Overview

This Clinical Trials (Online) course at University College Cork is the third and final year of an online 3-year part-time Clinical Trials suite of programmes:

Year 1 - Postgraduate Certificate in Clinical Trials

Year 2 - Postgraduate Diploma in Clinical Trials

Year 3 - MSc Clinical Trials

On successful completion of the Clinical Trials MSc programme, you will be able to:

Design methodologically sound clinical trials;

Employ the appropriate analysis methods with confidence and expertise;

Write a clinical trial protocol and/or ethics application;

Lead a clinical trial that complies with the highest ethical, legal, regulatory, and scientific standards;

Critically evaluate a published clinical trial;

Embed primary methodological research in clinical trials;

Scrutinise new information in critical, evaluative, and analytical ways.

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Programme Structure

Courses include:

Dissertation in Clinical Trials

Research Methods for Clinical Trials

Embedding Research in Clinical Trials

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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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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 Medicine Health Sciences View 32 other Masters in Public Health in Ireland

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Academic requirements

GPA

Upper Second Class

English requirements

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120

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TOEFL^® IBT

90

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63

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140

IELTS

6.5

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Other requirements

General requirements

Applicants accepted on the MSc in Clinical Trials are expected to hold an honours Postgraduate Diploma in Clinical Trials (minimum Second Class Honours Grade I from UCC).

Applicants applying for the MSc in Clinical Trials and who have obtained a Postgraduate Diploma in Clinical Trials from an institution other than UCC (minimum Second Class Honours Grade I) will be considered on a case-by-case basis by the Clinical Trials Programme Team. Such applicants must: produce the relevant module syllabi from the awarding institution, and proof of their grades for comparison purposes. Such applicants may also be asked to participate in an interview. Decisions on selection to the programme will be made based on academic qualifications and possibly interview.

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Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

12000 EUR / year

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EU/EEA Nationals

11300 EUR / year

≈ 11300 EUR / year

Funding

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Overview

On successful completion of the Clinical Trials MSc programme, you will be able to:

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Programme Structure

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Key information

Duration

Start dates & application deadlines

Language

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Credits

Delivered

Campus Location

Disciplines

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What students do after studying

Academic requirements

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

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Tuition Fees

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Funding

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