12 monthsProgramme duration
OctStarting Month
Programme overview
Main Subject
Medicine Related Studies
Degree
MSc
Study Level
Masters
Study Mode
On Campus
Why Lancaster?
Clinical research helps us understand what works and what doesn’t, identifying more effective and efficient treatments while highlighting important side effects and safety considerations.
This MSc is the third in our suite of clinical research courses. We also offer the following:
With plenty of optional modules to choose from, you can explore a range of our team’s specialist fields, including quality improvement, drug development, infectious disease modelling or spatial statistics.
How will I study? This flexible programme can be taken on a full or part-time basis, and its format enables you to fit in studying around your work and other commitments.
Taught modules are delivered through whole-day sessions of face-to-face teaching, supported by flexible online resources, discussions and collaborations using Lancaster University’s virtual learning environment.
- Benefit from a unique programme of study that puts science and research at the heart of medicine and healthcare.
- Discover how to translate research into healthcare policy and practice.
- Prepare for strategic and leadership roles, learning how to promote evidence-based healthcare using cutting-edge science.
- Make your mark in the field by learning the most effective ways to communicate research to doctors, healthcare professionals, policy makers, patients and the wider public.
- Invest in high-quality training and an advanced degree to help you achieve your professional goals.
- Combine study with work commitments with our flexible study options.
Clinical research helps us understand what works and what doesn’t, identifying more effective and efficient treatments while highlighting important side effects and safety considerations.
This MSc is the third in our suite of clinical research courses. We also offer the following:
- Postgraduate Certificate in Clinical Research – part-time, 12 months
- Postgraduate Diploma in Clinical Research – part-time, 12 months
- Doctors undertaking Specialty Training programmes in NHS Trusts.
- Doctors undertaking academic attachments in local NHS Trusts as part of their F1/F2 training.
- Consultants and General Practitioners who wish to develop their career as a research leader within their own organisation or elsewhere.
- Nurses, allied health professionals and NHS support staff wishing to move into research-based roles.
- Professionals with a biological or psychological background who wish to move into healthcare research.
- Undergraduate students wishing to move into this field or take a path leading to PhD study in health.
- Identifying prioritised projects
- Securing funding
- Managing projects
- Using knowledge translation principles
With plenty of optional modules to choose from, you can explore a range of our team’s specialist fields, including quality improvement, drug development, infectious disease modelling or spatial statistics.
How will I study? This flexible programme can be taken on a full or part-time basis, and its format enables you to fit in studying around your work and other commitments.
Taught modules are delivered through whole-day sessions of face-to-face teaching, supported by flexible online resources, discussions and collaborations using Lancaster University’s virtual learning environment.
Programme overview
Main Subject
Medicine Related Studies
Degree
MSc
Study Level
Masters
Study Mode
On Campus
Why Lancaster?
Clinical research helps us understand what works and what doesn’t, identifying more effective and efficient treatments while highlighting important side effects and safety considerations.
This MSc is the third in our suite of clinical research courses. We also offer the following:
With plenty of optional modules to choose from, you can explore a range of our team’s specialist fields, including quality improvement, drug development, infectious disease modelling or spatial statistics.
How will I study? This flexible programme can be taken on a full or part-time basis, and its format enables you to fit in studying around your work and other commitments.
Taught modules are delivered through whole-day sessions of face-to-face teaching, supported by flexible online resources, discussions and collaborations using Lancaster University’s virtual learning environment.
- Benefit from a unique programme of study that puts science and research at the heart of medicine and healthcare.
- Discover how to translate research into healthcare policy and practice.
- Prepare for strategic and leadership roles, learning how to promote evidence-based healthcare using cutting-edge science.
- Make your mark in the field by learning the most effective ways to communicate research to doctors, healthcare professionals, policy makers, patients and the wider public.
- Invest in high-quality training and an advanced degree to help you achieve your professional goals.
- Combine study with work commitments with our flexible study options.
Clinical research helps us understand what works and what doesn’t, identifying more effective and efficient treatments while highlighting important side effects and safety considerations.
This MSc is the third in our suite of clinical research courses. We also offer the following:
- Postgraduate Certificate in Clinical Research – part-time, 12 months
- Postgraduate Diploma in Clinical Research – part-time, 12 months
- Doctors undertaking Specialty Training programmes in NHS Trusts.
- Doctors undertaking academic attachments in local NHS Trusts as part of their F1/F2 training.
- Consultants and General Practitioners who wish to develop their career as a research leader within their own organisation or elsewhere.
- Nurses, allied health professionals and NHS support staff wishing to move into research-based roles.
- Professionals with a biological or psychological background who wish to move into healthcare research.
- Undergraduate students wishing to move into this field or take a path leading to PhD study in health.
- Identifying prioritised projects
- Securing funding
- Managing projects
- Using knowledge translation principles
With plenty of optional modules to choose from, you can explore a range of our team’s specialist fields, including quality improvement, drug development, infectious disease modelling or spatial statistics.
How will I study? This flexible programme can be taken on a full or part-time basis, and its format enables you to fit in studying around your work and other commitments.
Taught modules are delivered through whole-day sessions of face-to-face teaching, supported by flexible online resources, discussions and collaborations using Lancaster University’s virtual learning environment.
Admission Requirements
6.5+
58+
87+
2:2 Hons degree (UK or equivalent) in a relevant subject including medicine, nursing, psychology, biological sciences or related subjects. Applicants with relevant professional experience and without a first degree should contact the Course Director.
1 Year
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