CareerFit CourseFinderBioindustry 4.0 - Sligo
- Course code
- SG_SBIOI_M09
- QQI level
- Level 9
- NFQ type
- —
- Duration
- 2 years part-time, online delivery. Study Hours It is recommended that students allow for 6 hours on average per week per 5 credit module. This includes contact time (lectures) and self directed study, along with time for completion of assignments. On-Campus Attendance Lectures will be delivered online, with all the practical/ laboratory work taking place in NIBRT’s state-of-the-art facilities. No attendance required for Master's stage.
- Attendance
- Part time
- CAO points
- —
Course summary
This programme is a joint initiative by ATU Sligo and NIBRT and aims to provide students with a comprehensive grounding in biopharma related aspects of Industry 4.0 (BioIndustry 4.0), with specific focus on cutting edge technologies.
The programme is aimed at manufacturing, quality, engineering and site management personnel who are looking to increase their understanding and application of the latest digital trends and technologies in the validation and digitalisation fields and who already hold a Level 8 qualification in science or engineering disciplines.
It will provide a postgraduate qualification in the area of digitalisation that will form both an introduction for new or proposed entrants to the area and additional skills and knowledge to those working in the area.
Key modules include
– Introduction to BioIndustry 4.0
– Biologics Manufacturing: Current and Future
– Regulation, Risk and Compliance (Elective)
– Research Methods Biopharma (Elective)
– Bio Industry 4.0 Theory and Practice
– Bio Industry Data & Digital Technologies
– BioProcesssing Thesis