Programme Structure
This is a three-year online programme with the option of graduating after: 1 year with a postgraduate certificate 2 years with a postgraduate diploma 3 years with a Masters
Year One
In Year One you will study 5 courses.
Molecular Biology of Cancer 1: The hallmarks of cancer
You will cover the hallmarks of cancer and learn how these influence the aetiology and treatment of the most common cancer types.
Precision Oncology I: Multi-omics approaches in oncology
You will learn the basics of multi-omic technologies (to explore epigenome, transcriptome, proteome, and metabolome) and be able to demonstrate how these are being used to improve patient outcomes
Core Data Analysis and Presentation Skills in Cancer
You will be given an omics dataset and be taught how to analyse the data with statistics in R, bioinformatic analysis, and digital pathology software. You will learn how to present the data to peers and to the public, and how to write reports.
Molecular Biology of Cancer 2: Tumor Host Interactions
You will explore tumor intrinsic and extrinsic conditions of the host that impact tumor initiation, progression, and therapeutic response. Specifically, you will investigate immune evasion and immunotherapies, the tumour microenvironment, and how metabolic and hormonal changes influence tumour growth. How this knowledge can be harnessed to improve therapies will also be discussed.
Precision oncology II: Cancer Drug Discovery and Clinical Application
This course will focus on drug design and mechanism of action from chemistry, phenotypic screening to clinical trials and biomarker identification. You will learn from success stories of local drug discovery and benefit from input from specialist nurses, trial coordinators, and patients.
Year Two
You will select six electives from a choice of ten.
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Cancer vaccine sciences
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Cancer stem cells
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Reproductive tract cancers
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Comparative oncology
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Epigenomics and cancer
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Lifestyle, genes, and cancer
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Fundamentals of cancer with focus on infectious causes
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Data Analysis with R
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Innovative approaches to health challenges across disciplines
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Science communication and engagement for practice
Year Three
In the third year you will undertake a dissertation with the support of a dissertation supervisor. The dissertation is an opportunity to further develop your expertise in an area of interest through an independent and original piece of research.
You will develop skills in research techniques, analysing data, report writing and presentation skills.