Clinical Trials Sciences Certificate Curriculum

Students must complete 13 credit hours of coursework to meet the requirements for this certificate.

Sample plans of study

These plans are for illustrative purposes only and are subject to change.

Autumn Start

Autumn	Credit Hours
HTHRHSC 2500 Medical Terminology for the Health Professions	3
Total credit hours	3
Spring
PHR 2500 Drug Discovery, Development and Delivery	3
Total credit hours	3
Autumn
MCR 4480 Clinical Trials from Concept to Launch	3
Total credit hours	3
Spring
MCR 4460 Clinical Trials Data Management and Monitoring	4
Total credit hours	4

Spring Start

Spring	Credit Hours
HTHRHSC 2500 Medical Terminology for the Health Professions	3
Total credit hours	3
Summer
PHR 2500 Drug Discovery, Development and Delivery	3
Total credit hours	3
Autumn
MCR 4480 Clinical Trials from Concept to Launch	3
Total credit hours	3
Spring
MCR 4460 Clinical Trials Data Management and Monitoring	4
Total credit hours	4

Summer Start

Summer	Credit Hours
HTHRHSC 2500 Medical Terminology for the Health Professions	3
PHR 2500 Drug Discovery, Development and Delivery	3
Total credit hours	6
Autumn
MCR 4480 Clinical Trials from Concept to Launch	3
Total credit hours	3
Spring
MCR 4460 Clinical Trials Data Management and Monitoring	4
Total credit hours	4

The following classes must be completed by all students enrolled in the certificate: 

HTHRHSC 2500 (3 credits): Medical Terminology for the Health Professions

This course is an anatomy and physiology-based medical terminology course designed for students pursuing careers in health care and/or have a need to know the language of medicine as health data analysts, biostatisticians, health information management professionals, medical coders, healthcare administrators, MCAT/LSAT candidates, interpreters, and others.  

PHR 2500 (3 credits): Drug Discovery, Development and Delivery

This course will provide a comprehensive overview of the drug discovery, development, and delivery process within the U.S. healthcare system, exploring the roles of vested stakeholders (e.g., patients, pharmaceutical industry, providers, insurers, society, etc.) during a drug's "bench to bedside" development including its post-development place in therapy. 

MCR 4480 (3 credits): Clinical Trials from Concept to Launch

This course will provide an overview of clinical trials for medical product development from a study protocol, regulatory approvals, planning and launch. Students will learn project management approaches to various study launch activities including site qualification, site initiation, product management and participant recruitment planning.   

MCR 4460 (4 credits): Clinical Trials Data Management and Monitoring

In this course, students will develop skillsets in applying good clinical practice guidelines for data management, quality monitoring and adverse event tracking for ongoing clinical trials.