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 Specialist 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.

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 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.

• Graduate Certificate in Cancer Sciences (six months full-time, one year 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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