Overview

The Pharmaceutical Technology and Quality Systems course at University College Cork is not limited to aspiring QPs: it is designed to broaden your professional development and provide up-to-date assessments of the latest trends in the areas of pharmaceutical/biopharmaceutical development, manufacturing and quality. The individual modules provide knowledge and experience of benefit to all technical, quality, regulatory and managerial staff in the pharmaceutical industry.

Careers Information

Although the course meets the educational requirements for registering as a QP, it is not only aspiring QPs who complete the course. Many of our graduates use the skills obtained in the course to develop their careers within other areas of the pharmaceutical industry.

Students from the EU can use this qualification to apply to your regulatory authority to register as a QP. Recently a number of our students from Malta graduated from this course and registered as QPs in Malta.

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Programme Structure

Courses Include:

Pharmaceutical Chemistry

Pharmaceutical Dosage Form Design

Pharmacology

Pharmaceutical Manufacturing - API to Finished Product

Pharmaceutical Microbiology and Sterile Manufacturing

Biopharmaceutical Development of Investigational Medicinal Products

Pharmaceutical Biotechnology

Pharmaceutical Statistics and Process Control

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Key information

Duration

Part-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-14 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-06-15 00:00:00 , International

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Rolling deadline. Open until all places have been filled or no later than 15 June. Early application is advised.

Language

English

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90

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63

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OTE

140

IELTS

6.5

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Credits

90 ECTS

Delivered

Blended

Campus Location

Cork, Ireland

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

GPA

Required

English requirements

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120

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90

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63

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140

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6.5

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Other requirements

General requirements

A candidate must have obtained at least a Second Class Honours primary degree in a relevant science discipline (NQAI level 8) which has been approved by the programme committee (e.g. pharmacy, chemistry or the biological sciences)
Candidates must be currently employed in a relevant pharmaceutical sector (ideally greater than two years experience) and for the duration of the programme:
Consideration under Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) may be given to other applicants with suitable equivalent professional qualifications and significant industrial experience (greater than 5 years relevant experience in the pharmaceutical industry).

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Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

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Non-residents

9900 EUR / year

≈ 9900 EUR / year
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EU/EEA Nationals

9900 EUR / year

≈ 9900 EUR / year

Living costs

Cork

Ireland

860 - 1400 EUR / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

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