Objectives and competences

The postgraduate course prepares students to develop a unique integrated quality system to comply with European and international regulations, such as Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP), Good Laboratory Practices (GLP) and Good Clinical Practices (GCP), the ISO, the ICH and FDA guides and pharmacovigilance regulations, among others. The course provides professional skills and knowledge to be an expert in pharmaceutical quality.

Basic information

TypePostgraduate courses
CertificateSpecialization diploma
Faculty or schoolInstitut de Formació Contínua IL3
Branch of knowledge
  • Pharmacy
Mode of deliveryDistance
Credits30
Length of course1 academic year
Language(s) of instructionSpanish
Enrolment feeFirst year: 3.680,00 €
An increase of 10% is applied to the price, up to a maximum of € 70, as administration fee
In-company placement(s)No
Start of teaching period07/04/2025
End of teaching period19/12/2025
E-mailinfo@il3.ub.edu
Master's degree course homepage http://www.il3.ub.edu/ca/postgrau/postgrau-sistemes-qualitat-industria-recerca-farmaceutica.html
ManagmentRibó Ros, Cristina
Open pre-enrolmenthttp://www.il3.ub.edu/ca/postgrau/postgrau-sistemes-qualitat-industria-recerca-farmaceutica.html
Lead to doctoral studiesNo
Admission for applicants not holding a degree qualificationSí, amb crèdits pendents (10% o menys)

Objectives and competences

Objectives

General objective:
- To learn useful tools to design a quality system that is flexible to adapt to the new regulations and contains elements that maximize efficiency and reduce the costs of quality systems. This reduces the risk of problems derived from inadequate quality systems, such as complaints, corrective actions, etc.

Specific objectives:
- To be able to integrate different regulations and quality systems to achieve operational excellence.
- Manage all records, protocols and reports relating to quality in the pharmaceutical industry, research centres, biotech companies, etc.
- Supervise and assess the supply chain; that is, the products and subcontracted services.
- To identify possible sources of non-compliance or risk, to guarantee successful audit results and prevent complaints or corrective action.

Access and admission

Applicant profile and access requirements

Recommended applicant profile

- Professionals working in the pharmaceutical and biohealth industry; particularly those in quality control and assurance, pharmacovigilance, validations and other areas relating to quality systems.
- Professionals in pharmaceutical laboratories and pharmaceutical research, clinical trials, drug development and analytical development
- University graduates interested in working professionally in this field and related areas.

Access requirements and conditions

The course is also open to students with no prior university education, who will acquire the same knowledge and skills and receive a specific qualification for their learner group. Information on the access requirements and other conditions can be obtained from the course directors.

Pre-enrolment

Calendar

Contact us

Classes


AddressInstitut de Formació Contínua - UB
C/ Ciutat de Granada, 131

08018 - Barcelona
Espanya
Email addressinfo@il3.ub.edu
Webpagehttp://www.il3.ub.edu
Telephone93 403 96 96
Observationsonline, 30 hours of videoconference sessions distributed throughout the modules according to the syllabus (on Friday and occasionally Thursday from 6 p.m., in sessions of no more than 1.30 h / except one of 1.45 h). Compulsory attendance of 80% of the sessions.

Further information


AddressInstitut de Formació Contínua - UB
C/ Ciutat de Granada 131

08018 - Barcelona
Espanya
Email addressinfo@il3.ub.edu
Webpagehttp://www.il3.ub.edu/ca/postgrau/postgrau-sistemes-qualitat-industria-recerca-farmaceutica.html
Telephone93 309 36 54
ObservationsMonday to Friday, from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.

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