The HRB Clinical Research Facility is delighted to announce the official launch of its new academic programme, MSc Clinical Trials (online). It is a part-time programme, which commenced in September 2018 with the Postgraduate Certificate Clinical Trials. Students can progress from the Certificate to the Diploma and finally to the MSc in a stepwise manner
The rapid development of the Clinical Trial environment in Ireland over the last 10 years has exposed substantial limitations in the prevalent knowledgebase and the numbers of clinical and support staff with the necessary expertise in the design and conduct of clinical trials. The objectives of the programme are threefold:
Who should apply?
This Postgraduate Certificate, Postgraduate Diploma and MSc Clinical Trials are designed to give a competitive advantage for those wishing to pursue a career in clinical trials in the pharmaceutical, medical device or academic sectors. It is the first such course in Ireland providing a pathway for progression from PG Certificate to PG Diploma and ultimately to a MSc in Clinical trials, and the only course designed and paced for the working professional. At the end of this MSc you will be trained to conduct multicentre clinical trials. This course started in September 2018 with our first intake into the Postgraduate Certificate. A student can graduate after the Certificate and stop here if they wish. Provided they receive a minimum Second Class Honours grade two in their PG Certificate year, they can progress to the PG Diploma in Year 2, again they can stop here and graduate with a Diploma if they wish. However, provided they receive a minimum Second Class Honours grade one in the Diploma they have the option to progress to the MSc in year 3.
There are three 10-week semesters in each year. Each 10 week block has 8 teaching weeks in total, with one week in the middle and end to catch up and complete work. Physicians, nurses, pharmacists, dentists, managers, scientists, health scientists, food scientists and workers in the allied health professions are encouraged to apply. Clinical trials is a rapidly expanding discipline with exciting new job opportunities in the healthcare and pharmaceutical sectors, e.g. data manager, clinical research associate, clinical research nurse, project manager, trial monitor, regulatory affairs associate, pharmacovigilance associate etc. Join us on our exciting journey promoting clinical trials and patient focused research to improve the health of our citizens.
Please see our MSc Clinical Trials Brochure and prospectus links for the Certificate, Diploma and MSc for further information.
Applications can now be made online at https://www.ucc.ie/en/apply
If you would like to hear more about the course from the programme director please listen to the video below.
For further detail email clinicaltrials@ucc.ie
We look forward to your application.
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