Specializations and variants
Program Requirements M.Sc. Clinical Trials and Regulatory Affairs (4.5 credits) Advanced Entry
M.Sc. Clinical Trials and Regulatory Affairs (Practicum Pathway - 6.0 credits)
Program pathways and conditions
These tables reproduce the source requirements for the indicated period. Official interpretation is the responsibility of the university.
Pathway 1
| Requirements (advanced entry, 4.5 credits) | ||
| 1. 0.0 credit in: | ||
| HLTH 5101 [0.0] | Statistical Software and its Application to Health Sciences Primer (must be completed within two weeks of first semester) | |
| HLTH 5811 [0.0] | Clinical Trials Primer (must be completed within two weeks of first semester) | |
| 2. 4.0 credits in: | 4.0 | |
| HLTH 5812 [0.5] | Clinical Trials 1: Introduction | |
| HLTH 5813 [0.5] | Clinical Trials 2 | |
| HLTH 5814 [0.5] | Assessment and Patient Safety for Clinical Trials | |
| HLTH 5815 [0.5] | Principles of Data Management and Analysis in Clinical Trials | |
| HLTH 5816 [0.5] | Government Regulatory Processes | |
| HLTH 5817 [0.5] | Government, Research Organizations, and Industry | |
| HLTH 5818 [0.5] | Ethics, Community and Patient Engagement | |
| HLTH 5819 [0.5] | Clinical Trials Protocols, Operations and Management | |
| 3. 0.5 credit from: | 0.5 | |
| BIOC 4708 [0.5] | Principles of Toxicology | |
| CHEM 4305 [0.5] | Environmental Chemistry and Toxicology | |
| HLTH 5150 [0.5] | Statistics for Health Sciences | |
| HLTH 5151 [0.5] | Principles of Epidemiology | |
| HLTH 5350 [0.5] | New Health Technologies | |
| HLTH 5700 [0.5] | Special Topics in Biostatistics and Epidemiology | |
| HLTH 5704 [0.5] | Special Topics in the Science of Disease | |
| HLTH 5821 [0.5] | Effective Communication in Clinical Research and Regulatory Environments | |
| STAT 5602 [0.5] | Analysis of Categorical Data | |
| STAT 5603 [0.5] | Reliability and Survival Analysis | |
| Total Credits | 4.5 |
Pathway 2
| Requirements (standard admission, 6.0 credits) | ||
| 1. 0.0 credit in: | ||
| HLTH 5101 [0.0] | Statistical Software and its Application to Health Sciences Primer (must be completed within two weeks of first semester) | |
| HLTH 5811 [0.0] | Clinical Trials Primer (must be completed within two weeks of first semester) | |
| 2. 4.0 credits in: | 4.0 | |
| HLTH 5812 [0.5] | Clinical Trials 1: Introduction | |
| HLTH 5813 [0.5] | Clinical Trials 2 | |
| HLTH 5814 [0.5] | Assessment and Patient Safety for Clinical Trials | |
| HLTH 5815 [0.5] | Principles of Data Management and Analysis in Clinical Trials | |
| HLTH 5816 [0.5] | Government Regulatory Processes | |
| HLTH 5817 [0.5] | Government, Research Organizations, and Industry | |
| HLTH 5818 [0.5] | Ethics, Community and Patient Engagement | |
| HLTH 5819 [0.5] | Clinical Trials Protocols, Operations and Management | |
| 3. 0.5 credit from: | 0.5 | |
| BIOC 4708 [0.5] | Principles of Toxicology | |
| CHEM 4305 [0.5] | Environmental Chemistry and Toxicology | |
| HLTH 5150 [0.5] | Statistics for Health Sciences | |
| HLTH 5151 [0.5] | Principles of Epidemiology | |
| HLTH 5350 [0.5] | New Health Technologies | |
| HLTH 5700 [0.5] | Special Topics in Biostatistics and Epidemiology | |
| HLTH 5704 [0.5] | Special Topics in the Science of Disease | |
| HLTH 5821 [0.5] | Effective Communication in Clinical Research and Regulatory Environments | |
| STAT 5602 [0.5] | Analysis of Categorical Data | |
| STAT 5603 [0.5] | Reliability and Survival Analysis | |
| 4. 1.5 credits in: | 1.5 | |
| HLTH 5820 [1.5] | Clinical Trials Practicum | |
| Total Credits | 6.0 |
Courses
These courses were identified on the program source page. Their presence does not mean they are all required in every pathway.
HLTH 5821
Read detailsEffective Communication in Clinical Research and Regulatory Environments
0.5 credit · 2026-27
Sources and references
Reference year : 2026-27
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Source reference : https://calendar.carleton.ca/grad/gradprograms/clinicaltrials/