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“At school I really liked maths, mostly because I like solving problems, and that’s what I love about Pharmacy. I can help people from all walks of life solve a variety of problems.”
Our relationships with leading pharmacists and service providers in Tasmania and abroad inform your learning experiences. These connections provide significant work-integrated learning opportunities throughout your studies, and we ensure you can take advantage by offering a minimum of 450 hours of professional experience placement during your studies. Combined with our low student/teacher ratio, you receive a highly supported education with
significant industry experience upon graduation. This puts you in high demand with future employers, helping you enjoy the highest median salary of pharmacy graduates in the country*.
After you graduate and complete a paid internship, you can apply to register as a pharmacist in Australia. Pharmacists are vital in both large and small communities, and are found in the private and public sector, in metropolitan and rural regions around the country.
You could also find a career in research, vaccinations, medication review, industry relations, medication advisory in government and non government organisations, or the armed forces.
Study Periods
As Australia's only fast-track undergraduate Pharmacy degree, our Bachelor of Pharmacy with Honours is taught across three study periods, or trimesters, each year rather than traditional semesters. These are referred to as Health Study Periods on the University's calendar. The dates for 2023 are as follows:
- Health Study Period 1: 27 Feb 2023 - 28 May 2023
- Health Study Period 2: 3 Jul 2023 - 1 Oct 2023
- Health Study Period 3: 30 Oct 2023 - 28 Jan 2024
Catalyst Program
Are you a high achiever and want to get the most out of your University experience? The Catalyst Program combines your Bachelor degree with scholarships, extracurricular experiences, special events, and networking opportunities. It was created for outstanding students, just like you. Learn more about the Catalyst Program
*Good Universities Guide 2021
Course objectives
We provide you with a specialist education in the basic and clinical pharmaceutical sciences, enabling you to gain the skills and attitudes required for the responsible practice of pharmacy.
You will gain the skills and knowledge required to work in community pharmacies, hospitals and other parts of the health system. The degree will enable you to demonstrate the competencies required for registration as a pharmacist in Australia.
During your studies, you will develop your clinical pharmacy expertise on drugs and diseases to optimise the use of medicines across the healthcare system, learn to communicate effectively with patients and other members of the health care team, and develop the skills required to source, prepare and supply medicines accurately and efficiently.
Our pharmacy graduates are globally recognised for the quality of their clinical pharmacy skills and ability to transform pharmacy practice, going on to work in the wider community, hospitals, research facilities and even the military.
You'll be taught by some of Australia's leading pharmacists. Our staff are passionate about what they teach, including researchers from our highly successful Unit for Medication Outcomes Research and Education (UMORE).
Learning Outcomes
Practical experience
Learn from active researchers and their vital projects
You'll learn from our international experts in medication safety and pharmacy practice, benefiting from their experience and innovations during your classroom studies, and while working on your rewarding projects. They draw upon their research in modern, community oriented projects that include reducing sedative use in aged care, and the benefits of integrating pharmacists in emergency departments.
All students will undertake Professional Experience Placements in both community and hospital settings.
"The placements were by far my favourite aspect. In my final year, I was on placement for the entire second semester and was immersed in the field learning about and gaining confidence in what would be my future profession."
Safety in Practice Compliance
This course includes compulsory Professional Experience Placements. You must meet the College of Health and Medicine's Safety in Practice Requirements before census date of the first semester of your course. The safety in practice requirements are completed separately to the course admission application.
Work placement
Professional experience placements make you career ready
Professional experience placements make you career ready.
We offer a minimum of 450 hours of Professional Experience Placements (PEP) during your studies, as well as significant laboratory and project experiences. This hands-on learning begins right from first year, and culminates in the second trimester of your final year where you will spend time on PEP, learning to lead medication management in multidisciplinary health teams, and undertaking a research project.
Placements can be conducted here in Tasmania, as well as in Australia and even internationally (travel restrictions pending). Previous students have completed their placement in Canada and the United Kingdom.
In your final year, you will also participate in real-world group-based collaborative research projects in healthcare settings. As the hub for pharmaceutical teaching and research in Tasmania, our industry, community, and government connections provide you with a range of options for these projects.
