Good Manufacturing Practice & Technology Part-time (bsc) in Cork Institute of Technology, Ireland

Good Manufacturing Practice & Technology Part-time (bsc) in Cork Institute of Technology

Course summary

A nationally accredited degree designed to meet the education and training needs of supervisors and higher technicians in the areas of Production, Quality Assurance and Validation in the Pharmaceutical, Biopharmaceutical, Chemical and Medical Device Industries. The programme comprises of 11 modules and a Project. To complete the programme, each student must take the 7 mandatory modules and 3 elective modules, as well as the project. A maximum of one free choice elective may be chosen. The project is undertaken towards the end of the degree programme, when the student has successfully completed seven of the modules. The programme can be taken over 2 years or spread out over 3 or more years. There is a considerable element of continuous assessment. Laboratory experiments are included in appropriate modules.

Career

Examples of career roles include:

• Quality Assurance Specialist
• Process Technician
• Environmental Chemist
• Validation Engineer
• Manufacturing Support
• Commissioning Qualification Specialist
• Quality Technician