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School of Pharma Sciences · Career Track

Validation & Equipment Engineer

A mid-career track (9-12 months) preparing you for validation and equipment engineering roles, covering advanced process validation, Quality by Design principles, and automation and control systems. Completing the track earns the Validation & Engineering Certificate.

Duration
9–12 months
Courses
8 Courses
Certificate
Validation & Engineering Certificate
School
School of Pharma Sciences

Your Course Roadmap

01
ENG-101
Equipment Qualification Fundamentals
02
ENG-102
Installation, Operational, and Performance Qualification (IQ/OQ/PQ)
03
ENG-103
Process Validation and Design of Experiments (DoE)
04
ENG-104
Cleaning Validation and Contamination Control
05
ENG-201
Advanced Process Validation
06
ENG-202
Quality by Design (QbD) Principles
07
ENG-203
Automation and Control Systems
08
BUS-201
Advanced Portfolio Strategy

8 courses in sequence · leading to the Validation & Engineering Certificate

CERTIFICATE EARNED

Certificate: Validation & Engineering Certificate

Duration
9–12 months
Credits
8 Courses
Tuition Band
$3,500–$4,500
Awarded By
School of Pharma Sciences
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Domains Covered in This Track

Skills You Will Gain

Equipment qualification (IQ/OQ/PQ) Process validation & DoE Cleaning validation Quality by Design (QbD) Automation & control systems Contamination control Validation documentation

By the End of This Track, You Can…

01Author and execute IQ/OQ/PQ protocols for GMP equipment and utilities
02Design process validation studies using Design of Experiments
03Build cleaning validation programs with science-based acceptance limits
04Apply QbD principles to process and equipment design
05Specify and qualify automation and control systems

Ready to Become a Validation & Equipment Engineer?

Your track. Your courses. Your certificate. UTB makes the path clear — from day one.

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