NJIT - CPE| Continuing Professional Education

Certificate in Pharmaceutical Manufacturing

At a glance ...

  • 12 credit hours
  • 1 year to complete (on average)

What are the required courses?

  • Principles of Pharmaceutical Engineering (PhEn 601)
  • Pharmaceutical Facility Design (PhEn 602)
  • Validation and Regulatory Issues in the Pharmaceutical Industry (PhEn 604)
  • Pharmaceutical Equipment and Processes (Special Topics) (PhEn 609/PhEn 698)

This certificate program is restricted to delivery at company sites.  Speak with CPE about our corporate training program to bring this certificate to your employees.

NJIT recognizes the need of pharmaceutical leaders for the latest information on state-of-the-art technologies to support pharmaceutical process development and the operation of manufacturing processes at pharmaceutical companies.  The Certificate in Pharmaceutical Manufacturing is designed to educate professionals with backgrounds in engineering or science and provide them with the critical skills required to work in pharmaceutical production and pharmaceutical manufacturing areas.

Who is this program recommended for?

This Certificate is primarily suited for professionals who intend to learn/expand their technical pharmaceutical manufacturing skills, and apply them to advance in their profession and within their companies

What will I learn?

  • An overview of the pharmaceutical industry, including the fundamentals of the drug development cycle
  • FDA requirements
  • drug dosage forms
  • approval processes
  • methodologies used by industry to comply with these regulations
  • Validation and regulations affecting the pharmaceutical and allied industries
  • Technical aspects of facility design

Where you can study for this Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Certificate

This Credential can be offered at private and public sector workplaces, and through distance learning or blended means.

Prerequisites

An undergraduate degree in chemical engineering or mechanical engineering, with a cumulative grade point average (GPA) of at least 3.0 on a 4.0 scale is usually required. Applicants with: (1) a science degree, (2) an engineering degree in a discipline other than chemical or mechanical engineering, or (3) a GPA below 3.0 but at least 2.8, may be conditionally admitted to the program. Conditions may involve completion of a bridge program designed on a case-by-case basis.

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Summer 2008 Courses Available for Pharmaceutical Manufacturing

No courses are currently offered.