Specialist Certificate in Cancer Sciences
Specialist Certificate in Cancer Sciences
With the rising incidence of cancer across the globe, there is a projected shortage of skilled practitioners in the oncology workforce. The Graduate Certificate in Cancer Sciences has been designed in collaboration with the Victorian Comprehensive Cancer Centre (VCCC) and the University of Melbourne to meet this growing need. This…
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COURSE DESCRIPTION
With the rising incidence of cancer across the globe, there is a projected shortage of skilled practitioners in the oncology workforce. The Graduate Certificate in Cancer Sciences has been designed in collaboration with the Victorian Comprehensive Cancer Centre (VCCC) and the University of Melbourne to meet this growing need.
This flexible and wholly online course has been developed to address the complex future needs of cancer care, offering a balance of integrated, cutting-edge, advanced cancer knowledge in this rapidly transforming field.
Who this course is for
Promoting a collaborative, multidisciplinary approach, this program is open to scientists and clinicians from a variety of backgrounds:
- Medical practitioners such as general practitioners, surgeons, medical oncologists, radiation oncologists and haematologists
- Nurses
- Allied health professionals such as occupational therapists, speech pathologists, physiotherapists, exercise physiologists
- Pharmacists
- Research scientists and Clinical trials professionals
- Industry and pharmaceutical professionals.
Course aims
This course has been designed to meet the rapidly increasing market demand for skilled practitioners in cancer care and research with cutting-edge and contemporary course content developed by leaders in cancer care, research, prevention and education. As a student of this course, you will have the opportunity to study a breadth of contemporary topics in cancer research and clinical care. Pathways: The Specialist Certificate in Cancer Sciences is part of a suite of courses, designed for versatility. You can transform a Graduate Certificate into a Master, or start with a Master and exit early with a Specialist Certificate.
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION
Established in 1853, the University of Melbourne enjoys an outstanding reputation with world rankings, consistently being placed as Australia’s leading comprehensive research-intensive university, and is one of the world’s top 50 (as per Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2015 – 2016 and Academic Ranking of World Universities 2015). There are over 80 different undergraduate study areas and over 270 graduate courses at Melbourne for students to choose from. The University has extensive global networks and has seven campus locations across Melbourne and rural Victoria.
