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Clinical Drug Development Online PGDip

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Distance without attendance | Queen Mary University of London | 2 years | 15-SEP-25

Study mode

Distance without attendance

Duration

2 years

Start date

15-SEP-25

Key information
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Qualification type

Postgraduate Diploma

Subject areas

Pharmacology

Course type

Taught

Course Summary

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.

Modules

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

Tuition fees

UK fees
Course fees for UK students

For this course (per year)

£8,600

International fees
Course fees for EU and international students

For this course (per year)

£20,000

Entry requirements

Students need a 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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