Certificate in Pharmaceutical Engineering
Program
The Pharmaceutical Engineering Certificate is now available through convenient ONLINE classes. The Pharmaceutical Engineering Certificate was designed to promote the development of pharmaceutical engineers who can streamline and optimize drug development and delivery.
Explosive advances in science and technology have revolutionized the research and discovery of new, life saving drugs. These advances have also radically changed pharmaceutical manufacturing and delivery systems, increasing the challenge of designing optimal manufacturing processes for the efficient, safe production of pharmaceutical products.
To successfully meet this challenge, you must be fluent in the language of basic chemical process, engineering principles, and knowledgeable in the engineering science and unit operation of pharmaceutical manufacturing. On completion of this pharmaceutical engineering program, you will have the knowledge and skills you need to succeed.
The Certificate in Pharmaceutical Engineering consists of five required online courses totaling 100 hours of lecture and discussion. The certificate graduate will receive 10.0 Continuing Education Units (CEU's), a nationally recognized unit used for professional development.
Program Objective
Graduates of the certificate program will:
- Understand and be comfortable with FDA regulations and the drug approval process
- Understand the quality control and assurance issues specific to the manufacturing of drugs for mass production
- Better understand what is required to manufacture and commercially distribute drug products that are safe and effective
- Have fundamental knowledge of integrated design elements and practices required for delivery of GMP compliant facilities
- Be able to interact with regulatory agents to explain validation programs
- Be able to demonstrate knowledge of the system within a practical application
Who Should Attend
The Certificate in Pharmaceutical Engineering is designed for:
- Chemical, electrical, mechanical, process, project, industrial and computer software engineers
- Regulatory/validation and quality control/assurance personnel
- Facility managers
- Architects and construction field personnel
- Managers working in the pharmaceutical industry
- Recent engineering and chemistry graduates
Eligibility
There are no prerequisites for entrance into the Certificate in Pharmaceutical Engineering.
Contact Veronica Martinez, 657.278.3123, vmartinez@fullerton.edu