Course Information
Price
HKD 24,225
CEF Reimbursable
CEF Reimbursable
Course Level
Study Mode
Location
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Course Overview
Assessment Methods / 評核方式
(A) Assessment Items and Their Weightings: (1) Pharmaceutical Materials Science - Assignment: 40%; Exam: 60% (2) Business, Regulation and Ethics for the Pharmaceutical Scientist - Coursework: 50%; In-Class Test: 50% (B) Completion Requirements and CEF Reimbursement Requirements: (1) At least 40% of overall passing mark in each module of the course (C) CEF Reimbursement Requirements: (1) At least 50% of overall passing mark (2) At least 70% of the total contact hours
Entry Requirement / 入學要求
(1) Students holding a Higher Diploma in Dispensing Studies or Higher Diploma in Pharmaceutical Science will be admitted as the start of the top-up programme. (2) English Language Proficiency Requirement (a) Applicants having successfully completed a Higher Diploma/ Associate Degree delivered and assessed in English by a recognized institution in Hong Kong will be exempted from completing an English language test. (b) All other applicants will be required to have an overall band score of at least 6.0 in IELTS, with no subtest score of less than 5.5, or an equivalent qualification. (c) Applicants are normally expected to provide confirmation from the previous institution that the qualification was taught in English as part of their application. (d) Other qualifications will still be assessed on a case-by-case basis and where higher study was not taught in English, GCSE equivalent high school English qualifications may be accepted.
Instructor's Qualifications / 導師資歷
(a) Master’s Degree and/or equivalent professional qualification (b) a minimum of 4 years’ relevant teaching/working experience
QR Number / 資歷名冊登記號碼
22/000712/L5
QF Level / 資歷架構級別
5
CEF Registration Invalid From / 基金課程登記失效日期
01-SEP-26
(A) Assessment Items and Their Weightings: (1) Pharmaceutical Materials Science - Assignment: 40%; Exam: 60% (2) Business, Regulation and Ethics for the Pharmaceutical Scientist - Coursework: 50%; In-Class Test: 50% (B) Completion Requirements and CEF Reimbursement Requirements: (1) At least 40% of overall passing mark in each module of the course (C) CEF Reimbursement Requirements: (1) At least 50% of overall passing mark (2) At least 70% of the total contact hours
Entry Requirement / 入學要求
(1) Students holding a Higher Diploma in Dispensing Studies or Higher Diploma in Pharmaceutical Science will be admitted as the start of the top-up programme. (2) English Language Proficiency Requirement (a) Applicants having successfully completed a Higher Diploma/ Associate Degree delivered and assessed in English by a recognized institution in Hong Kong will be exempted from completing an English language test. (b) All other applicants will be required to have an overall band score of at least 6.0 in IELTS, with no subtest score of less than 5.5, or an equivalent qualification. (c) Applicants are normally expected to provide confirmation from the previous institution that the qualification was taught in English as part of their application. (d) Other qualifications will still be assessed on a case-by-case basis and where higher study was not taught in English, GCSE equivalent high school English qualifications may be accepted.
Instructor's Qualifications / 導師資歷
(a) Master’s Degree and/or equivalent professional qualification (b) a minimum of 4 years’ relevant teaching/working experience
QR Number / 資歷名冊登記號碼
22/000712/L5
QF Level / 資歷架構級別
5
CEF Registration Invalid From / 基金課程登記失效日期
01-SEP-26
What You’ll Learn
(1) Pharmaceutical Materials Science - 24 Hours (i) Nanoscale – crystals, crystalline state and defects, crystals and polymers, co-crystal systems (2 hrs) (ii) Supramolecular – polymers, biopolymers (6 hrs) (iii) Processes – chemical engineering? (2 hrs) (iv) Applications – drug delivery systems, biomaterials, tissue engineering (6 hrs) (v) Analytical workshops – computational software (e.g. Mercury etc.), mechanical analysis, thermal analysis, spectroscopic analysis? (4 hrs) (vi) Revision session (assessment prep for exam) (2 hrs) (vii) Assessment feedback following coursework presentation (2 hrs) (2) Business, Regulation and Ethics for the Pharmaceutical Scientist - 18 Hours (i) The history of drug regulation (2 hrs); (ii) An overview of the drug registration process and its stages (2 hrs); (iii) The difference regulatory agencies worldwide and the International Conference on Harmonisation (ICH) (2 hrs); (iv) How the agencies ensure compliance to regulation and guidance (3 hrs); (v) The role of regulatory affairs in the pharmaceutical industry (2 hrs); (vi) Ethics of clinical trials, Declaration of Helsinki and the role of the Independent Review Board (3 hrs); (vii) The role of the Qualified Person (2 hrs); (viii) An overview of quality standards, GLP, GCP and GMP NICE (2 hrs).
