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Pharmaceutical Engineering & Technology

لشعبتي علمي علوم و علمي رياضة

 

Are you Ready to Join  the Journey of Drug Development from Lab to Market!

Apply Now to Pharmaceutical Engineering & Technology

 

German International University (GIU) offers industry-focused and future-oriented Bachelors, Masters and PhD Degrees in the following specializations and majors in Pharmaceutical Engineering & Technology

English is the Teaching Language

Study duration: 8 semesters + 1.5 years (Master's)

Degrees awarded: Bachelors and Masters of Science in Pharmaceutical Engineering & Technology

 

Why GIU Pharmaceutical Engineering & Technology ?

  • The global pharmaceutical industry is one of the fastest growing industrial sectors netting more than $1,400 billion in sales in 2019, with an average annual growth rate of 5-8%, providing a wide variety of career opportunities.
  • Pharmaceutical Engineering & Technology is the first program of its kind offered in Egypt, the region, and globally. Pharmaceutical Engineering & Technology is a new branch combinig Engineering & Pharmacy focused on discovering, formulating & manufacturing medication, as well as both analytical & quality control processes. Though there are many sectors and graduates of the program still occupy the topmost position in the hierarchy of competition
  • Graduates of the program are well trained regarding the basic prospects of drug discovery process and are involved in projects and researches related to the invention of more reliable, cost effective and long-term pharmaceutical solutions. They are offered unique opportunities to experience different sectors of the industry. They can therefore efficiently handle and work on biomedical industries, drugs designing & discovery facilities, R&D departments, econimics & management of the pharmaceutical industry and any of the drug manufacturing plants. They acquire in-depth practical knowledge & skills on subjects like drug synthesis & formulation, drug dosage forms, process engineering and mechanical engineering, handling chemical agents, and on various safety measures and equipment during their study. GIU Pharmaceutical engineering  & Technology graduates are thus eligible to work in any of the related fields.
  • GIU Pharmaceutical engineering  & Technology graduates are very dynamic and talented and can fit easily in different sectors.
  • This program links four disciplines; Engineering, Pharmacy, Management, and Technology.

 

This Program covers the Following Areas of Study

 

Pharmaceutical Production EngineeringPharmaceutical Design and Engineering
Quality Control and Quality Assurance in Pharmaceutical IndustryMarketing in Pharmaceutical Industry 

 

Program Study Courses

First Semester

Course Name ECTS
Chemistry
6
Biological Engineering
6
Informatics
4
Mathematics I 
6
Fundamentals of Mechanical Engineering4
Academic English 
Academic Study Skills
2
German I 
2
 
 
Second Semester
 
Course NameECTS
Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry
5
Principles of  Physical Pharmacy, Drug Formulation and Dosage Forms
5
Physics
6
Mathematics II
6
Fundamentals of Electrical Engineering4
Critical Thinking & Scientific Methods
2
German II
2
 
 
Third Semester
 
Course NameECTS
Thermodynamics and Thermal Processes
6
Pharmaceutical Technology6
Mechanics and Machine Elements
4
Pharmaceutical Analytics
6
Statistics
4
Communication & Presentation Skills
2
German III
2

 

Fourth Semester

Course NameECTS
Applied Microbiology  6
Fluid Mechanics
6
Chemical Reaction Engineering
4
Introduction to Process Engineering
4
Sensors, Metrology amd Instrumentation Systems6
Research Paper Writing
2
German IV
2

 

Fifth Semester

Course Name ECTS
Pharmaceutical Processing Technology I 6
Good Manufacturing Practise and Quality Risk Management4
Electric Power, Machines & Drives6
Control Engineering 
6
Elective I4
Elective II4

 

Sixth Semester

Course NameECTS
Pharmaceutical Processing Technology II 4
Pharmaceutical Process Validation
5
Water and Air Systems4
Industrial Automation and PLC Programming5
Digitalization in Pharmaceutical Industry
4
Elective III4
Elective IV4

 

SeventhSemester
 
Course NameECTS
Research Methology5
Workplace and Internship Readiness 5
Bachelor Thesis and Colloquium
20

 

Eighth Semester

 

Course NameECTS
Business Ethics5
Internship Accompanying Seminar5
Internship20
 
 
Job Profiles
 
Graduates of this program will be able to work in a wide variety of sectors

 

The graduate will have the following positions in the Pharmaceutical, Cosmetics, FMCGs, Food and Beverages Companies

  1. Process Engineer
  2. Project Management Engineer
  3. Continuous Improvement Engineer
  4. Quality Assurance Specialist
  5. Procurement Engineer
  6. Supply chain management  Engineer
  7. Validation Engineer
  8. Health and safety Engineer
  9. Production Engineer
  10. Maintenance Engineer
  11. R&D Specialist

 

 

 

 

 

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