Career outcomes
I chose the University of Tasmania as I wanted to take advantage of its reputation for high quality learning environments while also being able to enjoy everything Tasmania has to offer.
100% of our 2021 graduates gained full-time employment within four months of graduating, with most of our graduates go on to practice as registered pharmacists in the community or in hospitals, working with other healthcare professionals and with consumers in an expanding range of roles that optimise the consumers' medication management.
A degree in pharmacy from the University of Tasmania will open up a range of career options. These include employment in community pharmacies, hospitals, general practices and many other health settings. You may choose to pursue a career utilising your skills in other ways, such as medication management review, pharmaceutical manufacturing and quality control, research, academia, biomedical sciences, or the armed forces.
"If I had to pick a highlight of my career so far, it would be implementing governmental state-wide policies within the Health Department."
Postgraduate study
If you successfully complete this course, you may be also be eligible to apply for a range of other postgraduate courses including Graduate Certificates and Graduate Diplomas and Masters by coursework and research. We offer opportunities to advance your career in postgraduate courses covering Clinical Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical, Science, and Research.
If you wish to prepare for a career in research, you can complete a traditional research Honours degree to enable entry to a PhD program, and an overload Honours option is available. You can complete a traditional research Honours program within the four-year Bachelor of Pharmacy with Applied Honours program.
Course structure
If you are starting in 2023 you can find your course planner here – this helps you plan what units to enrol in and when.
To graduate from the Bachelor of Pharmacy with Honours, a student must satisfactorily complete 400 credit points of study comprising:
a. 300 credit points at Bachelor level
b. 100 credit points at Honours level
Year 1
Health Study Period 1
This unit involves on-campus-based learning activities that integrates a range of topics in the areas of pharmaceutics and pharmacology focusing on the physical and chemical factors influencing drug formulation, absorption, distribution, metabolism, excretion, and pharmacological action. This critical knowledge is…
Credit Points: 12.5
| Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
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| Hobart | Health Study Period 1 | ||||
| Launceston | Health Study Period 1 | ||||
| Cradle Coast | Health Study Period 1 | ||||
View all details for CSA116 Molecular Basis of Pharmaceutics and Pharmacology
Pharmaceutical Science and Practice 1 integrates two areas of study: Pharmaceutical Science and Pharmacy Practice.Pharmaceutical Science is the study of the formulation, manufacture, stability and efficacy of pharmaceutical dosage forms. Pharmacy Practice is the study of the role of the…
Credit Points: 12.5
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| Hobart | Health Study Period 1 | ||||
| Launceston | Health Study Period 1 | ||||
| Cradle Coast | Health Study Period 1 | ||||
View all details for CSA117 Pharmaceutical Science and Practice 1
This unit involves a range of on-line and campus-based learning activities that introduce students to key concepts of health and healthcare, the pharmacy profession, roles of a pharmacist, quality use of medicines, government funding, regulatory bodies, the pharmaceutical industry and…
Credit Points: 12.5
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| Hobart | Health Study Period 1 | ||||
| Launceston | Health Study Period 1 | ||||
| Cradle Coast | Health Study Period 1 | ||||
This unit is designed to introduce students to human cells and tissues and the anatomy and physiology of the integumentary, defence, musculoskeletal and neuroendocrine systems in the human body. The unit will include: (a) the basic facts and concepts relating…
Credit Points: 12.5
| Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
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| Hobart | Semester 1 | ||||
| Hobart | Health Study Period 1 | ||||
| Launceston | Semester 1 | ||||
| Launceston | Health Study Period 1 | ||||
| Cradle Coast | Health Study Period 1 | ||||
| Rozelle - Sydney | Health Study Period 1 | ||||
Health Study Period 2
Managing Minor Ailments focusses on patient-centred care with patient counselling concepts and application of communication skills in clinical scenarios. This patient-centred care is extended to the study of over-the-counter (OTC) medications. Principles of drug therapy such as adverse reactions, drug…
Credit Points: 12.5
| Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
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| Hobart | Health Study Period 2 | ||||
| Launceston | Health Study Period 2 | ||||
| Cradle Coast | Health Study Period 2 | ||||
