Pharmaceutical Process Engineering

 Training Objectives

Process Engineering is an important field in the domain of science and technology (ST). This field initially revolved around fundamental Chemical Engineering and has since expanded to include a wide range of specialties such as Environmental Engineering, Materials Engineering, Pharmaceutical Engineering, Electrochemical Engineering, Cryogenics, Energy Engineering, Agri-food Engineering, and more. Pharmaceutical Engineering plays an essential role in all pharmaceutical industrial processes. Therefore, it is crucial to train individuals capable of mastering industrial-scale transformation processes. This Master’s program, with its fundamental subjects in the specialty, provides a basic education for future graduates in Pharmaceutical Engineering. Upon completion of this multidisciplinary training, graduates will have acquired basic knowledge in industrial processes (reactor calculations, process engineering, transfer phenomena, instrumentation, industrial installations, pharmaceutical processes, etc.) necessary for understanding pharmaceutical engineering and its various applications.

Target Profiles and Skills

The acquired skills allow for integration into various industrial sectors, particularly the pharmaceutical industry, satisfying the country’s need for technical professionals.

Regional and National Employment Opportunities

This specialization in pharmaceutical engineering aims to train versatile professionals with the knowledge and know-how to fit into all stages of the process. They are destined to hold positions such as Study Officer, Project Officer, Process Technician, and more. This program targets large companies operating in the pharmaceutical process field, such as SAIDAL. At the regional level, there is also a strong potential for opportunities within the network of SMEs engaged in activities such as engineering firms, consulting agencies, and material transformation.

With the curriculum offered within this Master’s degree program, graduates are capable of integrating into various socio-economic sectors, including:

– Technical education in secondary schools

– Research laboratories

– Public organizations

– Engineering firms

– Industrial sector

Pathway programs

Field: Process Engineering

Specialty: Pharmaceutical Engineering

Ranking of eligible undergraduate degrees:

– Process Engineering: 1 (coefficient: 1.00)

– Pharmaceutical Chemistry : 2 (coefficient: 0.80)

– Organic Chemistry : 3 (coefficient: 0.65) – Other related degrees in the field of Science and Technology: 4 (coefficient: 0.60)

Course Structure