Engineering - Pharmaceutical and Biopharmaceutical Engineering PGDip

University College Cork College of Science, Engineering and Food Science

Full time & Part time September PGDip 9 months full time, 18 months part time (over 2 years)

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About the course

No longer on offer

The Postgraduate Diploma in Pharmaceutical and Biopharmaceutical Engineering is a unique offering of the discipline of Process and Chemical Engineering designed to provide participants with a formal qualification in areas of particular topical interest to the pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical industry. These include product containment, powder/ particle technology, design of API and secondary production facilities, current Good Manufacturing Practice (cGMP), design of classified facilities, aseptic processing facility design, utilities and services, data analysis and process validation.

Entry Requirements

Candidates must have achieved a Pass in a primary honours degree (NFQ, Level 8) in engineering or equivalent.
Or a Pass in a primary honours degree (NFQ, Level 8) or equivalent, ideally with some relevant industrial experience.
In all cases, the course of study for each candidate must be approved by the course coordinator.

Fees

Please see the university website for further information on fees for this course.

Where will I study?

University College Cork

University College Cork (UCC) is an award-winning institution which dates back to 1845. We are a comprehensive, research-based, globally oriented university with over 24,000 students, 3,200 staff and over 200,000 alumni worldwide. Our student body includes over 4,000 international students from 138 countries. UCC draws its identity from a diverse spread of community, education, health service, industry, arts and heritage relationships. We have developed an extensive range of partnerships worldwide which continue to inform our curriculum and our research, and we have over 200 taught postgrad programmes to choose from. When you begin your postgrad journey at UCC you will belong to a vibrant and diverse community of learning and research, and you will become part of a global family which is united by shared experiences, shared values and shared ambition. UCC is more the sum of its many parts and, together, we are many things: we are active, agile, creative, connected, global, socially responsible and sustainable; and, above all, we are community.