Overview and Award Outcomes
Overview
The Medical Device - Plastics Technology Certificate will prepare students for success in Minnesota’s robust medical device industry. Students will gain applied skills and knowledge of: Plastics/Chemistry/Ingredients of Polymers; Properties and Tests; Quality Control, Instrument Sensor Devices; Systematic Medical Device Protocol; and Medical Micro-bore Extrusion Processes. Coursework will focus on the technical understanding and skills development in concepts, principals and specific requirements regarding Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) that strictly regulate how organizations are to produce medical devices.
Award Outcomes
Obtain FDA & GMP requirements and practices
Demonstrate proper installation of medical extrusion and injection molding systems
Demonstrate the ability to apply concepts, principals and requirements in the production of medical devices
Problem solve using analytical thinking
Demonstrate quality system practices
Use process control devices
Career Opportunities
This Medical Device Molding Certificate is ideal for an individual entering a new career or looking to upgrade their current industry knowledge and skills. Excellent opportunities exist as medical device injection and extrusion molding technicians, which are high-skill and high demand positions in the field of plastics technology.
Semester Sequence
Offered at Brooklyn Park Only
First Semester
| PLST1008 | Fundamentals of Plastics/Chemistry/Ingredients | 4 |
| PLST2007 | Properties and Tests of Selected Plastics | 4 |
| PLST2035 | Medical Device Polymer Processes | 3 |
Graduation (17 Credits)
Semester listings reflect the recommended sequence. Due to circumstances beyond our control, the information herein is subject to change without notice.
2/15/2022 : BP 4410 / EP