Programme Structure

Temple University-NUS SAGE Certification Programme

Collaboration between SAGE and Temple U was established in November 2008.

Temple University, based in the heart of Philadelphia, USA, was founded in 1884. It is a major international university, and a world-class center of teaching, research and health care. It has faculty in 17 schools and colleges, and four professional schools. More information about Temple University itself can be found at www.temple.edu

Temple University offers its Quality Assurance/Regulatory Affairs Graduate Program through the School of Pharmacy. It was the first institution of higher learning to develop a master’s program in Quality Assurance and Regulatory Affairs since 1968, making it the pioneer and leader in this area. With so many decades of experience, Temple University today offers the largest number of comprehensive courses in this discipline, and continues to add courses to incorporate the latest trends in the pharmaceutical/manufacturing industry.

Classes will be held on a part time basis at the Department of Pharmacy, National University of Singapore through a series of live lectures/tutorials, pre-recorded lectures and on-line discussion forum with the faculty at the Temple University. A local facilitator will be present at each session to provide guidance and answer queries.

Each module will last around 26 hours, averaging over 13 weeks, 2 hours per week, with tests, assignments and a written examination at the end of the module. Modules are conducted on a part-time basis to facilitate working adults, and may be held on weekday nights or on Saturdays. Completion with a pass grade of any of the offered modules will confer a SAGE Certificate of Attendance.

A participant may wish to complete 5 modules from Temple University in order to be eligible to apply for the post graduate Certificate in Pharmaceutical Manufacturing I from Temple University and SAGE. An average B grade for the 5 modules will be necessary to be conferred the post graduate Certificate. The 5 modules required are

1. Drug Development Processes
2. Good Regulatory Practices
3. Food and Drug Law
4. Unit Operations
5. Regulatory Science

SAGE will roll out these courses in time to come, to meet the training needs of the pharmaceutical industry. Please visit our webpage regularly to look out for new updates to the SAGE programmes.

New modules being offered for May 2009

Good Clinical Practices
Food & Drug Law I
Unit Operations