12 monthsProgramme duration
40,800 GBPTuition Fee/year
25 Jun, 2027Application Deadline
SepStarting Month
Programme overview
Main Subject
Medicine Related Studies
Degree
MSc
Study Level
Master's
Study Mode
On Campus
Bringing a new medicine to patients is a complex process that requires careful testing to ensure it is safe and effective. Clinical Drug Development covers the key stages where new treatments are tested in people, making it essential for translating scientific discoveries into therapies that improve health and save lives. As demand for new and better medicines grows, there is an increasing need for specialists who understand both the science and the regulatory frameworks that govern how drugs are developed and approved.
This MSc equips you with that expertise. You study clinical trial design, regulatory strategy, and disease modelling, learning how medicines progress from early research to approval. Through taught sessions and real-world case studies, you examine current challenges in drug development and build the skills to evaluate scientific evidence critically. You also gain a strong grounding in ethical and governance frameworks, including Good Clinical Practice, that underpin safe and responsible research.
What distinguishes this course is its integration within a leading biomedical research environment. Based in the UCL Faculty of Medical Sciences and closely linked to UCLH hospitals, you learn alongside researchers and clinicians who are actively leading clinical trials and developing new therapies. Unlike many programmes, this direct access to live clinical research and translational science is embedded in how you learn and apply your knowledge.
You also complete a three-month research project, working with UCL experts in laboratory, clinical, or epidemiological settings and gains hands-on experience of the full research process.
Graduates go on to careers in pharmaceutical research, regulatory affairs, clinical trial management, and academic medicine.
Programme overview
Main Subject
Medicine Related Studies
Degree
MSc
Study Level
Master's
Study Mode
On Campus
Bringing a new medicine to patients is a complex process that requires careful testing to ensure it is safe and effective. Clinical Drug Development covers the key stages where new treatments are tested in people, making it essential for translating scientific discoveries into therapies that improve health and save lives. As demand for new and better medicines grows, there is an increasing need for specialists who understand both the science and the regulatory frameworks that govern how drugs are developed and approved.
This MSc equips you with that expertise. You study clinical trial design, regulatory strategy, and disease modelling, learning how medicines progress from early research to approval. Through taught sessions and real-world case studies, you examine current challenges in drug development and build the skills to evaluate scientific evidence critically. You also gain a strong grounding in ethical and governance frameworks, including Good Clinical Practice, that underpin safe and responsible research.
What distinguishes this course is its integration within a leading biomedical research environment. Based in the UCL Faculty of Medical Sciences and closely linked to UCLH hospitals, you learn alongside researchers and clinicians who are actively leading clinical trials and developing new therapies. Unlike many programmes, this direct access to live clinical research and translational science is embedded in how you learn and apply your knowledge.
You also complete a three-month research project, working with UCL experts in laboratory, clinical, or epidemiological settings and gains hands-on experience of the full research process.
Graduates go on to careers in pharmaceutical research, regulatory affairs, clinical trial management, and academic medicine.
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