Graduate Certificate in Cancer Sciences (GC-CNCRSC) // Attributes, outcomes and skills

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

• 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