Stage 1: Essential research and study skills (30 credits); modern pre- to post-clinical research (15 credits); drugs and pharmaceutical products registration (15 credits); stage 2: evidence-based medicine and pharmacoeconomics (15 credits); natural health products (15 credits); plus 1 or 2 optional modules from the following: advanced pharmacology (15 credits); pharmacogenomics and proteomics (15 credits); advanced pharmaceutical analysis (with practical sessions;15 or 30 credits); advanced drug design (15 credits); advanced pharmaceutics (15 credits); quality assurance (15 credits); stage 3: possible options: double project (60 credits); double dissertation (60 credits); single project (30 credits) plus single dissertation (30 credits); single project or dissertation (30 credits) plus either 2 15- or 1 30-credit diploma optional modules.