Pharmaceutics & Drug Formulation covers drug preparation in a series of bases: tablet, capsule, cream etc. - to ensure satisfactory delivery to the body. Assay' is the analytical determination of drug content in that base.
What is Analytical Science?
Analytical chemists investigate the chemical nature of substances to identify and understand how they behave in different conditions. In the pharmaceutical industry, for example, analytical chemists are involved throughout the drug development process to help determine the quality and stability of drug products.
Course Structure
Lectures and laboratory practical work cover aspects of modern pharmaceutical and formulation development such as the preparation and stress testing of products.
Is this course for you?
The purpose of this course is to produce graduates with the skills to make new pharmaceutical products, trouble-shoot problems in the stability of existing products, and in production proper. This course is for you if you like science, enjoy analytical activities, problem solving and want to study a course with a high level of practical laboratory work.
Special Features:
New product development with hands-on formulator experience.
Stability evaluation of products.
Chemical, physical and microbiological integrity.
The lab project will allow students to become familiar with the creation of product plus analysis by spectroscopic and chromatographic technique.
Exit Awards: Higher Certificate in Science in Applied Chemistry ( 6) after Year 2 and Bachelor of Science in Analytical Science ( 7) after Year 3.
Year 1
Semester 1
Semester 2
Fundamental Biology (M)
Animal and Human Biology (M)
Chemistry 1 (M)
Chemistry 2 (M)
Laboratory Science (M)
Quantitative Methods 2 (M)
Quantitative Methods 1 (M)
Physics 2 (M)
Physics 1 (M)
Current Concepts in Science (E)
Current Concepts in Brewing and Distilling Science (E)
M is a mandatory subject - E is an elective subject
Year 2
Semester 3
Semester 4
Analytical Inorganic Chemistry 1 (M)
Analytical Inorganic Chemistry 2 (M)
Organic and Physical Chemistry 1 (M)
Organic and Physical Chemistry 2 (M)
Instrumentation (M)
Biomolecules (M)
Quantitative Methods and Quality Control 1 (M)
Pharmaceutical Science (M)
Quantitative Methods and Quality Control 2 (M)
M is a mandatory subject - E is an elective subject
Year 3
Semester 5
Semester 6
Physical Chemistry (M)
Analytical Project and Workplace Planning (M)
Spectrochemical Methods (M)
Environmental Science (M)
Quality Management, Experimental Design and Data Analysis (M)
Pharmaceutical Processing and Process Analytical Technologies (M)
Sampling and Separation Science 1 (M)
Microbiology for Pharmaceuticals (M)
Sampling and Separation Science 2 (M)
M is a mandatory subject - E is an elective subject
Year 4
Semester 7
Semester 8
Pharmaceutical Formulation (M)
Advanced Data Analysis and Modelling (M)
Drug Stability (M)
Regulatory Affairs for Pharmaceutics (M)
Assay Development (M)
Research Project in Pharmaceutics (M)
Work Placement Pharmaceutics (M)
M is a mandatory subject - E is an elective subject
What are the minimum entry requirements?
2 subjects: H5
4 subjects: O6/H7
English or Irish O6/H7
Mathematics O6/H7
What follow-on study opportunities are available?
Graduates of the 8 can progress to MSc and PhD courses at SETU Carlow, or at third-level institutions and research centres.
What exemptions will I receive?
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Notes
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What will I be able to do when I finish the course?
Primary and secondary pharmaceutical production
Pharmaceutical product development and manufacture
Quality control in high-volume mass-market manufacturing plant
