Lean Six Sigma Methods Certificate
Program Overview
Students who are enrolled in Ohio University's online programs are typically employed or are seeking employment. The employed students may be assuming strategic roles within their respective organization. Lean and Six Sigma were developed as two separate methodologies to remove waste and improve quality in an enterprise. The overlap in the principles, tools and skill sets utilized by both methods has led to a synergy in how they are applied in conjunction with each other in an organization. By completing this certificate, students will gain knowledge to utilize and apply key lean and six sigma tools, techniques and methods. This certificate will include a lean course, a six-sigma quality course, a statistical methods course and other complementary courses to provide the students with exposure to the skills that are required to be an effective problem solvers.
Admissions Information
Freshman/First-Year Admission
Students must be enrolled in an Ohio University ONLINE undergraduate degree program.
Change of Program Policy
Students must be enrolled in an Ohio University ONLINE undergraduate degree program.
External Transfer Admission
Students must be enrolled in an Ohio University ONLINE undergraduate degree program.
Opportunities Upon Graduation
Specific expertise in lean and six sigma tools can lead to gainful employment as the skill set is currently in high demand in various sectors. Even though lean and six sigma methodologies originated in the manufacturing sector, in the past few years the methods have been applied to various sectors such as government, healthcare and service sectors with fruitful results.