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MSRA Degree Requirements

In addition to meeting the requirements for classified graduate standing and the basic requirements for the master’s degree as described in the Graduate Bulletin under “Courses and Curricula”, students must complete a graduate program consisting of a minimum of 37 units as follows.

All degree requirements must be completed within seven (7) years of starting your coursework.

Complete 31 units of required courses:

RA 601: Pharmaceutical, Biotechnology and Medical Device Industries (3)

RA 602: Food and Drug Law (3)

RA 605: Medical & Scientific Writing for Life Science Professionals (3)

RA 750: Leadership for Change and Continuous Improvement (3)

RA 770: Current Good Manufacturing Practices – General Concepts (3)

RA 773: Medical Device Regulations (3)
    OR
RA 774: Investigational and Marketing Applications for Drugs and Biologics (3)

RA 775: Clinical Trials: Issues in Design, Conduct and Evaluation (3)

RA 779: International Regulatory Affairs (3)

RA 781: Ethics for Life Science Professionals (3)

RA 783: Effective Communication for Regulatory Science (3)

RA798: Special Study (1)

Complete 6 units of electives from the following courses:

RA 696: Advanced Topic in Regulatory Affairs (1-4)
Various “hot topic” courses in Regulatory Affairs.

RA 696-A: eSTAR Submissions (1)

RA 696-B: In Vitro Diagnostic (IVD) Regulations (3)

RA 696-C: Clinical and Performance Evaluation Reports for Medical Devices and IVD (1)

RA 696-D: Drug and Biologic Clinical Trial Management (1)

RA 696-E: Global Pharmacovigilance (2)

RA 696-F: Human Cell and Tissue (HCT/P) Product Regulations (2)

RA 696-G: Medical Device and IVD Clinical Trial Management (1)

RA 696-H: Oncology Drug Development (1)

RA 696-I: Statistics for Regulatory Affairs (1)

RA 701: Regulatory Intelligence/Regulatory Strategy (2)

RA 702: Pre-Approval Inspections (1)

RA 703: Introduction to Electronic Submissions (3)

RA 705: Project Planning for the Biomedical Industries (3)

RA 761: Drug/Device Product Development and Regulation in Europe and the US (1)

RA 772: Post-Approval Activities, Including Advertising, Promotion and Labeling (3)

RA 778: Quality Control and Quality Assurance: Pharmaceuticals, Biologics, and Medical Devices (3)

Note that RA 773 or RA 774 may also be taken as an elective, if not taken as a required course.

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