Master of Engineering (M.E.) in Pharmaceutical Engineering and Science

• Our innovative courses and programs are designed to train academic and industry leaders.
• Our collaborative, interdisciplinary academic community is committed to transformative education and research that is ethically responsible and sustainable.
• Many of our students are actively engaged in cutting edge research.
• Our accomplished faculty includes internationally recognized experts in their fields, who span departments and schools within Rutgers.

Our program prepares students for professional advancement in a dynamic, rapidly evolving field. Our world-class professors are deeply committed to training pharmaceutical engineering leaders. With their guidance, students become proficient in applying their knowledge of mathematics, science, and engineering to pharmaceutical processes. Often working in multidisciplinary teams, students acquire the ability to design a system, component, or process that solves a pharmaceutical engineering need.

Students are required to take 30 credits, including 15 credits of core pharmaceutical engineering courses and 15 credits of elective courses. Our roster of exceptional faculty from Rutgers and adjunct faculty from industry prepares full- and part-time students for professional advancement. We offer:

• A supportive and stimulating environment that promotes students’ individual and professional growth
• Core pharmaceutical engineering courses
• Elective courses in everything from drug discovery and preclinical development to nanotechnology based drug delivery
• Project-based research course credit
• Practical training courses, including industrial internships
• Professional development and career exploration activities
• Conveniently scheduled evening courses provide maximum flexibility to working professionals
• The curriculum has been developed for students with an undergraduate degree in engineering, science or pharmacy

Students can learn and conduct research in our state-of-the-art continuous manufacturing facility. Cross-disciplinary researchers from major universities come together at the Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering’s Center for Structured Organic Particulate Systems (C-SOPS) to improve how pharmaceuticals and other products are manufactured.