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Graduate Certificate in Cancer Sciences (GC-CNCRSC) // Attributes, outcomes and skills
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About this course
Contact
Melbourne School of Professional and Continuing Education
Phone: + 61 3 8344 0149
Monday to Friday 8am to 9pm AEST/AEDT. Weekends and University of Melbourne observed Public Holidays 10am to 5pm AEST/AEDT.
Further Information: https://online.unimelb.edu.au/lp/cancer-sciences
Coordinator
Grant McArthur
Coordinator
David Kok
Intended learning outcomes
This course is designed to position participants to be effective contributors and leaders in the cancer workforce. Graduates of the Graduate Certificate in Cancer Sciences will have the ability to:
- Synthesize complex information, problems and theories
- Apply evidence to inform decision making
- Display proficiency in written and oral communication
- Demonstrate effective time management and organisational planning
- Apply their knowledge and skills to improve the clinical care of cancer
- Identify the evidence that underpins cancer research and clinical care
- Assimilate current clinical practices, research literature and accepted cancer paradigms
- Articulate the importance of communicating and working collaboratively with other cancer care professionals in multidisciplinary teams
- Display expert level knowledge across multiple domains relevant to the cancer sciences
- Identify and evaluate the emerging technologies and techniques in research and clinical care
Generic skills
- Graduates of the course can expect to have: • Advanced analytic skills • Skills in working collaboratively with individuals, groups and organisations • Increased capacity to manage unfamiliar problems • Improved written communication skills • Increased ability to work independently and be self-motivated
Last updated: 29 October 2023