This module is designed to support students in the personal development of professional skills in the workplace through engaging in enriching workplace-based learning activities. Students will gain experience of a variety of workplace-based activities in an environment relevant to the programme and reflect on their role and evolving skill base in a workplace-based context. Throughout the module, students will maintain a structured reflective journal/portfolio, logging activities and demonstrating personal reflection and development, and at the end of the module provide a concise report and presentation summarizing aspects of their reflective experiences and key learnings.

1. Demonstrate development of professional skills including written communication, presentation, interview, time management, project management, and conflict resolution skills.

2. Reflect on the mission/vision, aims/objectives, and structure of the organization including reference to the roles and function of personnel encountered.

3. Demonstrate knowledge of the products and/or services provided by their employer.

4. Appreciate the rationale and expectations underpinning their post and opportunities for further professional development in the role.

5. Demonstrate working knowledge of current Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Acts and with other relevant Health and Safety legislation, employers safety policy, and other related aspects pertaining to their area of work.

This module provides the student with an understanding of the chemistry behind (i) the structure of some selected groups of organic chemical molecules relevant to pharmaceutical and chemical industry and (ii) the intermolecular forces and chemistry behind liquid / solid / gas interfaces that give rise to their characteristic properties.

1. Name, identify and recognise the structure of a range of selected organic groups of molecules that are relevant to the pharmaceutical and chemical industry, including their structure, stereochemistry and synthesis.

2. Demonstrate knowledge of interfacial chemistry at the liquid / gas / solid boundaries.

3. Relate the concepts of interfacial chemistry and the functions of the organic groups covered in the module to their role in pharmaceutical and chemistry related applications.

4. Demonstrate numerical and problem solving skills to examine properties and illustrate examples relevant to the content of the module.

This module introduces students to the fundamental aspects of the pharmaceutical industry sector, both nationally and internationally.

1. Recognise the general requirements of pharmaceutical manufacturing

2. Identify the main classifications of pharmaceutical products

3. Explain the manufacturing cycle in the production of pharmaceuticals

4. Discuss the importance of quality, safety and traceability for pharmaceuticals

5. Describe the role of regulatory authorities in the Pharmaceutical industry

6. Discuss the drug discovery and drug development processes

This module details the diverse array of manufacturing processes & equipment employed in the pharmaceutical industry, in combination with the product packaging techniques. Additionally, it provides the student with a broad understanding of the various types of medical devices available and the modes and methods of manufacture.

1. To detail the mainstream systems and equipment used for generation of EP and USP grade water for Pharm/Biopharma production and manufacture.
2. To demonstrate a knowledge of the various information technology applications operating in the pharmaceutical industry.
3. To distinguish how non sterile Pharma/cosmetic products are manufactured, processed and the packaging options/requirements suited to each type of formulation.
4. To describe the methods to ensure the sterility of pharmaceutical preparation to the point of primary container closure selection and processing.
5. Contrast solid dosage form production techniques, from dry powder mixing to finished dosage formation and the packaging methods and requirements.
6. To have an appreciationof the medical device industry and the main classification of product types.

This course is designed to provide an introduction to a range of statistical tools of relevance to scientists. Specific topics include an overview of statistical distributions, significance testing, uncertainty determination, linear regression and experimental design. The application of statistics for quality control and practical experience in the application of statistical features in the widely used Minitab and Microsoft Excel is particularly emphasised.

The teaching methods used will be a combination of lectures, self-study, labs, tutorials, and any combination of discussion, case study, problem-solving exercises and computer-based learning.

1. Describe basic statistical terms which are of relevance to the area of analytical science.

2. Graphically display and numerically summarise data using appropriatetables, graphs and measures of centre, spread and position.

3. Explain and apply concepts of basic probability including, conditional probability, Bayes’ theorem, independent events and counting formulae;

4. Make interferences about population parameters using sample statistics using confidence interval estimates and tests of statisticalhypotheses

5. Describe the application of statistics tosampling, quality control, analytical method validation andexperimental design.

6. Use an appropriate method for analysingrelationships between variables in a dataset

This module is designed to support students in the personal development of professional skills in the workplace through engaging in enriching workplace-based learning activities. Students will gain experience of a variety of workplace-based activities in an environment relevant to the programme and reflect on their role and evolving skill base in a workplace-based context. Throughout the module, students will maintain a structured reflective journal/portfolio, logging activities and demonstrating personal reflection and development, and at the end of the module provide a concise report and presentation summarizing aspects of their reflective experiences and key learnings.

1. Demonstrate an understanding of their role within the company and how their work and deliverables make a direct contribution to the needs of the employer.

2. Describe workplace-based personal objectives and detail various actions, activities, and communications required to achieve SMART objectives.

3. Demonstrate their ability to critique a relevant workplace method, practice, or policy/process with a view to improvement.

4. Discuss learning from their research of the workplace macro- and micro-environment and insights gained from this learning relevant to other industry workplaces.

This module will demonstrate the importance of the systems approach both to quality and manufacturing within the highly regulated pharmaceutical sector. Systems such as ISO 9000:2015, ISO17025 and the ICH guideline on pharmaceutical quality systems will be examined and topics such as document and product traceability will be analysed.

1. Evaluate the development and importance of Quality System Standards.
2. Identify the principal requirements of a Quality System.
3. Evaluate the benefits of the ISO 9000,ISO17025 and the ICH Q10Quality System guideline.

4. Illustrate the importance of documentation as required by a Quality System.
5. Discuss the importance of Good Manufacturing Practice in a regulatedenvironment.

This module covers the essential aspects of separation science for pharmaceutical samples. It addresses the issues of quality within measurements and examines the various sample types encountered within the pharmaceutical industry. It also addresses aspects of sample preparation and pretreatment.

1. Describe the purpose of the most common analytical tests carried out in the context of pharmaceutical manufacturing and quality control.

2. Relate key structural and physicochemical properties of pharmaceutical compounds to their analysis: eg appropriateanalytical techniques, sample preparation and analytical conditions

3. Identify suitable sample preparation techniques for a variety of pharmaceutical samples

4. Perform qualitative and quantitative laboratory analyses on Pharmaceutical APIsand Finished Products using a selection of compendial and non-compendialmethods and with due consideration of GLP/GMP

5. Interpret data from qualitative and quantitative chromatographic determinations in relation to a stated test hypothesis or quality specification

This module aims to provide the student with an in-depth understanding of the fundamental activities and processes underpinning the formulation design, the bulk product manufacture and quality control activities of the primary pharmaceutical dosage forms (formulations).

1. Summarise the process and main objectives in designing and developing a formulated drug product.
2. Outline and discuss the production activities, key process parameters and quality attributes specific to the manufacture of some major conventional dosage forms.

3. Identifyrelevant compendial tests and specifications for QC of conventional dosage forms.

4. Propose and prepare appropriate pharmaceutical formulations based on end use and relate preformulation activities to dosage form design, development and manufacture to solve formulation problems

5. Generate and follow Standard Operating procedures (SOPs) in the execution of key manufacturing and QC processes

This module involves the synthesis of a range of Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients and associated regulatory aspects of the process.

1. Demonstrate competence in the application of a range of organic chemical synthetic techniques to the production of some common active pharmaceutical ingredients.

2. Determinequantities ofstarting materials as well as relevantglassware and equipment required for each synthesis.

3. Generate and follow Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) in theuse of some standard laboratory equipment.

4. While working as a member of a group, evaluate the risks associated with each synthetic method and understand how to mitigate against these risks.

5. Recordand report onthe synthetic method, including any deviations or variations to the process.