Course contact details
Student Recruitment Operations Team
Phone:(+44) 0114 225 5533
Sheffield Hallam University
City Campus
Howard Street
Sheffield
S1 1WB
Supportive Oncology and Cancer Care (Taught)
- MSc
- 3 Years
- Part-Time
- September 2027
- Postgraduate
- Distance learning
Course summary
Please check the Sheffield Hallam University website for the latest course information.
Course summary:
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Develop advanced expertise in supportive oncology and cancer care across the cancer continuum.
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Advance complex symptom management using evidence-based supportive oncology approaches.
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Integrate personalised supportive care to enhance patient quality of life.
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Apply palliative and end-of-life care principles in compassionate, person-centred practice.
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Build research, leadership and clinical innovation skills for future cancer care practice.
You’ll develop advanced knowledge of supportive oncology and cancer care, exploring physical, psychological, social and spiritual dimensions across the cancer pathway. Grounded in evidence-based practice, the course covers prehabilitation, rehabilitation, survivorship and ethical decision-making. You’ll strengthen clinical reasoning, leadership and service development skills, enabling you to improve patient outcomes and influence future supportive cancer care practice.
For full details of course modules, assessments, and teaching methods, please visit the course page on our website:
Entry requirements
Academic Qualifications
Normally, applicants will hold a first degree or professional qualification which is recognised in the UK in a related health care subject. Examples of a first degree in a relevant subject include Nursing, Therapeutic Radiography or Physiotherapy etc.
Other formally certified qualifications
Equivalent, international academic and/or professional qualifications will be accepted. Applicants will be considered on other relevant evidence which may include for example documented evidence of recent CPD activity, innovative practice, practice leadership, service development, research projects and/or publications. Such evidence must be clearly described in any application. Applicants are usually required to provide at least one reference evidencing their capability for postgraduate study.
Level of English language capability
If English is not your first language you must have an IELTS score of 6.5 with a minimum of 6 in each skill area.
Relevant work or work-related experience
Applicants must usually have 12 months full time (or equivalent part time) experience and normally be working in a professional role in a related field of health and wellbeing and must have contact with palliative care patients.
Applicants will need access to a reliable internet connection to support engagement and have sound IT skills.
Fees and funding
Tuition fees
No fee information has been provided for this course
Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website.
Additional fee information
Our postgraduate fees vary depending on course, level and mode of study. Each postgraduate course page tells you how much the tuition fees are, and what additional costs you might have to budget for during your studies. Please refer to our website for up-to-date information on costs and fees for both full-time and part-time postgraduate study options.
Sponsorship information
Scholarships and bursaries 1
Scholarships, discounts and bursaries may be available to students who study this course.
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