Regulatory Sciences and Market Access of Therapeutic and Healthcare Products: Drugs, Medical Devices, Cosmetics and Food Supplements

Master
2nd level vocational master
A.Y. 2025/2026
Study area
Medicine and Healthcare
2nd level vocational master
60
ECTS
1
Year
Language
Italian
Master Coordinator
The vocational master in Regulatory Sciences and Market Access of Therapeutic and Healthcare Products: Drugs, Medical Devices, Cosmetics and Food Supplements is intended for students who aspire working in various sectors of the pharmaceutical, food, cosmetics and healthcare industries. The programme aims to provide precise regulatory and practical information about medicinal and healthcare product life cycles, with a focus on the quality, efficacy and safety assurance for obtaining and maintaining production authorisation and on the various systems for placing products on market.

The programme includes 280 hours (28 CFUs) of face-to-face teaching and 246 hours (18 CFUs) of other training activities, with 61 hours in e-learning form. To complete the programme, students must undertake an internship of 300 hours (12 CFUs), with a final exam (2 CFUs) consisting of a review paper on a regulatory topic.

Teaching is structured as follows:

Health product classification
Medicinale product legislation
Marketing authorization procedures and the Common Technical Document, CTD
Market access: medicinal products and medical devices
Medical devices and in vitro diagnostics: definitions and regulations
The biocides
The clinical trial
Food supplements and food for special groups
Cosmetic products

The tuition fee for participants will consitis in 3016 Euro.

The University participates in the PA 110 cum laude program of the Department of Public Administration. Discounts are available for students enrolled in the Vocational Master?s programs. More information is available at: https://www.unimi.it/en/education/postgraduate-and-continuing-education-programmes/pa-110-e-lode-training-public-administration-employees.
To be eligible for the programme, candidates must hold a Master's Degree under Ministerial Decree 270/2004 in: LM-6 Biology, LM-8 Industrial Biotechnology, LM-9 Pharmaceutical, Veterinary And Medical Biotechnology, LM-13 Pharmacy And Industrial Pharmacy, LM-21 Biomedical Engineering, LM-41 Medicine, LM-42 Veterinary Medicine, LM-46 Dentistry And Orthodontics, LM-54 Chemistry, LM-56 Economics, LM-61 Nutrition, LM-69 Agricolture, LM-70 Food Science, LM-71 Industrial Chemistry, LM-77 Manangement, LM-82 Statistics, LM-83 Actuarial, Financial And Economic Statistics, LMG/01 Law, LM SC-GIUR Scienze Giuridiche.
The vocational master's programme aims to train skilled professionals to work in: pharmaceutical industries, food industries, cosmetics industries; various health-related industries; consulting companies; public bodies supervising health-related products.

Courses list

Open sessions
Courses or activities Professor(s) ECTS Total hours Language
Compulsory
Advance Medical English
3 36 Italian
Cosmetics
3 30 Italian
Digital Technology On Health Products
2 24 Italian
Exercise On Cosmetic Products
2 30 Italian
Exercise On Food Supplements
2 30 Italian
Exercise On Market Access
2 30 Italian
Exercise On Medical Devices and in Vitro Diagnostics
2 30 Italian
Exercise On Medicinal Products
2 30 Italian
Final Examination
2 Italian
Food Supplements 3 30 Italian
Health Product Classification 1 10 Italian
In-Depth Course On Cosmetic Products
2 24 Italian
Market Access: Medicinal Products and Medical Devices 4 40 Italian
Marketing Authorization Procedures and the Common Technical Document, Ctd 4 40 Italian
Medical Devices and in Vitro Diagnostics: Definitions and Regulations 5 50 Italian
Medicinale Product Legislation 4 40 Italian
Pharmacy of Services
1 12 Italian
The Biocides
1 10 Italian
The Clinical Trial 3 30 Italian
Training Internship
12 300 Italian

Enrolment

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