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If you would like further information, please send your details to PIAT at the School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences. Alternatively, you can send an e-mail: to PIAT@fs1.pa.man.ac.uk.
The University has co-operated with Glaxo, Wellcome, SmithKline Beecham, Zeneca, Fisons and many other companies to produce two major postgraduate-level training programmes for the pharmaceutical industry.

Both programmes are produced in modular distance learning format. They provide a flexible method of providing training and enable industrial participation without the need for prolonged absence from work. Both can lead to the award of a Masters Degree or Diploma.

Each module consists of 200 to 300 pages of text, incorporating exercises and assignments.

PIAT - Pharmaceutical Industry Advanced Training Programme - covers product development, manufacturing and QA.

PEAT - Pharmaceutical Engineering Advanced Training Programme - covers facility design, construction and operation.

The teaching material in both programmes is available to companies and other academic institutions.


The PIAT Programme

- product development, QA and manufacturing.

Developed in partnership with the pharmaceutical industry, the PIAT programme is a postgraduate-level training programme designed for scientists and managers working in the pharmaceutical industry in the fields of Product Development, Manufacturing and Quality Assurance.

Benefits

The PIAT Programme is designed to improve your work performance. An important benefit of the programme is that it provides you with the opportunity to achieve University qualifications without the need for prolonged absence form work. In the long term, it should help you to improve your career prospects by gaining industry-recognised qualifications validated by a leading University. It also provides some of the training required for Qualified Person recognition.

How PIAT works

A list of module titles is shown below. You select form this list the subject module or programme of modules you wish to study. For each module chosen, a text containing teaching material and exercises will be sent to you, for you to study in your own time. For each module you will be expected to complete the exercises, a written assignment and to attend a one day module workshop and examination session at the University. Throughout your studies a University tutor is available to help you if required.

University Awards

Module credits are awarded for the successful completion of each module. The Diploma in Advanced Studies is awarded for the successful completion of an approved set of eight modules, normally within five years of registration. The Master of Science degree is awarded for the same study programme as the Diploma with the addition of a dissertation conducted in the workplace. This project work will represent approximately 600 hours of study. The project will be supervised by a member of the University staff and an experienced person from your company. Workplace study facilities and supervision arrangements must be approved by the University and the project must normally be conducted in the UK.

Assessment

If you want to earn module credits towards a University award, your progress will be examined by completion of the exercises in the module, assessing your written assignment and by taking a one and a half hour unseen examination at The University of Manchester. If you do not want the credits towards a qualification you do not need to take the examination.

Note: Some modules are assessed by exercises and assignments only, without an unseen examination.

Study Requirements

Access to PIAT modules is open to all. There are no special entry requirements if you want to study individual modules as part of your personal development programme.

PIAT is an advanced level programme and some modules require an advanced level knowledge of physical and organic chemistry and mathematics. All modules require some work experience with in the industry.

To study for a Diploma in Advanced Studies or the MSc degree you should normally have a degree level scientific qualifications. If you do not already have the required qualifications to study for the Diploma in Advanced Studies you can join this programmes (with earned credits) when you have proved your ability by earning four module credits.

Timetable

You can start your studies in January, April, July abd October. Workshops and examinations will be held in Manchester over a three week period in October/November each year. Participants can attend the module workshop which is followed by the examination or they may choose to attend only the workshop and defer the examination to the separate examination only sessions held in the April/May of the following year.

Fees

The fees for 1997 are 870 pounds sterling per module including tutorial support, assignment, workshop and examination. If you register for a diploma or MSc you can buy each module for [870 pounds sterling or the programme of eight modules for a fee of 6000 pounds sterling, payable in two equal instalments, one at the start of the programme and the second after the first year of study. The additional supervision and examination fee for an MSc is [[sterling]]1000, [[sterling]]500 payable when the project starts and [[sterling]]500 on completion.

Modules

Modules are presented as texts written to enable you to understand the subject and to study at home or at work. Exercises are included in the text to help the learning process and you will undertake a written assignment dealing with aspects of the subject. Each module will require 60 to 80 hours of study time to understand the subject matter and to complete the module exercises and the module assignment.

1 Basic Principles - the physicochemical principles of dosage form design

2 Preformulation Studies 1 - physicochemical aspects of drug substances and excipients

3 Preformulation Studies 2 - biopharmaceutical aspects of dosage form design

4 Solid Dosage Forms - formulation and process development

5 Liquid & Semi Solid Dosage Forms - formulation and process development

6 Sterile Dosage Forms - formulation and process development

7 Controlled Release Dosage Forms - formulation and process development

8 Operations Management - control of manufacturing and supply operations

9 Quality Assurance - concepts, international regulatory requirements and management

10 Packaging - material, methods, regulatory requirements and product development

11 Regulatory Affairs - international requirements in development, manufacturing and marketing

12 Pharmaceutical Engineering - an introduction to design, construction and operation of facilities

13 Analytical Development - the establishment of drug substance and dosage form specifications

14 Safety, Health & Environment- concepts, legislation and management

15 Inhalation Dosage Forms - formulation and process development

16 Product Development Management- an overview of the processes and management

17 Sterilisation of Medical Devices- the design, selection and operation of processes

Applications

To receive an application form for personal study or to discuss use of the PIAT Programme Modules in your company or university contact: The University of Manchester,

Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PL

Tel: 061 275 2373 Fax 061 275 2423

E-mail: PIAT@fs1.pa.man.ac.uk


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