Specialities in second-degree study:
- Drug Production Engineering
- Development of Medicines
In the first semester of second-degree study the student can choose one of the specialities for education on MSc course. The Dean decides about each speciality’s enablement taking into consideration a number of keen.
The study programme includes extended education on selected aspects of engineering processes for the production of pharmaceutical products, including: regarding complex forms of pharmaceutical products, controlled drug delivery systems, specialised equipment used in the pharmaceutical industry, and statistical process control, principles of validation in the pharmaceutical industry and analysis and assessment of threats in the drug production process.
Graduates have in-depth knowledge in the field of modern technologies for the production of pharmaceutical products, including the selection, design, and optimisation of specialised equipment, facilities, and technical systems used in the pharmaceutical industry. They use the principles of qualification and validation of operations, production processes, and test methods used in the pharmaceutical industry. They identify threats related to the specificity of pharmaceutical production and react in the event of their appearance. They analyse the way of functioning, evaluate existing technical solutions, indicate the possibilities of technology development, and know the principles of commercialisation and technology transfer, taking into account the legal protection of innovative solutions. They have in-depth knowledge necessary to understand the non-technical legal and regulatory conditions specific to the pharmaceutical industry, including conducting and documenting clinical trials of medicinal products. They know and apply advanced methods, techniques, and tools to solve engineering tasks, in particular to characterise pharmacologically active substances and pharmaceutical products, and to model and design modern medicinal products and their production processes. They are able to plan, conduct research, and interpret the results. They acquire and critically evaluate information from the literature, databases, and other sources related to pharmaceutical engineering.
Graduates are prepared to take up professional work in specialist and managerial positions in production companies in the pharmaceutical, cosmetics, and related industries, e.g. chemical, biotechnology, working as technologists responsible for planning, organising, and conducting production processes, engineers dealing with design, implementation, and testing new technological solutions, specialists in quality control departments, research and development departments, measurement, and control laboratories. Graduates are prepared to work in research units dealing with the development of modern medicinal products for humans, animals, and plant protection products, implementation and validation of innovative solutions, as well as improvement of known technologies.
Typical positions held include process engineer, product engineer, technologist, research and development engineer, production specialist, quality control specialist, laboratory testing specialist, validation specialist.