Medicine (Advanced) (Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Development) M.Sc.
New South Wales, Australia
18 months

DURATION

HK$285,341.11

TUITION(INTL)

English

LANGUAGE

Full/Part-time

ATTENDANCE

Hybrid

DELIVERY MODE

Unknown

DEADLINE

Overview

About this course

Our course provides students with the knowledge and skills to make significant contributions to therapeutic product research, development, evaluation, regulation and monitoring for the health and wellbeing of the community. As part of your degree, you will also complete a research project.

Who is it for?

Our course is designed for health professionals and graduates with a science background wishing to pursue careers that relate to the development and safe use of medicines, cell and gene therapies and medical devices.

Structure

What you’ll study

As part of our Master of Sciece in Medicine (Advanced)(Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Development), you will:

  • Evaluate the role of the therapeutics industry in improving health outcomes
  • Critically appraise scientific and clinical literature and data 
  • Understand the major milestones across the lifecycle of therapeutic products
  • Evaluate and justify the optimal global strategy for registration of a new therapeutic product and construct relevant submission documentation
  • Analyse the safety profile and develop risk minimisation strategies for therapeutic products
  • Develop strategic documents from different perspectives including medical affairs, regulatory affairs, health economics and product vigilance

You will complete 60 credit points of units of study, including:

  • 48 credit points of study required for the master's degree; and
  • 12 credit points of a research project relevant to your degree.

If you are working full-time it is recommended you consider undertaking one or two units of study per semester. All stream-specific units are delivered online. Some elective units may have a face-to-face teaching component or a prerequisite.

Costs

Tuition
HK$285,341.11
(international)

Funding

Admissions

Qualifications

Admission to the program requires:

  • completion of the requirements for the Master of Science in Medicine (Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Development)
  • an average mark of at least 75% in 24 credit points of compulsory and/or stream units of study
  • any other requirements as stated by the Faculty at the time of application.

International qualifications

For qualifications awarded outside Australia, equivalencies and entry requirements are determined based on the country, institution, and qualification.

Language requirements
IELTS
7.0

A minimum result of 7.0 overall and a minimum result of 6.5 in each band

TOEFL
96

A minimum result of 96 overall including a minimum result of 20 in Reading, Listening and Speaking and 22 in Writing

PTE
68

A minimum result of 68 overall and a minimum result of 61 in each band