Pharmaceutical Engineering MSc
University of Sheffield
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Our MSc gives you hands-on experience of an industrial-scale continuous powder processing plant and develops the knowledge and skills you need to stand out in the global pharma market.This programme has been developed taking into consideration the requirements of the global pharmaceutical industry. You’ll discover about the science and application of products, oral drug delivery, the production of medicines and new technologies used in the pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical processes.You’ll ...Read more

Our MSc gives you hands-on experience of an industrial-scale continuous powder processing plant and develops the knowledge and skills you need to stand out in the global pharma market.This programme has been developed taking into consideration the requirements of the global pharmaceutical industry. You’ll discover about the science and application of products, oral drug delivery, the production of medicines and new technologies used in the pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical processes.You’ll also have the potential to help develop and discover better medicines that literally could change millions of lives. Unlike similar courses which deal with the chemistry part of pharmaceutical manufacturing processes, this course has been designed to imply the chemical engineering fundamentals which is more essential in real life experience.You’ll gain hands-on-experience with high value formulated products using our industrial scale continuous powder processing plant (ConsiGm 25). Situated in our state of the art teaching facility, The Diamond, the Pilot Plant will be the cornerstone of your study here at Sheffield.

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Eli
27 Dec 25

best - how active the SU is, though this is still not as good as it could be. General student support services are incredible. The academic staff that I have come into contact..Read more

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Dalia
14 Dec 25

There are a lot of societies to join and activities to do around the university. The Informations Commons library is open 24/7. Staff is welcoming. The city is green and people..Read more

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Entry requirements

Minimum 2:2 undergraduate honours degree in a relevant subject. We accept degrees in the following subject areas: Any Engineering, Science or Technology discipline.

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£13,260 per year

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£31,190 per year

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£32,905 per year

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Accommodation Cratcliffe Apartments (En-suite) - £8,211.42 for 42 Weeks

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University of Sheffield
Western Bank Sheffield South Yorkshire S10 2TN United Kingdom
Nearest train station: Sheffield  0.7 miles away
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