Pharmaceutical Science and Engineering

Overview

Pharmaceutical production is an increasingly important sector within Chemical Engineering. This course provides a wide range of modules to enhance the knowledge needed for a career in the pharmaceutical engineering industry, for example pharmaceutical processes engineering, molecules of drugs in necessary dosage forms through a human body, pharmaceutical process chemistry and technology, formulation of drugs, quality analytical techniques, and physical chemistry associated with pharmaceutical processes.

As well as covering basic and advanced aspects of the domain of pharmaceutical engineering areas, you will undertake laboratory experimental practice associated with industrial pharmaceutical process research and development. If you have a non-chemical engineering background you will take options in process engineering which introduce the underlying concepts. If you have a chemical engineering background you will undertake the process engineering modules at an advanced level.

Entry Requirements

A minimum of a UK second class (2.2) honours degree or equivalent in chemical engineering or a related engineering or science discipline. Appropriate industrial experience at a professional level will also be considered.

A pass at GCSE level in English Language (grade C or above). International students must have an English language qualification at a suitable level, for example IELTS 6.0 or equivalent.

Career options

Typically graduates of the course are likely to go on to work in posts with high levels of responsibility in pharmaceutical manufacturing and R&D, fine chemical or general chemical manufacturing and R&D, departments of local authorities, governmental regulatory agencies and consultancies. Some graduates choose the path of academic research and therefore subsequently undertake a PhD.

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