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Full time | Charterhouse Square | 1 year | 16-SEP-24

Study mode

Full time

Duration

1 year

Start date

16-SEP-24

Key information
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Qualification type

MSc - Master of Science

Subject areas

Pharmacology

Course type

Taught

Course Summary

The MSc in Clinical Drug Development provides students with a multidisciplinary perspective to facilitate their skills. The programme is designed for individuals who need an understanding of drug development process and provides a detailed picture of the complex and highly interrelated activities required for the development cycle for drugs and biologics, from the process of discovery to successful commercialisation.

  • This programme provides students with the edge that the pharmaceutical industry requires.
  • It empowers the professionals working within the field with the skills and understanding required for fast progression within the industry and contract research organisations (CROs)
  • Can be studied full-time, part-time over 2-4 years, or online to allow you to fit study around other commitments

Facilities

  • The William Harvey Research Institute offers state-of-the art core facilities, including a Genome Centre, a flow cytometry and cell sorting station, and in vivo imaging facilities
  • Medical libraries located at the Royal London and St Bart's hospitals and at the main university campus at Mile End
  • Access to the Postgraduate Reading Room

Career paths

This course is designed to give you the academic background and specialist skills you need to carry out clinical drug development in a contract research organisation, pharmaceutical industry or health service environment.

Modules

Pharmaceutical and Healthcare Marketing - Core
Dissertation - Core
Data Management: the Interpretation of Statistics and Pharmacokinetics - Core
Specific Topics in Clinical Trial Design and Elective Project - Core
Clinical Study Design - Core
Ethics and Regulation in Clinical Research - Core
Practical Aspects of Clinical Research and Early Drug Development - Core
Health and Pharmaco-Economics - Core
Drug Discovery and Pre-Clinical Research and Development - Core
Toxicology: from Molecules to Man - Core

Tuition fees

UK fees
Course fees for UK students

For this course (per year)

£12,650

International fees
Course fees for EU and international students

For this course (per year)

£28,900

Entry requirements

2:2 or above at undergraduate level in a related subject from a recognised academic institution.

University information

Queen Mary University of London (QMUL) is an internationally regarded public research institution based in London. It has a long history, dating back over 230 years, and is a member of the prestigious Russell Group of universities. Queen Mary has five campuses in the city of London and an international network of satellite campuses in China, Malta, Paris and Singapore. There is a population of around 16,000 students at the London campuses and...more

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