Pharmig - Excellence in Microbiology

PMAT Modules

Pharmig and the University of Manchester have pushed ahead with their collaboration for an MSc in Pharmaceutical Microbiology Advanced Training (PMAT).The initial four Modules launched on the 13th September 2007 are listed here below with a breakdown of all the units.

PMAT Module 1: Introduction to Pharmaceutical Microbiology and Technology

Unit 1: Overview of the Pharmaceutical Industry
Unit 2: Pharmaceutical Dosage Forms
Unit 3: Risk Assessment
Unit 4: Water and Raw Materials
Unit 5: Environmental Control
Unit 6: Preservation and Sterilisation
Unit 7: Basic Laboratory Techniques
Unit 8: Manufacturing Procedures and Validation
Unit 9: GMP and Documentation
Unit 10: Regulatory Affairs

Module 1 will be compulsory to all students that wish to register for the PMAT programme as a Certificate, Diploma or MSc.
This is not the case if you simply wish to register for individual modules.

PMAT Module 2: Water Aspects

Unit 1: Water Qualities Defined
Unit 2: System Design & Water Generation
Unit 3: Validation & Change Control
Unit 4: System Operation & Sanitisation
Unit 5: Sampling and Microbiological Testing
Unit 6: System Troubleshooting
Unit 7: Water System Management

PMAT Module 3: Microbiological Environmental Monitoring & Control
(Sterile and Non-sterile Areas)

Unit 1: Introduction to Environmental Monitoring and Consideration of Regulatory Issues
Unit 2: Viable and Non-viable Monitoring Methods
Unit 3: Validation of Environmental Monitoring Methods
Unit 4: Designing an Environmental Monitoring Programme
Unit 5: Monitoring of Specific Processes
Unit 6: Data Handling and Trend Analysis
Unit 7: Micro-organisms
Unit 8: Risk Assessment
Unit 9: Classification of Clean Rooms and Clean Zones

PMAT Module 4: Microbiological Aspects of Sterile Pharmaceutical Manufacturing

Unit 1: Sterile Products, Sterility and Sterility Assurance
Unit 2: Pharmaceutical Preparations Required to be Sterile
Unit 3: Maintenance of Sterility – Containment of Sterile Pharmaceutical Preparations
Unit 4: Terminal Sterilization and Aseptic Manufacture
Unit 5: The Test for Sterility
Unit 6: Sterility Assurance as Applied to Sterilisation Processes
Unit 7: The Sterility Assurance Concept versus Aseptic Manufacture

The headings of the other PMAT Modules, which are due for late 2008 are:

Module 5: Quality Assurance in Microbiology Laboratories
Module 6: Engineering Principles for Microbiologists
Module 7: Application of Microbiology in Biopharmaceuticals
Module 8: Antimicrobials
Module 9: Antibiotics and Vitamins
Module 10: Key Management Tools

Download PMAT Course Modules Synopsis
Click Here for more information on University Modules