Distance without attendance
2 years
15-SEP-25
Postgraduate Diploma
Pharmacology
Taught
The online Postgraduate Diploma 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).
Study flexibly online from anywhere in the world and fit your studies around your working life
Assessment
You will receive continuous assessment in your taught modules, through essay-style answers, a series of shorter answers or a mixture of both
There is no final written examination
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.
For this course (per year)
£8,600
For this course (per year)
£20,000
Students need a 2:2 or above at undergraduate level in a related subject from a recognised academic institution.
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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