Overview
Status: Active
National Framework Of Qualifications (NFQ) Level: 9
NFQ Award Class: Major Award
Duration Full Time: 12 Month(s)
Total Credits: 90
Delivery Method: In-Person
Connected Curriculum: - Employability
- Research Based Teaching
- Sustainability
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): - Decent Work and Economic Growth
- Responsible Consumption and Production
Graduate Attributes: - Creator, evaluator and communicator of knowledge
Work-Integrated Learning (Including Placement): No
The MEngSc in Engineering in Pharmaceutical and Biopharmaceutical Systems is a full-time programme that runs for 12 months.
Exit Award - Postgraduate Diploma in Engineering in Pharmaceutical and Biopharmaceutical Systems
Students who achieve 40% in each individual taught module but fail to achieve the requisite grade of 50% across the taught modules, may opt to exit the programme and graduate with a Postgraduate Diploma in Engineering in Pharmaceutical and Biopharmaceutical Systems.
Programme Requirements
For information about modules, module choice, options and credit weightings, please go to Programme Requirements.
Programme Requirements
Module List
| Code |
Title |
Credits |
| |
| |
| MG6902 | Project Management (Pharma and Biopharma Manufacturing) | 5 |
| PE6009 | Pharmaceutical Engineering | 5 |
| PE6011 | Biopharmaceutical Engineering | 5 |
| PE6022 | Aseptic Manufacturing Design | 5 |
| PE6023 | Pharmaceutical and Biopharmaceutical Utilities and Auxiliaries | 5 |
| PE6024 | Process Safety Engineering | 5 |
| PE6026 | Project Engineering - From Concept to Completion | 5 |
| PE6032 | Pharmaceutical Industry Advances and Developments | 5 |
| PE6057 | Sustainability in Pharmaceutical and Biopharmaceutical Manufacturing | 5 |
| PE6058 | Contamination Control in Pharmaceutical and Biopharmaceutical Manufacturing | 5 |
| 10 |
| Mechanical Design of Process Equipment (5) | |
| Process Optimisation and Scale-up in the Pharmaceutical Industry (5) | |
| Process Analytical Technology (5) | |
| Pharmaceutical Process Validation (5) | |
| PE6051 | Dissertation in Engineering in Pharmaceutical and Biopharmaceutical Systems | 30 |
| Total Credits | 90 |
Examinations
Full details and regulations governing Examinations for each programme will be contained in the Marks and Standards Book and for each module in the Book of Modules.
Programme Learning Outcomes
Programme Learning Outcomes for MEngSc in Engineering in Pharmaceutical and Biopharmaceutical Systems, NFQ Level 9, Major Award
On successful completion of this programme, students should be able to:
- Apply an enhanced knowledge and understanding of the mathematics, sciences, engineering sciences and technologies to pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical engineering;
- Plan, research, execute and oversee a substantial research project, critically analyse and interpret data, and effectively disseminate the results;
- Identify, formulate, analyse and solve problems related to pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical engineering;
- Design pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical manufacturing facilities and processes, including unfamiliar, ill-defined scenarios, underpinned by a sustainability informed paradigm, taking account of environmental, health and safety and risk factors, and know how to apply relevant codes of practice, industry standards and emerging practices and technologies;
- Effectively design experiments and gather experimental data, apply a range of standard and specialized research tools and techniques and conduct critical evaluation of results;
- Reflect and act on social and ethical responsibilities in the practice of engineering, including the responsibilities towards developing sustainable processes and operations;
- Work effectively as an individual and in teams in planning and carrying through on assignments and projects in a lifelong learning context;
- Communicate effectively with the engineering community and with society at large.
