MSc Clinical Trials at University of Glasgow

The MSc in Clinical Trials delivers training and practical experience in designing, conducting and monitoring a clinical trial, integrating NHS partners and industrial collaborators. Good Clinical Practice (GCP) and Clinical Trials of Investigational Medicinal Products (CTIMP) certifications are embedded in the curriculum. The programme works with the NHS Glasgow Clinical Research Facility, the Centre of Excellence for Clinical Trials and the contract research organisation IQVIA, with site visits to IQVIA and NHS research facilities.

Duration: 12 months full-time  |  Intake: September  |  Location: Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom

What you will study

Six core 20-credit courses and a 60-credit project: Introduction to Clinical Trial Types and Design, How to Conduct and Monitor a Clinical Trial and Medical Ethics and Regulations (semester 1); The Role of a Clinical Trials Unit in Trial Design and Delivery, Clinical Trials Management and Communication and Dissemination of Clinical Trial Findings (semester 2); and a Clinical Trials Research Project (semester 3). Teaching includes lectures, tutorials, workshops, guest speakers, problem-based and blended learning and certified training courses.

Career pathways

Graduates work in academia, public and non-profit health sectors and industry, including pharmaceutical and biotech companies and contract research organisations, as clinical trial managers, administrators and research associates, trial monitors, QA managers, pharmacovigilance and clinical data management specialists, regulatory affairs and medical affairs roles, and in product development and medical devices.

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