Stevens to offer master’s in pharmaceutical manufacturing
Program provides essential skills related to manufacturing technology & facilities
HOBOKEN , N.J. — Stevens Institute of Technology has accepted into its curriculum a new Master’s Degree in Pharmaceutical Manufacturing. The program, which will begin in the spring 2006 semester, is supported by Stevens’ Schaefer School of Engineering and is intended to integrate the study of pharmaceutical manufacturing concepts with more advanced engineering design and scientific methodologies.
This program addresses the needs of engineers, technologists and scientists in the healthcare manufacturing industry (pharmaceutical, biotechnology, medical device, personal care product manufacturers and related GMP-driven industries). It provides essential skills related to manufacturing technology and facilities, as subject to the industry’s regulatory requirements.
“This interdisciplinary program can be customized to address many different job responsibilities within the industry,” said Richard Berkof Ph.D., P.E., Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Director of Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Engineering Program. “The primary path is to take virtually all pharmaceutical manufacturing courses, which is appropriate for those who wish to gain broad knowledge of the many facets of the industry together with some in-depth studies of certain technical areas.”
One of two degrees can be earned in this program, either a Master of Engineering degree or a Master of Science degree. The choice of degree is generally defined by each student’s background and the electives taken in the program:
A bachelor’s degree in engineering, technology or science is needed for acceptance to this master’s program. Acceptance with other degrees will be considered on an individual basis.
Students may take courses online by enrolling in Stevens’ award-winning e-learning unit, WebCampus.Stevens. They may also take courses in conventional classrooms on Stevens’ Hoboken campus or at Raritan Valley Community College in Somerset , NJ .
To learn more about Stevens’ pharmaceutical program, please visit www.stevens.edu/engineering/me/Graduate/pharma.html
For more information about Stevens’ comprehensive WebCampus program, including online enrollment, please visit www.webcampus.stevens.edu
About Stevens Institute of Technology
Founded in 1870, Stevens Institute of Technology is one of the leading technological universities in the world dedicated to learning and research. Through its broad-based curricula, nurturing of creative inventiveness, and cross disciplinary research, the Institute is at the forefront of global challenges in engineering, science, and technology management. Partnerships and collaboration between, and among, business, industry, government and other universities contribute to the enriched environment of the Institute. A new model for technology commercialization in academe, known as Technogenesis®, involves external partners in launching business enterprises to create broad opportunities and shared value.
Stevens offers baccalaureates, master’s and doctoral degrees in engineering, science, computer science and management, in addition to a baccalaureate degree in the humanities and liberal arts, and in business and technology. The university has a total enrollment of 2,150 undergraduate and 3,500 graduate students, with about 250 full-time faculty. Stevens’ graduate programs have attracted international participation from China, India, Southeast Asia, Europe and Latin America. Additional information may be obtained from its web page at www.stevens.edu.
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