Course Organisation - Compulsory and Elective Subjects

Qualification #1 - Graduate Certificate of Science (Good Manufacturing Practices) – 4 Subjects / 50 points

Satisfactory completion of 3 Subjects from the A group, compulsorily including HES6401 and HES6402, plus 1 Unit from any group, totaling 50 credit points will entitle students to the Graduate Certificate in GMP Manufacturing Practices awarded by Swinburne .

Qualification # 2 - Graduate Diploma of Science (Good Manufacturing Practices) – 8 Subjects /100 points

Satisfactory completion of any 5 Subjects from the A group, plus 1 Unit from the B group, 1 Unit from the C group and 1 Unit from any group, totaling 100 credit points will entitle students to the Graduate Diploma in GMP Manufacturing Practices awarded by Swinburne.

Qualification # 3 - Master of Science (GMP Manufacturing Practices)
Masters Option 1 (Coursework) - 12 Subjects: Satisfactory completion of the 5 Subjects from the A group, plus 1 Unit from the B group, 2 Subjects from the C group and 4 Subjects from any group, totaling 150 credit points will entitle students to the Masters of Science (GMP Manufacturing Practices) awarded by Swinburne.

Masters Option 2 (Minor Thesis) - 8: Subjects plus Minor Thesis: Satisfactory completion of the 5 Subjects from the A group, 1 Unit from the B group, 1 Unit from the C group and 1 Unit from any group, plus a research project to be reported and assessed as a minor thesis, totaling 150 credit points will entitle students to the Masters of Science (GMP Manufacturing Practices) awarded by Swinburne.

How to Select the Right Course Structure for your Professional Development

Students can study one subject at a time or plan their course from the beginning. Enrolment in one subject only is appropriate for students who wish to enhance their work-place value but do not know their future direction or do not wish to totally commit to the course. Enrolment in subjects as non-award “stand-alone” subjects is also possible.

Students who know their course requirements should be aware that several subjects are related to the same specialisation and should choose their electives accordingly. For example:

• R&D laboratory  (HES6406, HBSG200, HES6414)
• QC Lab   (HES6417, 6418, HIR104)
• Validation (HES6404, 6411, 6412)
• Manufacturing (HES6416, 6413)
• QA (HES6415, 6414, HIR104)
• General Business Skills  (7 subjects available)
• General Science Skills (HES6417, HES6418, HES6419, HIR104)

For a typical Graduate Diploma student, the subjects are as follows:

There are 5 compulsory subjects (Group A):  

• GMP Principles HES6401
• GMP Practices HES6402
• Validation Principles HES6403
• Good QC Laboratory Practices HES6404
• Contamination Control HES6405

Students will then do one compulsory subject from Group B:

• HES6406 Process Development for Therapeutics (A) – A Perspective for Protein Therapeutics
• HES6407 (1) Process Development for Therapeutics (B) – A Perspective for Small Molecules
• HES6410 Product Development for Therapeutics (C) – A Perspective for Medical Devices
• HES6407(2) Product Development for Therapeutics (D) – A Perspective for Pharmaceutical Products

Students will pick 1 elective from the C Group and 1 elective from any Group.