Graduate Certificate of Exercise Medicine (Oncology)

At the end of the program, students of the Graduate Certificate of Exercise Medicine (Oncology) can:

1. Communicate specialised cancer and exercise oncology concepts and skills to demonstrate a high level of exercise oncology competency.
2. Apply cognitive, technical and creative skills to investigate and evaluate complex ideas, concepts and theories in cancer and exercise oncology contexts.
3. Use self-management skills and scholarship to develop recommendations and plan evidence-based exercise prescriptions in professional practice.

The course aims to teach theoretical concepts of exercise medicine and, specifically, how these can be applied in the clinical setting with cancer patients and survivors. The Graduate Certificate of Exercise Medicine (Oncology) is a 3-unit online coursework program. The program is focused on application of research and clinical knowledge in cancer patients and survivors. This course provides students with specialised knowledge and skills to apply exercise in the management of the growing population of cancer patients and survivors. The curriculum offers students three units to enable up-skilling in specific areas including understanding of the disease processes; various treatments currently being applied (e.g., surgery, chemotherapy, radiation therapy, hormone therapy and immunotherapy); effects of cancer and treatment side-effects in terms of physical structure and function; development of other disease processes (e.g., metabolic syndrome, cardiovascular disease, sarcopenia and osteoporosis); and the advanced exercise prescription techniques to address these conditions.

Recommended study pattern

As a guide, core subjects in this degree can include:

• Contemporary Cancer Biology and Treatment     
• Physiological Consequences of Cancer Treatment     
• Clinical Exercise Oncology.

As part of your application, you’ll be guided through how to get the right degree structure in place for you. 

Award requirements

Students are required to complete 60 credit points.

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Indicative total fee $11,950

The amount shown here is indicative for an Australian citizen studying full-time, which is typically 8 subjects per year.

Fees may vary depending on:

• the subjects you choose
• credit from previous work experience
• your eligibility for government funding loans or subsidies such as HECS-HELP or a Commonwealth supported place.

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The following course-specific admission requirements are mandatory and must be satisfied by all applicants. These requirements are in addition to or supersede the minimum requirements outlined within the Academic admission requirements band section below.

All applicants are required to have an AQF Level 7 Bachelors degree in a cognate discipline, with equivalents considered.

English competency requirements may be satisfied through completion of one of the following:

• IELTS Academic Overall band minimum score of 6.5 (no individual band less than 6.0);
• Bachelor degree from a country specified on the English Proficiency Bands page for Band 4;
• Successfully completed 0.375 EFTSL of study at postgraduate level or higher at an Australian higher education provider (or equivalent);
• Where accepted, equivalent prior learning, including at least five years relevant professional experience; or
• Other tests, courses or programs defined on the English Proficiency Bands page for Band 4.

If you have completed units of study in another Postgraduate course or have relevant professional experience, you may be eligible for Credit and Recognition of Prior Learning (CRPL).

To assess your eligibility for credit, we first need you to apply for and accept an offer in your course of interest with us. You can then submit an Application for Credit and Recognition of Prior Learning via your Student Portal.