Department Contact:
Chair: Dr. Stephen Baker, sbaker@francis.edu
Program Description:
Cancer survivorship care can assist individuals across the cancer continuum in improving their physical, psychosocial, and vocational function within the limitations imposed by the disease and its treatments. The healthcare system that delivers cancer care is changing with the recognition of urgently needed improvements to the quality of cancer care. This includes all stakeholders, cancer care teams, patients, their families, researchers, and payers working together to develop a higher system for cancer care.
The Cancer Care curriculum provides graduate level education in biology, epidemiology, psychosocial and methods of treatment, and exercise interventions of cancer so that the graduate has a more complete understanding of the disease as well as the skills, knowledge, and abilities to assist patients and their caregivers to deal with this disease and its limitations. The Cancer Care program is interdisciplinary in nature to provide an effective and patient-centered focus. The curriculum is designed so that all majors participate in practical experiences to learn from active practitioners in a variety of settings and disciplines.
The need for health professionals in cancer care is expected to grow well into the 21st century, which makes the study of Cancer Care an excellent choice for those seeking employment directly after graduation. The need for more efficient and effective means of preventing disease and maintaining the health of populations and our planet will continue to increase the demand for graduates with a focus on public health and patient-centered care.
Master of Science in Cancer Care:
This degree that will be offered in a hyflex modality, with courses offered on campus in a face-to-face setting, as well as remotely in a synchronous modality. With the permission of the department chairperson students may submit a proposal for asynchronous completion of the lecture portion of the degree. The courses for this degree will be offered either as 8-week or 15-week courses.
Estimated Time to completion:
Typically, 18 months of study
Admissions Requirements:
- A completed bachelor’s degree prior to the beginning of the program
- A completed graduate Admissions application
Admission deadline:
This degree has a rolling admission.
Total credits required: 30 credits
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