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.

 

Modules are delivered not only by academics from UCC but lecturers from leading industries including Eli Lilly, Janssen, MSD and PM Group and the National Institute for Bioprocessing Research and Training (NIBRT), Dublin, providing hands-on-training and insights into state-of-the-art pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical manufacturing processes and practises.

 

This programme has been designed specifically for working professionals in the Engineering and Manufacturing Sectors, where participants will have the opportunity to:

• Gain a formal Level 9 qualification in Engineering
• Upskill/ Re-skill for the fast-growing pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical sectors
• Avail of flexible study options - Part-time (18-months over 2 years); Maximum 45 months over 5 academic years.
• Experience hands-on training at the National Institute for Bioprocessing Research and Training (NIBRT) providing valuable insight, skills and knowledge that bridge the gap between academic teaching and industry practice.
• Balance work and education with blended learning with blocked lectures (elaborated further in course practicalities)
• Learn directly from the industry with guest lecturers from Pharma/Biopharma industries
• Enhance employability through continuing professional development and access to UCC Careers Services team.