Clinical Trials MSc/Diploma/Certificate

Masters students will complete seven core modules, totaling 120 credits and will undertake a 60 credit dissertation. Postgradute Diploma students will take the 120 credits from the taught core modules as per the Masters programme, but will not complete the dissertation. Those seeking a Postgraduate Certificate will take 60 credits from the taught modules.

You can transfer from the Certificate to Diploma and from Diploma to the Masters based on appropriate performance.

Masters Programme

You will take the following core modules:

• Rationale for Clinical Trials, Key Concepts and Features (20 credits)
• Selection, Collection and Reporting of Clinical Trial Outcomes* (10 credits)
• Preparation and Set-up for a Clinical Trial* (20 credits)
• Delivery and Management of Clinical Trials* (20 credits)
• Analyses of Clinical Trials, Interpretation and Communication of Trial Findings* (20 credits)
• Early-phase Clinical Trials* (10 credits)
• Design and Delivery of Further Clinical Trials* (20 credits)
• Final Research Project (60 credits)

Postgraduate Diploma
You will take the 120 credits from taught modules as per the Masters choices but will not complete the final research project.

Postgraduate Certificate
You will take 60 credits from the taught modules above. Option combinations for the Postgraduate Certificate are as follows:

Option A

• Rationale for Clinical Trials, Key Concepts and Features (20 credits)
• Selection, Collection and Reporting of Trial Outcomes (10 credits)
• Analyses of Clinical Trials, Interpretation and Communication of Trial Findings (20 credits)
• Early Phase Clinical Trials (10 credits)

Option B

• Rationale for Clinical Trials, Key Concepts and Features (20 credits)
• Preparation and Set-up for a Clinical Trial (20 credits)
• Delivery and Management of Clinical Trials (20 credits)

Option C

• Rationale for Clinical Trials, Key Concepts and Features (20 credits)
• Analyses of Clinical Trials, Interpretation and Communication of Trial Findings (20 credits)
• Design and Delivery of Further Clinical Trials (20 credits)

*These modules are available on a stand-alone basis. For more details contact the programme team at