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Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) in Total Quality Engineering (BETQE)
JUPAS code: JA1781
First intake: 2009/10
Why created BEng (Hon) Total Quality Engineering?
Ensuring product quality and safety is the most relevant issue today, especially for Asia Pacific and China which have become the manufacturing centers for the world. Product safety, toxic substance contamination, design mistakes, quality lapse, etc. have caused dramatic recalls and import bans on toys, tires, packaged food, pet foods, drugs produced in Asia Pacific. This has tremendous impact on Hong Kong economic growth since Hong Kong is the gateway for import and export.
Recalls examples:
- Melamine in milk products and pet foods
- Toys recalled due to lead poisoning hazards
- Tires failed prematurely due to lack of an adhesive tape between the steel belt and the rubber
- Aqua dots and Bindeez contain glue turning into toxin
Total Quality Engineering (TQE) graduates will be the first of its kind to safe-guard product safety and ensure smooth export to various markets. They will meet the need for highly trained specialist to assure total assurance and control of quality, reliability, healthy, safe, and environmentally friendly products.
Unique features of TQE
TQE combines chemistry, engineering, quality management and international standards into one single package
TQE will provide you with the unique skill sets to make product safe:
Programme Objective & Outcomes
Total Quality Engineering (TQE) is to address the issue of quality assurance and control in international trade, focusing on health, safety and environment consequences of products. TQE combines total quality management concept and the HSE compliance requirement. In essence, TQE aims to ensure that all products are of certain quality and reliability performance with no health, safety and environment risks.
View Programme Intended Learning Outcomes (PDF - 23KB)
Courses and Curriculum
TQE graduates will be the highly trained specialists to safe-guard product safety and ensure smooth export to global markets.
They have know-how in:
- Process control to improve quality
- Product testing to ensure safety
- Trace chemical analysis for toxicity
- Create a system of procedures and controls to guarantee quality
- Understand the latest standards and specification of various countries
- Certify compliance of products for Health, Safety, and Environment (HSE)
- Provide international leadership and communication skills
Laboratory Training
- Chemical Analysis Lab
- Quality and Product Testing Lab
- Standards and Specifications Data Centre
Career Opportunities
There is a strong demand for the quality engineering related posts in the industry. For instances, searching the Hong Kong JobsDB.com database, the monthly figure (total no. of jobs appeared in last one month) of "quality" positions is always 200+ in 2008, which is far more than other engineering disciplines.
TQE Graduates will find career opportunities in a broad range of manufacturing and service industries. In non-manufacturing sectors, such as construction, hotel, tourism and other service industries, TQE graduates can play a key role in ensuring service quality, reliability, and conformity for health, safety and environmental regulations to meet the needs of customer requirements and performance standards, such as ISO9000, ISO14000, etc.
Typical positions:
- Quality Assurance Engineer
- Procurement/Supplier Quality Engineer
- Quality System Officer
- HSE Officer/Manager
- Compliance Engineer/ Manager
- Quality Controller/Director
Admission
Applicants may apply through the Joint University Programmes Admissions System (JUPAS) or direct application.
Tuition Fees
Government Funded Programmes- Bachelor's Degree: $42,100 per annum *
- Associate Degree: $31,575 per annum *
- Non-local students:
$60,000 per annum # (for students admitted in 2007 or earlier)
$80,000 per annum # (for students admitted in 2008 - 2010)
$100,000 per annum # (for students to be admitted in 2011)
* The tuition fee is subject to annual review. If there are changes to the tuition fee set by the HKSAR Government, the tuition fee may be adjusted.
# The tuition fee may increase if there are changes to the tuition fee set by the HKSAR Government. If there are no changes to the government-set tuition fee, the fee will apply until the end of your study in this programme.
Inquiry: 3442-8419 (Ms. Kan)
Programme Leader
Programme Structure (Links to University Programme Page)
Bachelor of Engineering with Honours in Total Quality Engineering
Model Study Path of Cohort 2010 (PDF)
Model Study Path for BETQE 2010/2011 Entry (UGC-funded, Full-time Mode)
Model Study Path of Cohort 2009 (PDF)
Model Study Path for BETQE 2009/2010 Entry
Student Handbook (PDF)
2010/11 | 2009/10
(Note: The handbooks are updated as at the beginning of the corresponding academic years.)
View TQE leaflet (PDF - 4.5MB)
Last modified on 18 November, 2010