M.Tech Pharmaceutical Operations & Management

About Course

M.Tech. Pharmaceutical Operations & Management is a four-semester Work Integrated Learning Programme designed to provide executives an awareness of all the essential aspects of drugs, quality, regulatory, manufacturing, management, and engineering that are important in Pharmaceutical Manufacturing. The programme offers courses that enable participants to gain an overall perspective in the domains of pharmaceuticals, manufacturing, process engineering, regulatory, and management. The programme is of four semesters, with online classes conducted mostly on weekends or after-business hours. Semesters 1-3 cover four courses each. The 4th semester covers Dissertation/ Project Work The Dissertation (Project Work) in the final semester enables students to apply concepts and techniques learnt during the programme. The programme uses a Continuous Evaluation System that assesses the learners over convenient and regular intervals. Such a system provides timely and frequent feedback and helps busy working professionals stay on course with the programme.The education delivery methodology is a blend of classroom and experiential learning. Experiential learning consists of lab exercises, assignments, case studies and work integrated activities.

Curriculum

First semester
Pharmaceutical Administration and Management
Elective 1
Quality Assurance and Regulatory Affairs
Elective 2

Second Semester
Advanced Pharmaceutical Technology
Elective 3
Elective 4
Elective 5

Third Semester
Pharmaceutical Process Development and Scale-up
Elective 6
Elective 7
Elective 8

Fourth Semester
Dissertation

Eligibility

Minimum eligibility to apply: Employed professionals holding BDS/ B.Pharma./ B.Tech./ BE/ MBBS/ BVSC/ M.Pharma./ M.Sc./ M.Tech./ MS/ MVSC/ Integrated First Degree of BITS Pilani or its equivalent in relevant disciplines, with at least 60% aggregate marks and minimum one year of work experience in relevant domains. The programme is designed for: Highly driven and ambitious professionals working in areas such as Production, Quality Control & Regulatory Affairs, Formulation R&D, Scale-up and Technology Transfer, in the formulation development industry Experience professionals in technical roles in the Pharmaceutical industry who wish to gain deeper understanding of advanced production techniques, and grow into leadership roles with global enterprises