Drug and Medicinal Product Analysis (Hons) Technological University of the Shannon

Overview

Drug and Medicinal Product Analysis (Hons) aims to produce graduates from  Technological University of the Shannon who understand how medicines and healthcare products, including medical devices, pharmaceuticals and biopharmaceuticals, are manufactured and checked to make sure they are safe, effective, and of a high quality. Drug and Medicinal Product Analysis is a highly relevant programme that leads to excellent job prospects. 

There is an eight-month work placement in Year 3 of the programme to provide valuable work experience. Some examples of companies where our graduates are working include Regeneron, Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, Pfizer, Edwards Lifesciences, Boston Scientific, Wyeth, Stryker and GlaxoSmithKline.

Career Opportunities

The employment record of graduates of this programme is one of the best in Ireland. You will have excellent employment opportunities in the following sectors: medical device, biopharmaceutical, pharmaceutical, healthcare, chemical, food and local authorities. These industries are worth in-excess of €40 billion a year to Ireland and a significant number of the employees are third level graduates.

Graduates of this programme work as Process Scientists, Production Specialists, Analytical Chemists, Microbiologists, Quality Assurance Specialists, Regulatory Affairs Specialists and at managerial level in companies such as Regeneron, Stryker, Wyeth Nutritionals, Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, Edwards Lifesciences, Pfizer, MSD, Beckman Coulter and Lilly.

What are the career prospects?

Job categories that graduates can work in include:

• Analytical Scientists
• Quality Control Scientists
• Quality Assurance Specialists
• Regulatory Affairs Specialists
• Quality and Validation Engineers
• Production Specialists
• Laboratory Management