School of Natural Sciences College of Science and Engineering
PROGRAMMES AVAILABLE: MSc DURATION: 2 years, part-time distance learning NUMBER OF PLACES: 25 COURSE INSTANCE(S): 1MTR2 FEES AND FUNDING: Fees information and funding opportunities: pages 286 and 288. For specific funding information visit www.nuigalway.ie/courses/ taught-postgraduate-courses/ medical-technology-regulatory- affairs.html#course_fees CLOSING DATE : 20 August 2021 CONTACT Professor Terry Smith T: +353 91 492 022 E: terry.smith@nuigalway.ie 3 GOOD REASONS TO STUDY THIS COURSE 1. Flexible part-time online programme for medtech regulatory affairs professionals. Designed and delivered by regulatory affairs (RA) experts, supported by industry RA professionals. Supported by medical technologies industry representative organisations. 2. This course will equip you with the essential knowledge, skill set and competencies to function as a regulatory affairs professional in the medical device industry and contribute to regulatory projects in a medical device company environment. 3. Participants can provide strategic, tactical and operational direction and support for working within regulations to expedite the development and delivery of safe and effective healthcare products to people around the world. Thinking about applying? Contact terry.smith@nuigalway.ie or butler.mary@itsligo.ie
Medical Technology Regulatory Affairs (MSc)
Your Course This programme is being made available online using a combination of distance/e-learning technologies. The educational elements are provided by NUI Galway and the Institute of Technology, Sligo staff. Additional lecturing, as required, may be provided by outside specialists and practitioners. The programme consists of 12 modules, each of 5 ECTS, delivered over two years (6 modules per year), and a research project (30 ECTS), carried out over both years of the programme. Career Opportunities Graduates will be equipped with essential knowledge and skills to work in a regulatory affairs environment within the medical technology industry sector. The Irish MedTech Association (IMA) states that the medical technology sector employs over 25,000 people, with 18 of the world’s top 25 medical technology companies maintaining a base in Ireland and a further 50% of the 300 medtech companies being indigenous. The sector is expected to continue to grow, as stated by the director of the IMA Sinead Keogh: “IMA’s latest survey shows that confidence within the sector is improving steadily, with nearly half of companies more confident now than they were three months ago and nearly half planning to hire new staff.” Minimum Entry Requirements Candidates must hold a least a Second Class Honours Level 8 primary degree in a related subject area in science or engineering and at least two years’ prior relevant experience in the medical technology industry. Prior medical technology industry experience in regulatory affairs will be considered a distinct advantage in assessing applications. Applications from candidates who hold a relevant degree at Level 7, with at least two years’ medical technology industry experience in regulatory affairs, will also be considered. FIND OUT MORE AT: www.nuigalway.ie/courses/taught-postgraduate-courses/ medical-technology-regulatory-affairs.html
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