combine materials science with the practice of quality control and technological process management. Collaboration with industry and the completion of theses in collaboration with businesses ensure a practical nature of education and an effective adaptation of the program to real socio-economic needs.