Academics/Master of Engineering

Master of Engineering in Pharmaceutical Engineering and Science
The pharmaceutical industry is increasingly looking for engineers and scientists with current and advanced training in pharmaceutical engineering, and the Masters of Engineering in Pharmaceutical Engineering and Science (M.E.) was developed to address this need. The M.E. has been set up using the framework of a professional Masters degree. Rutgers University provides the intellectual climate for the preparation of individuals for professional advancement and is set up not just for full-time students, but also for professionals in industry who can only attend classes part-time but want to develop the skills to work in pharmaceutical product design and manufacturing. Most of our classes are offered in the evening.

The entire Pharmaceutical engineering course list and brief description of course content is listed under courses. To keep our program up-to-date, we rely on a broad pool of exceptional faculty from Rutgers and additional adjunct faculty from industry.

Applicants to the M.E. should have an undergraduate degree in Engineering, Science or Pharmacy. Usually the Graduate School in New Brunswick requires a cumulative GPA of at least 3.0 on a 4.0 scale for admission. International students (and students from Puerto Rico) must also submit scores from the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL). Financial aid is not provided for the students who are admitted to the M.E. degree program. Tuition and fees depend on the number of courses that are taken each semester. See the Graduate School New Brunswick website for more information on tuition and fees. All courses in the Pharmaceutical Engineering Program are 3-credit courses.

Applications to the M.E. are currently handled through the Graduate School in New Brunswick. To apply to the M.E. or the Non-Degree program of study, please apply on-line at www.gradstudy.rutgers.edu. To apply, search for the Chemical and Biochemical Engineering Program of Study and choose the M.E. degree. The Master of Engineering in Pharmaceutical Engineering and Science (M.E.) is administered by the Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering and is therefore listed under this department's programs of study.

For further information, please contact pharmeng@soemail.rutgers.edu

Basic requirements for the completion of the Master of Engineering in Pharmaceutical Science degree are the completion of 30 credits of courses, including:

• 15 credits of core courses
• 15 credits of elective courses (to be selected from established engineering and science graduate courses ). A listing of acceptable electives is given below. Other elective courses can be selected from current Rutgers engineering and science graduate courses with approval of the program
• Maintaining an overall cumulative grade point average of at least 3.0.
• Maintaining a grade point average of at least 3.0 in the core courses.
• Students receiving more than three (3) grades below B will be recommended for dismissal to the Graduate School.

Core courses (five required courses)

• 155:545 Pharmaceutical Process Design I (Synthesis, Separation and Sterile Processing in the Pharmaceutical Industry)
• 155:546 Pharmaceutical Process Design II (Pharmaceutical Unit Operations)
• 155:547 Statistical Analysis and Design of Pharmaceutical Operations
• 155:549 Advanced Engineering, Pharmaceutical Kinetics, Thermodynamics and Transport Processes
• 155:541 Pharmaceutical Materials Engineering

A brief description of the core course content can be found under courses.

Electives (choose five elective courses)

A list of approved Pharmaceutical Engineering electives and a brief description of the course content can be found under general elective courses.