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Cancer Sciences PGDip (Clinical Oncology)

Queen Mary University of London

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Course options

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  • Qualification

    Graduate Diploma - Grad Dip

  • Location

    Charterhouse Square

  • Study mode

    Full time

  • Start date

    SEP

  • Duration

    9 Months

Course summary

This programme will give you an understanding of the science underlying the principles and practice of oncology and how new treatments are developed, evaluated and implemented. You’ll gain specialist knowledge of cancer biology and pathology, drug development and research methodologies, giving you an excellent grounding in the clinical practice of oncology. Taught by experts from Barts Cancer Institute, one of four partners in the Cancer Research UK City of London Centre, a world-leading hub dedicated to cancer biotherapeuticsStudy and contribute to the latest developments in treating cancer, such as gene therapyOnline programme, so you can fit your studies around your other commitmentsComprehensive training in research methods and statistical techniquesAn ideal career boost: discover how to develop and implement new treatments What you'll studyThis PgDip gives you a thorough grounding in the scientific principles underlying oncology. By the end of the course you will: have discovered how new treatments are developed, evaluated and implementedbe equipped with a thorough knowledge of cancer biology and pathology, research methodologies and drug developmentbe able to explain the ethics and regulatory framework underlying clinical researchunderstand the different uses of radiotherapy, surgical procedures and imaging technologies in the treatment of cancer, and be able to evaluate the associated risks and benefits in given clinical scenariosbe able to identify and apply the most appropriate research techniques to gather, record, and critically appraise research data.

Tuition fees

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(International fees)

£ 2,333month

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University information

Queen Mary University of London

Queen Mary University of London

Queen Mary University of London

  • University League Table

    40th

  • Campus address

    Main Site, Mile End Road, London, Bethnal Green, E1 4NS, United Kingdom

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International students experience the comforts of campus life while living in the heart of London, regularly ranked as the best student city in the world.
Research at Queen Mary is world-leading across disciplines, with its academics making a major impact across all subject areas.
Queen Mary is truly inclusive, with multiple nationalities represented on its campuses.

Subject rankings

  • Subject ranking

    Medicine

    19th out of 40 14

  • Entry standards

    / Max 241
    180 75%

    14th

  • Graduate prospects

    / Max 100
    98.0 98%

    31st

    2

  • Student satisfaction

    / Max 4
    2.94 74%

    32nd

    14

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