Introduction

This 4-year course is conducted in Hobart, with some practical training being undertaken in Years 3 and 4 at community and hospital pharmacy teaching sites throughout Tasmania. Students may be required to attend assigned clinical and professional teaching sites outside Hobart during Years 3 and 4. These placements may involve the student with costs for travel and accommodation. Part-time study is available in the first and second years of the course.

More information can be obtained from the School of Pharmacy website.

Admission & Prerequisites

All applicants must have obtained Satisfactory Achievement awards in the following subjects of the Tasmanian Certificate of Education [TCE] or its equivalent: Chemistry [CHM5C] and Mathematics Methods [MME5C]. Biology [BIO5C] is highly recommended, but not required.

Course Objectives

The main aim of the course is to provide students with a specialist education in the pharmaceutical sciences and to enable them to gain the skills and attitudes required for the responsible practice of pharmacy.

Career Outcomes

The combination of biomedical and pharmaceutical science and clinical expertise in drug use in a pharmacy degree prepares pharmacy graduates for work in a variety of fields. Graduates work as pharmacists in the community or in hospitals. Many pharmacists are involved in clinical trials used to evaluate new drug products and in preparing documentation on the effectiveness and safety of new drugs (required for marketing approval). Pharmacists are involved extensively in the manufacturing, research, quality control and marketing of pharmaceuticals. Pharmacists are also employed in government health departments where they may be involved in regulation and approval of new pharmaceutical products. Some pharmacy graduates specialise in providing drug information to other health professionals, hospitals and government departments, while others undertake postgraduate training for careers as academics or researchers or in more specialised fields such as toxicology.

Articulation to/from Course

There is no articulation with other courses.

Professional Recognition

After a further period of practical experience (12 months) graduates of the Bachelor of Pharmacy are eligible to sit for examination for registration as a pharmacist. Registration is recognised throughout Australia and New Zealand.