Course description
Hibernia College, in partnership with personnel from Pfizer, Novartis, Sanofi, Quintiles, Icon, Lincoln Research, the EMA, the MCC of South Africa, Eupati, IE Business School, TCD, UWC, University of Basel and the Vienna School of Clinical Research has developed the MSc in Pharmaceutical Medicine, a 100% online work-based program that has been described as the ‘Executive MBA of the pharmaceutical industry’.
From Molecule to Medical Application
The two year Master of Science in Pharmaceutical Medicine is suitable for employees in the pharmaceutical, drug development and health-care industries and will give you the essential skills to solve the medical, scientific and economic challenges in today’s industry. You will systematically understand the drug development process from discovery through research and development to regulatory approval and commercialization.
Flexible Pharmacology Study
The program is a 100% online study of pharmacology and clinical trial management within pharmaceutical medicine. It is highly flexible to help balance work, life and study and while the entire masters program takes 2 years, students can take 6 month certificates that build towards the full award.
Global Drug Development Network
Due to the online nature of this program you are interacting with professionals, like yourself, from all over the world. Your studies do not require you to travel or to take any time off work and your company knows you receive the same education whether based in Boston or Bangalore.
Our students come from areas such as medical and regulatory affairs, product and portfolio management, pharmacology, clinical research and drug development, clinical trial management, preclinical research, drug safety, pharmacoeconomics, marketing and market access.
Graduates from industry leaders
With graduates from over 45 countries working with Pfizer, Novartis, the EMA, Roche, Biogen, Johnson and Johnson, Bayer, Astra Zeneca, Leo, Ranbaxy, generic companies and CRO’s: you will join a truly valuable network, especially when you consider graduates have become Vice President’s in Medical Affairs, Global Heads of Quality Assurance, Regional Medical Directors and elected to scientific advisory boards within their organizations.
Leading international faculty
The Master of Science in Pharmaceutical Medicine from Hibernia College brings to your workplace leading international faculty from industry, regulatory agencies and academia to create a learning experience that will help you to take advantage of the opportunities emerging in the pharma industry.
100% Online
The Master of Science in Pharmaceutical Medicine is delivered 100% online through two main forms of e-learning: online lessons and engaging tutorials, allowing you to study the course wherever you are and, as much as possible, at the times that suit you. You can meet fellow students in person at two optional face to face modules. These are currently “Ethics” and “Leadership” and are taught in Dublin and Cambridge, MA.
Highest quality education in drug development
PharmaTrain Centre of Excellence
The Master of Science in Pharmaceutical Medicine was the world’s first IMI Pharmatrain Centre of Excellence, recognizing that our students receive the highest quality education available in drug development.
PharmaTrain is an EU sponsored programme providing a comprehensive solution for the training needs of integrated drug development for all professionals involved in the industry.
This broad-based programme will greatly enhance the skill-sets and competencies of all key contributors to the drug development and regulatory processes using the latest scientific approaches in the development of medicines on pathophysiology, safety and risk-awareness, patient and population-based benefit as well as make the development process faster, more economical and more competitive.
