Clinical Trials (Online) University College Cork

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.