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Human Clinical Investigation: Theory

At a Glance

  • College

    College of Life Sciences

  • Degree

    Certificate

  • Campus

    Center City

  • Format

    On Campus

  • Credits

    17

  • Duration

    1 - 1.5 Years

Program Director

Carol L. Beck, PharmD, PhD
Program Director

Contact Admissions

Program Coordinator

Alexandra Whitman
Program Coordinator

Curriculum

Students will take a total of 17 credits to complete the program.

Course Title Credits
GC 660 Statistical Methods of Data Analysis 3
GC 630 Fundamentals of Clinical Trials (GC 660 is pre-req) 3
MI 580 Epidemiology 3
GC 510 Database Design and Management 2
GC 640 Research Ethics and Responsible Conduct 1
GC 690 Regulatory Issues in Human Subject Research 2

Course Title Credits
PR 525 Clinical Pharmacology 3
GC 650 Economic Analysis of Healthcare Interventions 3
GC 654 Pharmacoepidemiology (GC 660, MI 580 are pre-requisites) 2
PR 810, 820, 830 Pharmacology Clerkship Credits** 1-3

*Other courses may be substituted upon approval. However, no substitutions can be made for clinicians wanting to transfer these credits into the Human Clinical Investigation track of the Master of Science in Pharmacology.

**Only available for clinicians starting in the Pharmacology MS program and changing to the Certificate program.