Gloved hand holding a pipette above a small container, with a beaker of red liquid on a lab plate in the background in the QAQC Lab on the University of Montana campus in Missoula, MT.

Montana Biotechnology Center

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Curriculum

  • Description of the laboratory curriculum 
    CareerReady - QA/QC Career Accelerator Topics Duration Credits
    Laboratory Safety

     

     

     

     

     

    5 days/40 contact hours

     

     

     

     

     

     NA 
    Good Laboratory Practices (GLP) and Good Documentation Practices (GDP)
    Pipetting Techniques and Test Solution preparation
    Analytical Balances and pH Meters
    Consumables and Reagents Management
    UV-Vis Spectrophotometer
    High-Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC)
    Particle Size Analyzer
     Fourier-Transform Infrared (FTIR) Spectrometer
    Review and Practical Assessment
  • Description of the didactic curriculum
    Required courses  Term  Credits
         Audits and Inspections Fall or Spring 2
         Introduction to cGXP Winter or Summer 3
         Quality Compliance Winter or Summer 3
         Validation and Qualification Summer 3
    Electives (one required)*  Term  Credits
         QA/QC Career Accelerator module Summer 3
         Quality Assurance Fall or Spring 3
         Quality Control Operations Summer 3
    Total credits   18