Overview

Sterile products include a wide range of commonly used products, such as intradermal (ID), intramuscular (IM), intravenous (IV), and subcutaneous (SC) products, vaccines, and products administered directly into different parts of the body, such as arteries (intra-arterial), bones (intrasternal), heart (intracardiac), or the spinal canal (intrathecal). Sterile products must be manufactured using aseptic (or free from contamination) methods wherein the drug substance, excipients, and vehicle (e.g., saline or water for injection) are combined in a container, such as a syringe.

Generally, the final dosage form cannot be sterilized at the end of the manufacturing process, since the drug substance would become degraded. Therefore, sterility must be ensured during the manufacturing process by utilizing sterile filtration, microbial controls, and facility design, all of which must follow regulatory guidelines.

Key feature

Through completion of the Graduate Certificate Sterile Process Manufacturing program at Temple University, whether post-baccalaureate or post-master's, students of Temple University understand the following:

routes and types of administration of sterile products;
regulations, processes, and unique considerations involved with sterile parenteral products;
manufacturing and facility requirements for the design and production of sterile products;
validation and compliance specifications for sterile products; and
methods used for sterilization, including regulatory requirements for thermal, gaseous, radiation, filtration, and aseptic processing.

Programme Structure

Courses include

Production of Sterile Parenterals

Sterilization Processes

Microbiological Concepts in Pharmaceutical Manufacturing

Development of Sterile Products

Vaccines: Regulatory Affairs and Quality Assurance Issues

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 36 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-08-26 00:00:00

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Starting 2027-01-13 00:00:00

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Language

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Credits

12 SCH

Delivered

On Campus, Online

Campus Location

Philadelphia, United States

Disciplines

Pharmacy Health Sciences Production and Manufacturing Engineering View 73 other Masters in Production and Manufacturing Engineering in United States

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Academic requirements

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General requirements

Bachelor's Degree in Discipline/Related Discipline: Applicants must hold a BS degree in Biochemistry, Biology, Chemistry, Physics or a health-related discipline.
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Photocopies of all undergraduate and graduate transcripts from any schools previously attended, including Temple's RA and QA program (copies of transcripts are acceptable; official transcripts are not required)
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Tuition Fees

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5900 USD / year

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5900 USD / year

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4744 USD / year

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Living costs

Philadelphia

United States

1313 - 2284 USD / month

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