Cancer Medicine

Features

• Fundamental research into the mechanisms leading to cancer development and progression with the aim of understanding the processes that lead to cancer development and which constitute potential therapeutic targets.
• This is achieved by translational research taking advantage of new and on-going clinical trials in cancer that combines existing therapies with novel approaches and uses predictive and prognostic biomarkers.

Programme Structure

Curriculum:

• Pancreatic cancer
• Haemato-Oncology
• Head and Neck cancer
• Liver Cancer
• Lung cancer

Admission Requirements

Academic requirements

GPA: Upper Second Class

English requirements

TOEFL iBT: 88

Other requirements

General requirements

• Applicants for postgraduate research study at Liverpool are normally expected to hold a UK first degree with a First Class or Upper Second Class degree classification, or a Second Class degree plus a Master’s degree.
• Equivalent international qualifications are also accepted, and their equivalence will be evaluated on the basis of the information provided by the National Academic Recognition and Information Centre (NARIC) as well as internal guidance based on our experience of a qualification’s suitability as a preparation for our programmes.

Fees and Funding

Tuition Fees

• International: 61,282 AUD / year (≈ 32,200 GBP / year)
• Domestic: 9,969 AUD / year (≈ 5,238 GBP / year)

Additional Details: Home Part-time: £2,619; International Part-time: £16,100

Living costs — Liverpool, United Kingdom

1,058-1,970 AUD / month. The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.