KU’s minor in Clinical Trials Management provides students with knowledge and skills to implement and manage clinical trials, a rapidly growing field which is involved with conducting studies to ensure the safety and effectiveness of new drugs, devices, diagnostics, and treatment regimens. The minor provides a comprehensive overview of the regulations, ethical principles, and scientific methods that are used to monitor and control clinical trials, including the development process of clinical trials from protocol development to data collection, analysis, and reporting. Overall, the minor in Clinical Trials Management prepares students to work in the clinical trial field in industry, health care, research, and government settings.
Course work for this minor is predominantly delivered online.
To declare a Minor in Clinical Trials Management a student must have a minimum 2.0 cumulative KU GPA and be degree seeking.
Minor Requirements
Coursework required for the minor is designed to provide a broad exposure to the key concepts of clinical trials management, including trial design, management, and operations, as well as legal, ethical, and regulatory issues specific to clinical trials.
Course List | Code | Title | Hours |
| HMGT 500 | Introduction to Clinical Trials Management | 3 |
| PMGT 305 | Foundations of Project Management | 3 |
| HMGT 440 | Applied Ethics in Clinical Trials and Healthcare | 3 |
| or HMGT 320 | Applied Healthcare Law and Ethics |
| HMGT 460 | Healthcare Law and Regulation | 3 |
| HMGT 310 | Health Communication | 3 |
| MATH 365 | Elementary Statistics (or other approved statistics course) | 3 |
| or BIOL 370 | Introduction to Biostatistics |
| or HEIM 575 | Applied Statistics and Research Methods in Healthcare |
| or SOC 380 | Elementary Statistics and Data Analysis |
| Total Hours | 18 |
Minor Hours & Minor GPA
While completing all required courses, minors must also meet each of the following hour and GPA minimum standards:
Minor Hours
Satisfied by a minimum of 15 hours of minor courses.
Minor Hours in Residence
Satisfied by a minimum of 9 hours of KU resident credit in the minor.
Minor Junior/Senior (300+) Hours
Satisfied by a minimum of 9 hours from junior/senior courses (300+) in the minor.
Minor Graduation GPA
Satisfied by a minimum cumulative 2.0 GPA in all courses in the minor. GPA calculations include all courses in the field of study including F’s and repeated courses. All minor courses must be taken for a grade, credit/no credit is not permitted.
