Clinical Drug Development Online PGDip

Program Overview

This online program provides the knowledge and skills for clinical drug development in the pharmaceutical industry, contract research organizations, or healthcare settings. Delivered through Queen Mary's virtual learning environment, it features lectures, self-directed learning, and online discussions. Assessment is continuous through essays or short answers, and there is no final exam.

Program Outline

Outline:

• The program 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.
• The program is delivered online through the Queen Mary virtual learning environment, QMplus.
• You will be able to follow each lecture online via audio recordings and slide/whiteboard content.
• You are encouraged to interact with teaching staff and other students in online discussion forums, join group activities and be a part of the student community.
• Your learning will include:
• lectures
• self-directed learning
• reading lists of books and journal papers.
• You will have an Academic Adviser who will guide you in both academic and pastoral matters throughout your studies.

Assessment:

• You will receive continuous assessment in your taught modules, through essay-style answers, a series of shorter answers or a mixture of both.

Teaching:

• The program will be entirely delivered online through the Queen Mary virtual learning environment, QMplus.
• You will be able to follow each lecture online via audio recordings and slide/whiteboard content.
• You are encouraged to interact with teaching staff and other students in online discussion forums, join group activities and be a part of the student community.
• Your learning will include:
• lectures
• self-directed learning
• reading lists of books and journal papers.
• You will have an Academic Adviser who will guide you in both academic and pastoral matters throughout your studies.

Careers:

• 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.

Home: £8,450 Overseas: £19,300EU/EEA/Swiss studentsThe course fee is charged per annum for the first 2 years.