Course Description

Consumer awareness of production safety and quality are at an all-time high, triggered by repeated recalls, social media campaigns and increased media access. As a result, successful quality control and quality assurance programs are essential for an organization to survive. Graduates of the Pharmaceutical and Food Science Technology program are uniquely suited to work in these high-demand areas in the food, pharmaceutical, cosmetics, natural health product, and cannabis industries. This program is unique in Ontario and our well-equipped microbiology, chemical analysis, pharmaceutical and food processing facilities provide our students with hands-on experience in the methods and instrumentation used in the pharmaceutical, natural health product, cannabis and food science industries. Our students learn the theory of and perform experiments mirroring industry procedures and protocols to ensure they are equipped with the skills and knowledge they need to work in these high-demand industries. During placement, students have the opportunity to gain experience at partner organizations, including food manufacturers, pharmaceutical companies, analytical testing facilities and ingredient suppliers. Graduates are employed in both the public and private sectors. The career path for graduates of this program can extend to technical research and development, operations and general management. Career options: Analytical chemist Food, pharmaceutical or cosmetic manufacturing technologist Food product development technologist Food safety technologist Instrumentation technologist Microbiologist Pharmaceutical technologist Quality assurance technologist Quality control technologist

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