Master of Medicine

• Gain in-demand expertise in the diagnosis and management of skin cancer.
• Benefit from a program that's fully delivered online, including readings, lectures, group discussions and case studies, with assessments and examinations also administered online.
• Join the leading provider of medical education and research in Queensland at UQ Medicine.

The Master of Medicine (Skin Cancer) degree is a coursework degree program designed to provide comprehensive training in the diagnosis and management of skin cancer in both the primary care and specialist settings and builds on the foundation of the courses in the Graduate Certificate in Medicine (Skin Cancer). It is designed for all medical practitioners who work in the field of skin cancer. Upon completion, graduates will have received advanced instruction on skin cancer diagnosis and management including instruction on the critical evaluation of published research. The course is delivered entirely online.

Recommended study pattern

The Master of Medicine is a 2 year course for a part-time student. Each year consists of 2 Study Periods, also known as semesters. The recommended study pattern consists of 8 core subjects, with 4 to be completed in your first year and 4 in your second.

Award requirements

To qualify for the Master of Medicine, students must satisfactorily complete a program of study consisting of 8 subjects.

For more than a century, The University of Queensland (UQ) has delivered knowledge leadership for a better world. The most prestigious and widely recognised rankings of world universities consistently place UQ among the world's top universities. UQ has also won more national teaching awards than any other Australian university. This commitment to quality teaching empowers our 56,000 current students, who study across UQ’s three campuses, to create positive change for society.

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5

To be eligible for entry, you'll need:

• a bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) in medicine, plus 2 years full-time equivalent post-qualification clinical practice, and
• you must have access to and have obtained any necessary permission for the use of appropriate and sufficient clinical cases in order to complete the program.

You must have a grade point average (GPA) of 4.0 on a 7-point scale in your previous qualification. 

All applicants must satisfy the UQ English language proficiency requirements for admission.

If you've completed previous study, you may be eligible to receive credit for – or exemption from – certain subjects in a UQ program.