Pharmaceutical Healthcare

Program Overview

This four-year program in pharmaceutical sciences combines scientific, technological, and regulatory aspects of the biopharmaceutical and pharmaceutical industries. The program offers two discipline streams in Year 4, allowing specialization in either small molecule pharmaceuticals or biopharmaceuticals. It emphasizes practical skills development through external placements and research projects, preparing graduates for careers in various industry and research roles. The program also provides opportunities for extended external or international placements.

Program Outline

Outline:

• Year One
• Computer Applications and Digital skills [Mandatory]
• Fundamentals of Inorganic Chemistry [Mandatory]
• Introduction to Biopharmaceuticals [Mandatory]
• Introduction to Manufacturing and Environmental Monitoring for Pharmaceutical Healthcare [Mandatory]
• Mathematics for Pharmaceutical Scientists [Mandatory]
• Principles of Cellular Biology [Mandatory]
• Year Two
• Critical thinking for Biotechnology and related industries [Mandatory]
• Mathematics for Pharmaceutical Scientists [Mandatory]
• Principles of Systems Biology [Mandatory]
• Fundamentals of Physical Chemistry [Mandatory]
• Fundamentals of Organic Chemistry [Mandatory]
• Fundamentals of Physical Chemistry [Mandatory]
• Introductory Microbiology [Mandatory]
• Year Three
• Natural Organic Chemistry [Mandatory]
• Structural Biochemistry for Food and Pharmaceuticals [Mandatory]
• Statistics [Mandatory]
• Quality Systems [Mandatory]
• Year Four
• Semester 1
• Molecular Biotechnology [Mandatory]
• Pharmaceutical Formulation and Manufacture [Mandatory]
• Drug Purification and Characterisation [Mandatory]
• Pharmaceutical Microbiology 3 [Mandatory]
• Principles of Pharmacology and Toxicology [Mandatory]
• Chemical Technology [Mandatory]
• Semester 2
• Pharmaceutical Work Placement [Mandatory]
• Year Four
• Semester 1
• Design of Experiments and Multivariate Analysis [Mandatory]
• Lean and Six Sigma [Mandatory]
• Immunology and Diagnostics [Mandatory]
• Advanced Biotechnology [Mandatory]
• Bioprocessing [Mandatory]
• Drug Discovery and Synthesis [Mandatory]
• Principles of Medicinal Chemistry [Mandatory]
• Process Analytical Technology [Mandatory]
• Drug Delivery and Targeted Therapies [Elective]
• Semester 2
• Advanced Analysis Techniques for Food, Beverage, Biopharma [Mandatory]
• Responsible Project Management and Information Access [Mandatory]
• Pharmaceutical Healthcare Project/Dissertation [Mandatory]
• Advanced Microbiology [Elective]

Careers:

• Diagnostic Technician
• Product Technician
• Packaging Manager
• Pharmaceutical Technician
• Product Development Scientist
• Process Technologist
• Project Coordinator
• Quality Assurance/Control Manager
• Research and Development
• Compliance/Regulatory Affairs Manager
• Production Manager/Planner
• Medical Lab Assistant
• Brand Technologist/Specialist
• Operations Manager
• Procurement Manager
• Patent Agent
• Technical Author
• Writer/Journalist
• Technical Recruiter
• Account/Client Manager
• Marketing Executive
• Sales Manager Representative
• Academia/Lecturer
• Business Development Executive
• Recruitment Consultant (Pharmaceuticals/Science)

Other:

• The course has two discipline streams in Year 4, which underpin core modules in the area of (bio) pharmaceutical manufacturing.
These two streams will allow you to specialize into either small molecule pharmaceuticals or biopharmaceuticals.
• The course is structured over four years and covers a comprehensive range of disciplines including scientific, technological, manufacturing, developmental and regulatory areas related to the biopharmaceutical and pharmaceutical industries.
• The course includes the options of extended external placement or international placement, and this will allow you to develop independence, confidence and build upon your disciplinary expertise and knowledge you have gained.
• Finding employment in an industrial/research environment post-graduation will be aided by developing your key personal and interpersonal employability skills throughout the course.
• The provision of challenging self-directed learning exercises, culminating in a final year research project, will enable you to become a graduate that is self-reliant, problem-solving, innovative and self- motivating.