MPCR - Master's Program in Clinical Research

Curriculum

The Master’s Program in Clinical Research MPCR is a two-year part-time program which includes 6 separate modules extending over the first three semesters, followed by a Master's Thesis which has to be completed within the fourth semester.

Module 1: BASICS OF CLINICAL RESEARCH

  • Introduction to Clinical Trials 

  • Selection of the Question 

  • Study Population 

  • Basic Study Design 

  • Ethical and Regulatory Issues 

  • Study Blinding 

  • The Randomization Process 

  • Recruitment of Study Participants 

  • Participant Adherence

Module 2: STATISTICS

  • Statistics – Basics 

  • Statistical Tests I+II 

  • Sample Size 

  • Survival Analysis 

  • Other Issues in Statistics I+II

Module 3: PRACTICAL ASPECTS OF CLINICAL RESEARCH

  • Integrity in Research 

  • The Business of Clinical Research 

  • Being a Clinical and Translational Scientist: Practical Challenges and Recommendations 

  •  Design and Analysis of Surveys 

  • Assessing Risk and Adverse Effects bin Clinical Research 

  • Phase III and Multicenter Trials 

  • Manuscript Submission

Module 4: STUDY DESIGNS

  • International/Global Research 

  • Special Panel: RCT vs. Observational Designs – How to choose? 

  • Observational Studies Confounders in Observational Studies: Using the Method of Propensity Score 

  • Designs with Medical Devices and Interim Analysis 

  • Non-Inferiority Designs

Module 5: WORKSHOPS

Review and discussion of material presented throughout the year in a detailed and intensive fashion.

Module 6: RESEARCH ORGANIZATION AND PRESENTATION

  • Clinical Pharmacological Trials 

  • Financial and Economic Aspects of Clinical Research 

After finishing these modules students will complete their Master's Thesis on a topic in the field of Clinical Research supervised by lecturers of Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston and Dresden International University.