Pharmaceutical Engineering
JCE's B.Sc. program in Pharmaceutical Engineering is designed to train undergraduates to engage in the development and manufacture of pharmaceuticals and drug carriers. The Department's goal is to place graduates in the hi-tech, technology-rich biomedical industry or in applied research programs for advanced university degrees.
Upon graduation, the student is awarded a Bachelor of Science Degree in Pharmaceutical Engineering.
TEVA Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. partnered JCE in establishing the Pharmaceutical Engineering Department.
Pharmaceutical Engineer
The Pharmaceutical Engineer is employed in drug companies, R&D units and on the manufacturing plant production line, in the design of production floors, quality assurance and control system, engaged in advanced analysis of pharmaceuticals and adapting them for use, as well as in a range of other jobs in the industry.
What is Pharmaceutical Engineering?
Pharmaceutical Engineering, a unique subject in the broad spectrum of different engineering studies, studies biological materials and their use in the pharmaceutical industry. The program is based on a study of the major sciences of chemistry, biochemistry, physics and biology. Over the past decade, there has been rapid progress in the development of pharmaceuticals and biological materials for this industry. The profession of Pharmaceutical Engineering is unique, and differs from other study programs in Israel as it focuses on training engineers specifically for the pharma industry.
Pharmaceutical Engineering Department Curriculum
This is a four-year program which begins with comprehensive training in the basic sciences – Chemistry, Biochemistry, Physics, Thermodynamics, Pharmacology (foundation course), Pharmacokinetics (foundation course) – followed by training that focuses primarily on courses in Pharmaceutical Engineering. Details are posted in the Departmental Curriculum.
Students must present a Final Project during their senior year, under the joint mentorship of an academic advisor from the JCE and a senior echelon employee in the pharmaceutical industry/senior researcher in a research institute/Hebrew University of Jerusalem senior faculty member.
Awarding of the B.Sc. degree is subject to the authorization of the Council for Higher Education in Israel, according to accepted guidelines.
