MSc Cancer Biology and Therapeutics
Cardiff, United Kingdom
MSc
DURATION
1 year
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
TUITION FEES
GBP 27,450 / per year *
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
* for overseas | for home: £11,450
Key Summary
This one-year, full-time MSc course is designed to provide you with advanced knowledge, understanding and skills in the rapidly advancing field of Cancer Biology and Therapeutics.
Our aim is to provide you with a breadth and depth of cancer-focused training that will make you a highly attractive candidate to start or continue a career within the healthcare sector and public/private sector research establishments.
Throughout the course, you’ll gain from advanced teaching in the cellular aspects of cancer biology together with the molecular mechanisms underlying cancer development and progression. Through this programme, you’ll also receive in-depth training in cancer therapeutics, encompassing biomarkers and diagnosis, therapeutic targets, drug discovery and clinical trials and chemo/radiotherapy.
This course offers broad research skills training and a dissertation project that helps you develop research hypotheses and critically evaluate translational approaches with respect to the development of contemporary cancer therapeutics.
So, whether you’re looking to better prepare yourself for doctoral research or to achieve a self-contained advanced qualification in its own right, this postgraduate programme will give you a balanced combination of theory and practice to suit your needs and set you in excellent stead for your future career.
Why Study this Course
Graduates from this course will have a breadth and depth of cancer-focused training that will make them credible candidates to start or further a career within the health sector or research establishments.
Developed by Leading Researchers and Clinicians
A course developed in collaboration with researchers, academics and clinicians and delivered by leading academic cancer researchers with key lecturers and study workshops from oncologists and cancer clinicians.
Broad-Ranging Course
A broad-ranging course that covers basic molecular cancer cell biology through to translational research and therapeutics.
Internationally Recognised Cancer Research Groups
Opportunity to undertake a research project in one of the internationally recognised cancer research groups at Cardiff.
First-Rate Academic Support
Close academic support from an experienced personal tutor.
Studying at One of the UK’s Major Teaching and Research Universities
Opportunity to study at one of the UK’s major teaching and research universities.
We are committed to investing up to a total of £500,000 in this high-value competitive scholarship scheme to support UK students who are planning to start an eligible Master’s programme in 2024/25.
The Scholarships are each worth £3,000 and will be awarded in the form of a tuition fee discount.
Eligibility
UK students are eligible to apply for the Scholarship. You normally need to have achieved at least a 2.1 or equivalent in your first degree to be eligible. You need to submit an application to study at Cardiff University and be made an offer to study before your fee status can be confirmed.
This is a full-time course over one academic year. You will study 180 credits: 120 of taught material, followed by a 60-credit project.
Core Modules for Year One
- Cellular and Molecular Biology of Cancer
- Translational Oncology and Therapeutics
- Academic Research Skills
- Research Methodology
- Data Analysis and Bioinformatics
- Research Project
How will I be Assessed?
Assessment for the course will comprise a combination of exams, written essays, posters, laboratory coursework and case studies.
What Skills Will I Practise and Develop?
After fully engaging in this course, you should have developed skills and abilities which you can apply to any professional setting and enhance your future employability.
In addition to a greater conceptual understanding of current knowledge, issues and methods, you will have the opportunity to practise and develop abilities in critical analysis, the application of evidence-based medicine and dealing with complex issues systematically and creatively. Your studies should also help you develop your problem-solving and decision-making abilities by enabling you to utilise evidence effectively and communicate important concepts to colleagues and others. Through the research-focused elements, you will have the opportunity to develop and enhance skills in literature review, critical evaluation, research design, research methodologies, data collection, data analysis and research principles.
Once you graduate from this course, you’ll gain a breadth and depth of cancer-focused training that could make you a highly attractive candidate to start or continue a career within the healthcare sector and research establishments.
Potential employment opportunities include studying for a PhD, becoming a medical laboratory science officer or research technician, clinical trials coordinator, medical writer or scientific liaison officer.
How will I be Taught?
The programme will provide advanced teaching in the cellular aspects of cancer biology together with the molecular mechanisms underlying cancer development and progression. In-depth training will be provided in the area of cancer therapeutics, encompassing biomarkers and diagnosis, therapeutic targets, drug discovery and clinical trials and chemo/radiotherapy, in addition to developing the student’s theoretical and practical research skills.