Overview

This Clinical Trials (Online) course offered by University College Cork is the first year of an online 3-year part-time Clinical Trails suite of programmes:

Year 1 - Postgraduate Certificate in Clinical Trials

Year 2 - Postgraduate Diploma in Clinical Trials

Year 3 - MSc Clinical Trials

On completion of this Postgraduate Certificate in Clinical Trials, you can apply for the Diploma in Year 2. On successful completion of the Diploma, you can apply for the Master's programme in Year 3.

On successful completion of this Certificate programme, you will be able to:

Examine the methodological considerations of formulating a clinical research question;

Describe the phases of clinical trials and the requirements for their conduct;

Outline the basic clinical trial designs;

Interpret evidence from relatively simple clinical trials;

Demonstrate understanding of how relatively simple clinical trials should be analysed;

Demonstrate knowledge of effective data management practices;

Outline the ethical principles governing clinical trial conduct;

Demonstrate knowledge of quality systems and regulatory requirements for the conduct of clinical trials;

Attain a Good Clinical Practice (GCP) certificate;

Manage your own learning, including working effectively to deadlines.

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Programme Structure

Modules

Ethics, Data Management and Quality in Clinical Trials
Clinical Trial Design and Analysis

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Key information

Duration

Part-time
- 9 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-22 00:00:00

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More details

Rolling deadline. Open until all places have been filled. Early application is advised.

Language

English

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TOEFL^® IBT

90

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PTE Academic

63

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OTE

140

IELTS

6.5

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Credits

30 ECTS

Delivered

Online

Campus Location

Cork, Ireland

Disciplines

Public Health Health Sciences View 60 other Masters in Health Sciences in Ireland

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Academic requirements

GPA

Lower Second Class

English requirements

Duolingo English Test

120

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TOEFL^® IBT

90

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PTE Academic

63

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OTE

140

IELTS

6.5

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General requirements

Students accepted on the Postgraduate Certificate in Clinical Trials are expected to hold a Second Class Honours Grade II in a primary honours degree (NFQ, Level 8), or equivalent, in a science or health-related discipline, or relevant subject area.

The Postgraduate Certificate in Clinical Trials is also open to registered (not necessarily in current employment) health care professionals in Medicine, Nursing, Pharmacy, Clinical Therapies, and Allied Health care disciplines who may not have a primary degree. Such applicants must provide evidence of current registration with the relevant professional regulatory body in their country (e.g. the Irish Medical Council, the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland, the Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland, etc. for Irish applicants).
All applicants will be required to write a 500-word personal statement on why they wish to pursue a career in clinical trials.

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Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

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Non-residents

11700 EUR / year

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EU/EEA Nationals

11000 EUR / year

≈ 11000 EUR / year

Funding

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On successful completion of this Certificate programme, you will be able to:

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Programme Structure

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Duration

Start dates & application deadlines

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Credits

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Disciplines

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Academic requirements

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General requirements

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