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Degree

This degree is validated and awarded by the University of Wales, UK.
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Degree

The only course of its kind in Europe, the BSc in Clinical Research has a strong international focus: it is taught entirely in English from year two and features an integrated 5-month work placement in an English-speaking country.

The 3-year full-time BSc in Clinical Research is taught by PAREXEL-Akademie in Berlin and validated by the University of Wales, the second largest university in the United Kingdom. This means that students study in Germany but obtain a British Bachelor degree from the University of Wales.

PAREXEL-Akademie has chosen to work with the University of Wales because of its excellent reputation, its expertise in the field of health studies and clinical research and its experience in validating programs at a distance.

Thanks to increasing harmonization between EU member states, the laws governing higher education have now changed so that a foreign academic degree is automatically accepted in Germany, provided it has been obtained on completion of a duly conducted course of study and is legally accredited in the country of origin.


The University of Wales

Founded by Royal Charter in 1893, the University of Wales is the degree-awarding body for the vast majority of higher education students in Wales, as well as for many at other higher education institutions in the United Kingdom and overseas.  It currently accredits nine university institutions in Wales to award its degrees; these are:
Aberystwyth University     
Bangor University
Glyndwr University (previously known as North East Wales Institute of Higher Education)
Swansea University
University of Wales, Lampeter
University of Wales Institute, Cardiff        
University of Wales, Newport
Swansea Metropolitan University
Trinity College, Carmarthen
Cardiff University is also closely linked with the University of Wales, as an Affiliated Institution, and the University continues to be the awarding body for the prestigious degrees in medicine, dentistry and allied subjects.

The University is the degree-awarding authority not only for these Accredited and Affiliated Institutions, but also for over 100 other higher education institutions both within the United Kingdom and overseas, with which it also enjoys close links. Annually, it awards around 15,000 initial degrees and more than 4,000 higher degrees, making it the second largest degree-awarding body in the United Kingdom. The number of students, from all over the world,  pursuing University of Wales degrees is more than 80,000, and their studies cover almost the full range of subjects.
In addition, the University provides services to the higher education sector in Wales, such as the Gregynog study and conference centre and the University of Wales Press, and runs a highly-respected research centre for Advanced Welsh and Celtic Studies.
The University is a major national institution in Wales.  While it is, of course, committed to helping to fulfill the educational and economic needs of Wales and to supporting its linguistic, cultural, and national heritage, the University is also committed to its international role and to enhancing its standing across the UK and overseas.