Graduate 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 unique course is one of only two in the world that is cancer-specific, multidisciplinary and wholly online.

Who is this course 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.

International students are welcome to study this course. However, please note that this course is not available to international students who require a student visa to study in Australia as it does not meet the onshore study requirements and it is not registered with CRICOS.

Course aims

This course will provide you with the unprecedented opportunity to learn from internationally-renowned experts from the Victorian Comprehensive Cancer Centre, propelling your career in the field of cancer care and research.

You will gain high quality and holistic knowledge that can be directly transferred into your workplace. The flexibility to study a breadth of contemporary topics and choose from a range of specialised subjects gives you the opportunity to tailor your learning according to your interests and career goals.

Pathways

The Graduate Certificate in Cancer Sciences is part of a flexible suite of related courses. It’s easy to turn a Graduate Certificate into a Masters, or to enrol in a Master and leave with a Graduate Diploma.

• Specialist Certificate in Cancer Sciences (six months part-time)
• Master of Cancer Sciences (two years part-time)

English language requirements

All applicants to the University of Melbourne must satisfy the English language requirements. This may be achieved in a number of ways, including recognised previous study taught and assessed entirely in English or an approved English language test. If you are from a non-English speaking background, the required standard of English for this degree is one of the following English proficiency test scores:

• English language test score requirements

• If you need to undertake an English language test, you must meet one of the scores* below:

  IELTS

  6.5

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  with no band less than 6.0

  TOEFL

  79+

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  with writing 21; speaking 18; reading 13; listening 13

  PEARSON

  64+

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  with no communicative skill below 60

  CAMBRIDGE

  176+

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  with no skill less than 169

  *Accepted tests: IELTS (Academic English Only); TOEFL Internet-based test; Pearson Test of English Academic; Cambridge English: Advanced/Certificate of Advanced English (CAE). If a test displays N/A, it means it is not accepted for this course.

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