Center for Pharmaceutical Engineering Development and Learning

Overview

As part of its objectives, CPEDaL develops educational initiatives that allow to increase the interest in Pharmaceutical Engineering at different academic levels.

K-12 Outreach

Guided visits and hands-on modules

K-12 students visit the facilities of the Pharmaceutical Operations Laboratory

ERC-SOPS Summer Camp

A summer experience where a group of High School students visit the university facilities for one week. Hands-on modules are performed by the students to teach them the basics on solid drug manufacturing

Undergraduate

Minor Concentration in Pharmaceutical Engineering

Objective

To prepare students with a deeper knowledge in pharmaceutical engineering. Specifically, students will have a better knowledge, fundamental and practical, of the operations that the pharmaceutical industry uses and developed the skills they need for manufacturing; understand problem solving, the application of statistics to detect and solve problems, the development of strategies, etc. This combination makes the student more competitive to work in local pharmaceutical manufacturing plants.

Minimum Admission Requirements

The student interested in the minor concentration must inform the interest of completing the same according to the required by the Certification 69 and at least to the Department of Chemical Engineering. The requirements to be able to declare the intention to complete the minor concentration in pharmaceutical engineering is that the student is a regular student in the RUM and assigned to INQU, that has more than 2.50 of GPA, and that has approved Calculus II (MATE 3032) . It is suggested that the student declare his intention to enter the Minor Concentration in the second semester of the third year of study in the RUM. The latter requirement is intended to ensure that the minor concentration can be completed within 150% of the time required by your curriculum (as stipulated by Certification 69).

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Minimum Requirements for Approval

The compliance criteria for granting the minor concentration is for the student to complete all required courses. All must be approved with C at least to be counted for the lowest concentration. Certification 69, C, page 4 - must be complied with, which establishes that the student must complete the minor concentration while completing their baccalaureate credits in which he is enrolled and within 150% of the time established for the baccalaureate.

Courses Required for Minor Concentration in Pharmaceutical Engineering

INGL 3236 - Technical Report Writing (3 credits)
INQU 5006 - Statistical Methods for Chemical Engineers (3 credits)
INQU 4029 - Pharmaceutical Operations (4 credits)
ADMI 4085 - Fundamentals of Project Management (3 credits)

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Pharmaceutical Engineering Certificate - 15 Credits

This certificate is made for the purpose of the student having interdisciplinary courses that serve as a professional credential at the time of requesting employment and evidence of a specialized preparation in the area. It requires completing a minimum of 15 credits in the following courses:

Required Courses:
INQU 4029 – Pharmaceutical Operations (4crs)
INQU 5036 - Particulate Systems (3crs)

Courses related to the area:
INQU 4038 - Plant Design Management (3crs)
INQU 4209 - Bioseparation Engineering (3crs)
INQU 4995 * - Engineering Practice For Co-Op Students (3crs)
INQU 4998 * - Undergraduate Research (3crs)
INQU 5006 - Statistical Methods For Chemical Engineers (3crs)
INQU 5029 - Bioprocess Engineering Laboratory (2cr)
QUIM 5065 - Chemistry Of Synthetic Drugs (3crs)
QUIM 5150 - Spectroscopic Identification Of Organic Compounds (3crs)
QUIM 5205 - Pharmaceutical Analytical Chemistry (3crs)

*Work or topic should be related to the area
Approve all courses with a minimum of C

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