Master of Science by Coursework in Precision Cancer Medicine

1. The Medical Sciences Divisional Board will elect an Organising Committee for the supervision of the course. The Organising Committee will oversee teaching provision and will nominate Examiners for the Examinations Board.

2. The Organising Committee will arrange teaching and student supervision and will appoint an Academic Advisor and a Dissertation Supervisor for each candidate.

3. Each candidate will follow a course of study in Precision Cancer Medicine for at least six terms.

4. Each candidate for the MSc award will be required to satisfy the examiners in the following:

Year One
(i): A written assessment related to modules 1-3 of the Schedule. 
(ii) A poster presentation related to modules 1-5 of the Schedule. 

Year Two
(iii) Attendance at the Residential School following at least five terms of study.
(iv) A synoptic examination related to modules 1-8, with particular focus on content from modules 6-8.
(v) A dissertation of not more than 10,000 words on the research project as set out in the Schedule.

5. Candidates should refer to the Course Handbook for full details for the requirements for each assessment. Essay titles for 4(i) and tasks for 4(ii) will be chosen from a list published in the Course virtual learning environment. 

6. Candidates will submit their coursework assessments via the approved online assessment platform, by dates and according to the instructions published in the Course Handbook. 

7. Candidates will submit their dissertation via the approved online assessment platform according to the instructions published in the Course Handbook by 12 noon on the last Thursday in August, in Year 2.

8. Candidates must pass each assessment in order to pass the examination overall.

9. Candidates who fail any assessment shall be permitted to re-take it on one further occasion only.

10. Candidates who have failed the requirements of the MSc but have satisfied the requirements for the award of the Postgraduate Diploma (all the requirements for the MSc, except completion of the dissertation) may be awarded the Postgraduate Diploma.

11. Candidates who have satisfied the requirements for the award of the Postgraduate Diploma (all the requirements for the MSc, except completion of the dissertation) and who do not wish to continue their studies, may end their registration and at that point be awarded the Postgraduate Diploma.

Schedule

1. Introduction to Human Genetics and Genomics
2. Applied Precision Diagnostics
3. Omics Techniques and their application to Genomic Medicine
4. Clinical Bio-informatics
5. Treatment, Pharmacogenomics, Clinical Trials and Experimental Cancer Therapeutics
6. Ethics and Health Economics
7. Molecular Pathology and Imaging
8. Onco-immunology and Genomics

Research Project

A research project will be conducted under the supervision of a dissertation supervisor. The subject of each student's dissertation and the supervision arrangements for each student must be approved by the Organising Committee.