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Postgraduate Diploma
Queen Mary University of London
Online
SEP-25
9 months
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Postgraduate Diploma
Queen Mary University of London
Online
SEP-25
9 months
Postgraduate Diploma
Queen Mary University of London
Online
SEP-25
2 years
Postgraduate Diploma
Queen Mary University of London
Online
JAN
1 year
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This online learning programme will give you the academic background and specialist skills to carry out healthcare and clinical research. If you are a nurse, medical doctor or other health professional working in contract research organisations, the pharmaceutical industry and healthcare, this programme is for you.
What you'll study
The modular nature of the programme is designed to fit in with your needs if you are in full-time employment. You will receive the taught element of the modules in three-day blocks approximately every four to six weeks.
You will learn how to design a clinical study and gain insights into practical aspects of early drug development. You will cover ethics and regulation and understand how to manage the data of a study. You will also gain a wider picture of the health management environment and the decision-making within it.
Structure
Teaching
The programme 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:
You will have an Academic Adviser who will guide you in both academic and pastoral matters throughout your studies.
Career paths
This programme will give you the academic background and specialist skills to carry out healthcare and clinical research.
A 2:2 or above at undergraduate level in a relevant degree.
Students living in
Domestic
£8,200 per year
Students from Domestic
This is the fee you pay if the University is in the same country that you live in (England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland)
Students from Other UK
This is the fee you pay if the University is not in the same country that you live in (England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland)
£19,000 per year
Students from EU
The amount you'll pay if you come to study here from somewhere in the EU.
£19,000 per year
Students from International
The amount you'll pay if you come to study here from a country outside the EU.
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