QUALITY IN ANALYTICAL LABORATORIES - ERASMUS MUNDUS

Upon successful completion of the programme, graduates will have attained the following general competencies and learning outcomes:

1. design, implement and manage a Quality System in any given testing or calibration analytical laboratory;
2. develop and evaluate a quality control scheme for any given type of measurement;
3. fully understand, both at theoretical and practical level, a set of advanced analytical tecnhiques;
4. research, develop and validate new techniques and methods of analysis;
5. plan a validation program for a given method of analysis;
6. identify critical aspects in a given method of analysis
7. estimate the uncertainty for a given analytical result;
8. develop Reference Materials;
9. organize and evaluate Collaborative Studies;
10. fully understand the current state of worldwide standardization and comparability of analytical results.

These competencies can be attained in different environments, for example in the context of a clinical laboratory, or a laboratory for drinking water quality control. Students can obtain these competencies by taking 30 modules, chosen from a large set of modules that are offered in the master.

Modules may be chosen at will to suit the student’s personal and professional interest, provided that:

1. at least 5 modules are chosen from each discipline (Quality Management, Analytical Methods and Data Analysis)
2. all the general learning outcomes outlined above are attained.