Stevens Institute of Technology—Preparing the Next Generation of Pharmaceutical Professionals

Abstract

In response to a perceived lack of graduate offerings in practical pharmaceutical industry skills that allow recent bachelor’s graduates or young working professionals to hone their abilities and to target their focus specifically towards the pharmaceutical industry, especially in the area of commercial production, Stevens Institute of Technology created the Pharmaceutical Manufacturing and Engineering (PME) graduate program to provide educational opportunities for the significant pharmaceutical population in the northern New Jersey/metro New York area, as well as worldwide via online offerings. Currently, the program offers two 4-course graduate certificates in (1) Pharmaceutical Manufacturing, and (2) Validation, Compliance, and Quality in the Pharmaceutical Industry, and a 10-course (30 credits) Master of Science degree in Pharmaceutical Manufacturing.