Exploring Cancer Medicines Course - University of Leeds
Online United Kingdom
DURATION
2 Weeks
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Part time
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TUITION FEES
USD 39 / per course **
STUDY FORMAT
Distance Learning
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Introduction
Explore the use of medicines in treating cancer and take your first steps towards becoming a science writer.
This course will introduce you to the topic of cancer chemotherapy, and how the development of effective medications for the treatment of cancer remains a significant challenge to scientists.
You will research the use and development of cancer medicines, focusing on chemotherapy. In addition, through an exploration of how science is communicated to the general public, you will also look at the skills you need to become an effective science writer.
When would you like to start?
Most FutureLearn courses run multiple times. Every run of a course has a set start date but you can join it and work through it after it starts.
- Available now
- 27 September 2021
Who will you learn with?
Richard Foster
I am an academic at the University of Leeds (School of Chemistry) researching the development of new medicines to treat cancer and other diseases.
Paul Taylor
I’m from West Yorkshire. I’m a Professor at the University of Leeds & Dean: Student Education. I research cancer & evolution.
Who developed the course?
University of Leeds
As one of the UK’s largest research-based universities, the University of Leeds is a member of the prestigious Russell Group and a centre of excellence for teaching.
Ideal Students
Who is the course for
This course is part of the Going to University collection which has been specifically designed for students at schools and colleges. They provide a taster of undergraduate study at the University of Leeds and help students to decide which subject to study at university.
Curriculum
What topics will you cover?
- The history of cancer medicines with a focus on cancer chemotherapy.
- The sources of information to use when researching cancer medicines.
- Important developments led to the discovery of modern chemotherapeutics.
- How developments in cancer medicines are reported in the news.
- Modern perspectives of cancer chemotherapy.
- An overview of new approaches to cancer treatment.
- Telling the story: research and write a blog post about future directions in cancer medicines.
Program Outcome
What will you achieve
By the end of the course, you‘ll be able to:
- Reflect on what cancer chemotherapy is and how it was developed.
- Identify resources that can be used to find out more about the developments in cancer medicines.
- Compare examples of science writing, and identify angles and target audiences.
- Investigate current developments in cancer medicines and discuss potential future approaches to treatment.
- Produce a short blog post about future directions in cancer medicine treatments.
Program Tuition Fee
English Language Requirements
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