Good Manufacturing Practice, Validation and Regulation

Undergraduate | 2026

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Your studies will be on-campus, and may include some online delivery
On campus
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Area/Catalogue
ENGP X416
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Course ID
208359
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Campus
Adelaide City Campus East, Mawson Lakes
Level of study
Level of study
Undergraduate
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Unit value
6
Course owner
Course owner
School of Chemical Engineering
Course coordinator
Course coordinator
Robert Falconer
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Course level
4
Work Integrated Learning course
Work Integrated Learning course
No
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Inbound study abroad and exchange
Inbound study abroad and exchange
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Yes
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University-wide elective course
Yes
Single course enrollment
Single course enrolment
Yes

Course overview

This course aims to introduce the strategy for producing high quality safe pharmaceutics. This course will focus on the traditional approaches to ensure product quality using facility design, validation and good manufacturing practice (GMP). Special reference will be made to the manufacture of biologics including antibiotics, therapeutic proteins and vaccines.  

  • Facility Design
  • Regulatory Affairs
  • Validation
  • Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP)

Course learning outcomes

  • Identify the key events in the evolution of current regulation of pharmaceutical manufacturing
  • Explain the role of the regulatory authorities (TGA, FDA, EMA, etc) in ensuring pharmaceutical product safety and efficacy
  • Design a strategy to implement validation to pharmaceutical manufacturing and analytical techniques
  • Design a strategy to implement Good Manufacturing Practice to pharmaceutical manufacturing
  • Identify cleaning agents and describe the principles behind CIP and SIP to pharmaceutical manufacturing
  • Design the layout of a pharmaceutical manufacturing facility
  • Locate sources for regulatory guidance
  • Write a report in a professional style

Availability

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Census date
Fri 04/09/2026
Enrol by date
Enrol by date
Fri 21/08/2026
Last day to W
Last day to W
Fri 18/09/2026
Last day to WF
Last day to WF
Fri 16/10/2026

Class details

Adelaide City Campus East

Class number
Class number 56927
Section
Section WS01
Size
Size 40
Available
Available 40
Dates Days Time Campus Location Instructor
7 Aug - 25 Sep Friday 11:10am - 1pm Adelaide City Campus East Basil Hetzel, H2-02
16 Oct - 13 Nov Friday 11:10am - 1pm Adelaide City Campus East Basil Hetzel, H2-02

Prerequisite(s)

N/A

Corequisite(s)

N/A

Antirequisite(s)

N/A

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