This conversion programme will focus on advanced biopharmaceutical science providing students with the skills required to work within the biopharmaceutical sector.

It is aimed at graduates who have a science background and are aiming to build on their knowledge in emerging technologies in the biopharmaceutical sector.

This course is a conversion course to gain the skills required to work in analytical science in e.g. pharmaceutical, medical device and chemical industries.

It will provide learners with hands-on experience of instrumentation.

The course deals with creating and processing analytical data including the integration of analysis within quality management systems and the statistical treatment of analytical results.

Students will have six hours of practical class time and six hours of online learning per week.

• The aim of this programme is to provide you with the skills to play key roles in quality management and quality engineering within the medical device sector.
• You will cover key areas such as Regulatory Affairs, Quality Management and Operational Excellence.

Context:

This intensive part-time course is for Mature Applicants aged 23 or over commencing on Saturday 7th of September, 2019 for 26 weeks.

The course has been designed for people who have been out of the formal education system for some time, and are interested in studying Science, Technology or Engineering at third level.

The aim of the course is to prepare you for direct entry to relevant undergraduate degree programmes at NUI Galway or Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology (GMIT).

The purpose of the degree is to offer a structured, flexible and progressive programme of study.

The programme seeks to:

If you have a Level 6 Higher Certificate in Science or cognate discipline, your opportunities for promotion will be limited unless you obtain a degree.

This Bachelor of Science (Level 7) in Quality for Industry offers you a path to obtain an Ordinary (Level 7) degree, assuming you have a Higher Certificate in Business, Engineering or Science.

• You want to upskill to work in supervisory or management roles
• This Certificate, along with the Certificate in Quality and Regulatory Affairs and the Certificate in Science in Quality, make up the add-on Bachelor of Science (Ordinary) Degree in Quality for Industry.

• You will have the basic skills necessary to work in the area of Quality within the pharmaceutical / medical device industries, specifically the Regulatory Affairs aspects of those industries.

• This Certificate in Quality incorporates the learning outcomes of the Excellence Ireland Diploma in Quality Management.