Regulatory Affairs

About course

The Master of Science in Regulatory Affairs program is designed to produce graduates who are highly qualified to manage global regulatory process for companies innovating and developing cutting-edge products in healthcare and food safety. The ongoing global convergence of regulatory science, technology-driven regulatory decision making, formation of public policies, and ever-changing regulations are driving demand for regulatory affairs professionals who can help companies effectively bring highly regulated products to market. To prepare you to effectively manage regulatory activities, Northeastern University’s College of Professional Studies offers the Master of Science in Regulatory Affairs. This unique graduate degree is designed to deepen your understanding of the global compliance requirements for the development, marketing approval, and utilization of highly regulated products, including food, drugs, biologics, and medical devices. Regulatory affairs courses within this program will provide you with the integrated knowledge and broad perspectives you need to effectively manage the appropriate industry-specific regulatory process throughout a product’s life cycle. From discovery to commercialization, this regulatory affairs master’s degree will cover the steps that are required to bring a highly regulated product to market, both in the U.S. and around the globe. Northeastern’s MS in Regulatory Affairs offers students the opportunity to meet their career goals and gain deeper experience in key areas of regulatory affairs—such as operational and strategic regulatory affairs, clinical regulatory affairs, new gene therapies, cybersecurity of medical devices, quality assurance in biopharmaceutical product formulation, validation of medical device commercialization, food safety, and regulatory compliance—by focusing their education in one of five unique concentrations that span the entire discipline. Concentration offerings include: Biopharmaceutical Regulatory Affairs Clinical Research Regulatory Affairs Medical Device Regulatory Affairs Nonclinical Biomedical Product Regulation Quality Assurance and Compliance


Programme overview

Master’s degree
Level degree
To be advised
Estimated Fee
Full-time
Programme type
18 Months
Duration

Grade & score

Test score

  • TOEFL IBT

    79

  • IELTS

    6.5

  • DUOLINGO

    105

Grade

  • GPA

    2.50

  • CGPA10

    5.75

  • CGPA5

    3.30

  • percentage

    67

  • British Degree

    Third class honours

  • letter

    C+