Postgraduate Diploma in Clinical Research–PGDipClinRes 120 points Qualification regulations

1. (a) Before enrolment, a candidate for the PGDipClinRes shall have:

(i) completed a relevant degree in health, medicine, neuroscience, psychology, biomedical science, or biostatistics to an appropriate level; and

(ii) been accepted by the PGDipClinRes Programme Director as capable of proceeding with the proposed course of study based on documented relevant experience.

(b) Requirement (a)(i) may be waived by the Associate Dean, Academic (Postgraduate) of the Faculty of Science for a candidate who has:

(i) had extensive practical, professional, or scholarly experience of an appropriate kind; or

(ii) completed at an overseas tertiary institution a qualification judged by the associate dean to be equivalent to a Bachelor’s degree offered by this university in a relevant subject.

2. The course of study for the PGDipClinRes shall consist of courses worth 120 points from CLNR 401, CLNR 402, CLNR 403, CLNR 404, CLNR 405, and (580 or 590).

3. (a) A candidate for the PGDipClinRes shall normally complete the diploma within four years of first enrolling in it.

(b) The associate dean may extend the maximum period in (a) in special circumstances.