Laboratory Management MSc/PgDip/PgCert

Program Overview

This online Master's program in Laboratory Management equips graduates with the knowledge and skills to excel as laboratory managers in academic, industrial, or clinical settings. It combines business management principles with laboratory practice, regulations, and management, emphasizing fundamental principles and governance. Graduates are prepared for careers in various laboratory management roles, including Laboratory Managers, QA/QC Managers, and Healthcare Scientist Team Managers.

Program Outline

Degree Overview:

Objectives:

• Equip graduates with the knowledge and skills needed to become effective laboratory managers.
• Enable students to transition to a managerial role in an academic, industrial, or clinical laboratory environment.

Program Description:

• Online distance learning program delivered over three years.
• Combines central business management principles with laboratory practice, regulations, and management.
• Emphasizes fundamental principles and governance for contemporary laboratory management practice.
• Offers opportunities to specialize in academic, industrial, or clinical laboratory management.

Outline:

Year 1:

• Semester 1: Data Driven Leadership Skills for Practitioners, Providing Training and Supervision in the Laboratory
• Semester 2: A Practical Approach to Change Management, Project Management for Practitioners
• Summer: Laboratory Practice, Governance and Ethics

Year 2:

• Semester 1: Operations Management: Theory to Practice, Providing Training and Supervision in the Laboratory
• Semester 2: Leading Successful Teams, Business Financial Management
• Summer: Fundamentals of Laboratory Management

Year 3:

• Laboratory Management Dissertation (MSc students only)

Assessment:

• Continuous assessment through assignments, coursework, and exams.
• Dissertation for MSc students.

Teaching:

• Delivered by leading academics from Adam Smith Business School, College of Medicine, Veterinary & Life Sciences, and industry experts.
• Utilizes a state-of-the-art virtual learning environment (VLE).
• Emphasizes a critical, evidence-based approach.

Careers:

• Graduates are prepared for careers as Laboratory Managers, Laboratory and Safety Managers, Laboratory Team/Section Leaders/Managers, Laboratory Operations Managers, Laboratory and Facilities Managers, QA/QC Managers, Laboratory Production Managers, (Senior/Principle) Scientific Officers, Healthcare Scientist Team/Technical/Service Managers, and Clinical Research Project Managers.
• Opportunities to gain industry experience through project completion.

Other:

• Program accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB International), the European Quality Improvement System (EQUIS), the Association of MBAs (AMBA), and the Chartered Management Institute (CMI).
• University of Glasgow ranked 2nd in UK Times & Sunday Times Good University Guide and recognized as a centre of excellence for scientific research.
• Available scholarships and funding opportunities.

Tuition fees for 2024-25 MSc UK/ EU/International: £15,000 (total cost) You can pay in instalments of £1,667 per 20 credits. PgDip UK/ EU/International: £10,000 (total cost) You can pay in instalments of £1,667 per 20 credits. PgCert UK/ EU/International: £5,000 (total cost) You can pay in instalments of £1,667 per 20 credits.