MSc in Process Analytical Technology (PAT)

 

As a graduate from the MSc programme in Food Science and Technology with a specialisation in Process Analytical Technology, you master methods of solving concrete problems in relation to planning and optimising production to ensure less waste and better products.

You will be able to work with process analytical technology, for example with a view to optimising the transition from the development of a product to large-scale production. And you are able to analyse date in an easy and visual manner so that you can handle a lot of information and discuss it with chemists, operators etc.

You also have an insight into chemometrics (data analysis), which, for example, can ensure the effect of each medicine pill or the quality of each individual food.

Read an interview with the student Søren Juhl Pedersen.

 

Content:
Profile
Career opportunities
Structure
Application
Contact

 

 

Profile

Process Analytical Technology enables you to be at the centre of the development, monitoring and control of production within a number of different areas such as food and pharmaceutical production.

You will be a problem cruncher and detective in relation to identifying ‘discordant notes’ in production and subsequently finding the best methods for optimising the production, no matter whether this concerns improved food quality, more efficient production of insulin or easier monitoring of the production.

The specialisation is highly targeted at a future within industrial production, and you have many options of business collaboration already during your studies.

 

Career opportunities

Many industries in northern Europe are working with process analytical technology (PAT), so there are excellent opportunities for employment with a North European company both during your studies and after graduation. Many companies in Denmark and abroad have thus shown an interest in and contributed to designing the programme.

 

• You can work within research, development and production in large and medium-sized food and pharmaceutical companies both in Denmark and abroad.
• You will be able to function as a central link between the many different professional groups involved in the production of food and pharmaceutical products.
• And you will also have the option of working within research at universities.

Read an interview with Kristoffer Laursen, who is an industrial PhD student at Novo Nordisk.

Structure

The programme is organised as follows:

 

Year 1	Block 1	Exploratory Data Analysis/Chemometrics	Process Design of Experiments and Optimation
	Block 2	Advanced Chemometrics	Quantitative Bio-spectroscopy
	Block 3	Thematic Course: Process Analytical Technology
	Block 4

 

Year 2	Block 1	Advanced Manufacturing of Pharmaceuticals (PHARMA)
	Block 2
	Block 3	Thesis (30 or 45 credits)
	Block 4

 

A block is 9 weeks long and equals 15 ECTS.

 

	Compulsory courses and thesis
	Elective courses

The thesis (30 or 45 credits) must be related to process analytical technology issues.

If a thesis of 30 credits is selected, at least one additional course of 7,5 credits must be selected from the list of core courses described below under the individual specialisation.

 

Would you like to hear more about what it is like to study on the specialisation programme in Process Analytical Technology? Then you can read an interview with the student Søren Juhl Pedersen.

 

Competences

With an MSc degree in Food Science and Technology and the specialisation in , you will be an expert on food safety. You have knowledge, skills and competences, which, among other things, ensure that you can:
 

• Critically evaluate and assess scientific literature in relation to production and process optimization and monitoring in food and pharmaceutical science
• Formulate an independent theory on the basis of own results and/or scientific literature from a national or international perspective
• Work independently and effectively on an individual basis, in teams as well as in cross-disciplinary environments
• Discuss and expand on process insight and chemical knowledge in relation to solving process deficiencies
• Demonstrate capacity for independent thought, creativity and rigour in the application of knowledge and skills in work situations or in research
• Participate in public discussions of the impact of food and pharmaceutical industry on the surrounding community
• Work in a highly cross-disciplinary team and constructively interact with and affect the work of chemists, engineers, process operators and decision makers

When and how can I apply?

Applicants with a BSc degree from Denmark must apply before 1 April to start the programme the following September.

Applicants from Scandinavia, the EU and Lichtenstein must apply before 1 April to start the programme the following September.

Applicants from countries outside Scandinavia and the EU must apply by 1 January to start the programme the following September.

 

Contact

You are always welcome to contact the faculty’s student counselling service, LIFE Student Services, if you have any questions about the programme, student life etc.

You can contact Student Services on tel. +45 3533 3533 or by email to .

 

Each spring, the faculty’s MSc programmes host open house events. At these events, you have the chance to meet directors of studies and students, who can tell you more about the programme.