Oncology and Palliative Care - Entry Requirements
Pre-requisites
To enrol and profit from your programme, you must fulfil certain academic, technical and skill specifications. You must:
a) Have successfully achieved one of the following:
- An undergraduate degree in a relevant health-related degree eg BSc Radiotherapy, BSc Nursing, MB BS/MB ChB, BSc Cancer Care/BSc Palliative Care
- Pharmacists who have a post basic diploma in clinical pharmacy or those who wish to specialise in oncology/palliative care pharmacy
- SHOs and Registrars training for part one of the FRCR examination or in medical oncology. Consideration may also be given to staff grade doctors on a minimum of two years' rotation or attachment to the clinical oncology department or specialist palliative care unit
b) Own, or have access to a computer, printer and a reliable internet connection.
c) If English is not your first language, you must meet one of the following criteria:
- IELTS 7.0 with at least 7.0 in writing and reading and at least 6.5 in speaking and listening;
- Have been educated in an English-speaking country that is included in the list of countries that are exempt from the University's English Language Assessment;
- Provide other evidence of a high level of competence in English, for example successful completion of A- levels or an undergraduate programme taught in English.
INTO Newcastle University can provide extra tuition to help you meet our English language requirements.
We look at applications on an individual basis and you may be given credit for your knowledge and experience.
Credit points, levels and Accreditation of Prior Learning (APL)
For further information on transferring credits from previous study to our programmes, please email: oncpall@ncl.ac.uk for further details.
