Translational Oncology (M.Sc.)

The M.Sc. in Translational Oncology consists of eleven taught modules, which can include: Cellular and Molecular Basis of Cancer; Disease-Specific Cancers: Scientific and Clinical Perspectives; Tumour Immunology; Radiation, Chemotherapy and Molecular Targeted Therapies; Cancer Epigenetics, Gene Regulation and Stem Cells; Clinical Trials and Health Economics; Oncology Research Skills and Statistics; Obesity, Metabolism and Physical Activity; Drug Development from Discovery to Commercialization; Cellular and Genomic Instability; and Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutic Toxicity.

Each student is also required to undertake a twelve-week research project and submit a dissertation based on the outputs from this research project. The twelve-week research project will begin in Semester 2 once all the taught modules have been completed.