Program Description
The Certificate Program in Clinical Research: Operations trains individuals in the administration, coordination and management of clinical research studies.
Clinical research is a rapidly expanding field, with diverse employment opportunities in settings such as universities, hospital systems, and the pharmaceutical industry. Human subjects research is complex and requires an understanding of funding sources, regulatory issues, project management, study design, and data analysis
Learning Goals/Outcomes
This program is designed to introduce students to careers in Clinical Research.
- The Certificate in Clinical Trials: Operations will provide students with foundational knowledge of the clinical trials process.
- Introduce students to project, financial, and data management of clinical trials.
- Provide education on the regulations and ethical issues that surround human subject research
Curriculum: 1 year, 18 credits
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Core Curriculum | ||
| GC 510 | Database Design & Mgmt | 2 |
| GC 615 | Grants & Contracts Management | 2 |
| GC 620 | Fund of Fin Mgmt. | 3 |
| or GC 631 | CompEff & PtCent OutcomesRes | |
| GC 635 | Intro to Clin Trials Mgmt | 2 |
| GC 640 | Research Ethics | 1 |
| GC 660 | Statistical Methods | 3 |
| or PBH 504 | Fundamentals of Stat for Rsrch | |
| GC 690 | Reg Issu in Human Subjects Res | 2 |
| Elective | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Epi & Evidnc Outcomes Research | ||
| EconAnal of HealthcareInterven | ||
| Fund-Clinical Trials 1 | ||
| Total Credits | 18 | |
- 1
GC 660 Statistical Methods is pre-req