Master of Clinical Research

The Master of Clinical Research is offered by Monash University’s School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine. The first of its kind in Victoria, it facilitates the development of a range of analytical and communication skills necessary to work in the broad domain of clinical research and practice.The course enables you to specialise in clinical research or translational medicine.  The clinical research specialisation will allow you to develop a detailed understanding of biostatistics, epidemiology, data management, clinical trials, clinical measurement, ethical practice, systematic reviews and meta-analysis, and critical appraisal of the scientific literature for application in research and clinical practice.To ensure depth of understanding, as well as providing a valuable opportunity to innovate within your particular field, you have the option to develop your own research protocol and undertake a clinical epidemiological project.The translational medicine specialisation will provide you with understanding of biostatistics, epidemiology, clinical trials and ethics. It will provide you with the opportunity to develop competency across a range of translational medicine fields including blood diseases, metabolic disorders, neuroscience and bioinformatics. The overall course structure and flexibility will assist you to extend, integrate and apply your core knowledge and skills with depth across the broad domain of clinical practice and research, something that you want in a highly competitive industry and employers have identified as important.Taught by some of Australia’s leading clinical academics, the curriculum is designed for students seeking to balance the demands of a busy workflow with the need to engage in further professional development. Structured around a mixture of online educational delivery and face-to-face block days, the course provides a level of detailed engagement that is also flexible. Block days are delivered at The Alfred Hospital, a major teaching hospital in inner-city Melbourne.IMPORTANT: This course is only available to international students in ‘on-campus’ mode. Please note that ‘on-campus’ mode comprises a mix of online learning and on-site teaching.For most units, the majority of contact hours are facilitated through the University’s online learning platform, with additional face-to-face contact during designated study days at the School of Public Health & Preventive Medicine or the Alfred Research Alliance in Melbourne.Specialisations:Clinical ResearchTranslational Medicine[102718B]