Pharmaceutical Science and Practice 2 integrates two areas of study: pharmaceutical science and pharmacy practice.Pharmaceutical Science is the study of the formulation, manufacture, stability and efficacy of pharmaceutical dosage forms. Pharmacy Practice is the study of the role of the…
Credit Points: 12.5
| Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
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| Hobart | Health Study Period 2 | ||||
| Launceston | Health Study Period 2 | ||||
| Cradle Coast | Health Study Period 2 | ||||
View all details for CSA121 Pharmaceutical Science and Practice 2
Pharmacology is the field of science that studies the function of drugs, their effects to living systems and how these living systems handle them. Since it describes the mechanisms of action of drugs in the body and the various interactions…
Credit Points: 12.5
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| Hobart | Semester 1 | ||||
| Hobart | Health Study Period 2 | ||||
| Launceston | Health Study Period 2 | ||||
| Cradle Coast | Health Study Period 2 | ||||
This unit is designed to introduce you to the anatomy and physiology of the reproductive, cardiovascular, respiratory, renal, and digestive systems of the human body. The regulation of body temperature will also be studied in the unit. The unit will…
Credit Points: 12.5
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| Hobart | Semester 2 | ||||
| Hobart | Health Study Period 2 | ||||
| Launceston | Semester 2 | ||||
| Launceston | Health Study Period 2 | ||||
| Cradle Coast | Health Study Period 2 | ||||
| Rozelle - Sydney | Health Study Period 2 | ||||
Health Study Period 3
This unit will commence with a review of the immune system and its response to microbe presentation (natural and artificial), with links to theoretical and practical aspects of vaccination. This is followed by an examination of medical microbiology, including mechanisms…
Credit Points: 12.5
| Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
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| Hobart | Semester 2 | ||||
| Hobart | Health Study Period 3 | ||||
| Launceston | Health Study Period 3 | ||||
| Cradle Coast | Health Study Period 3 | ||||
View all details for CSA207 Clinical and Pharmaceutical Microbiology
CSA208 provides students with foundational understanding of biochemistry within normal physiological processes and during disease states. Specifically, students will learn about the: (a) structure and function of important biological macromolecules, such as nucleic acids and proteins; (b) structure, function and…
Credit Points: 12.5
| Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
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| Hobart | Health Study Period 3 | ||||
| Launceston | Health Study Period 3 | ||||
| Cradle Coast | Health Study Period 3 | ||||
View all details for CSA208 Biochemistry of Disease and Therapeutics
Pharmaceutical Science and Practice 3 involves the study of the physical and chemical (physicochemical) principles which are important in the design of dosage forms and other pharmaceutical systems. These physicochemical principles are also applied to professional pharmacy practice, particularly with…
Credit Points: 12.5
| Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
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| Hobart | Health Study Period 3 | ||||
| Launceston | Health Study Period 3 | ||||
| Cradle Coast | Health Study Period 3 | ||||
View all details for CSA209 Pharmaceutical Science and Practice 3
Pharmacology is the field of science that studies the function of drugs, their effects to living systems and how these living systems handle them. Since it describes the mechanisms of action of drugs in the body and the various interactions…
Credit Points: 12.5
| Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
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| Hobart | Semester 1 | ||||
| Hobart | Semester 2 | ||||
| Hobart | Health Study Period 3 | ||||
| Launceston | Health Study Period 3 | ||||
| Cradle Coast | Health Study Period 3 | ||||
Year 2
Health Study Period 1
The Evidence Based Health Care unit is a foundation course developing your ability to understand the concepts of evidence-based practice in health care delivery and to apply its principles to your own health professional environment. This unit introduces you to…
Credit Points: 12.5
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| Hobart | Semester 2 | ||||
| Hobart | Summer school | ||||
CSA322 is designed to build upon your existing knowledge of pharmacology, physiology, microbiology and evidence-based health, in order to develop the clinical knowledge and skills necessary to deliver pharmaceutical care. Topics include the pathophysiology and therapeutic principles relevant to the…
Credit Points: 25
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| Hobart | Semester 1 | ||||
Pharmacy Skills in Practice 3A focuses on the issues and concepts associated with professional pharmacy activities and clinical pharmacy practice. You will be introduced to a range of topics, including quality use of medicines, pharmaceutical care, patient counselling and communication…
Credit Points: 12.5
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| Hobart | Semester 1 | ||||
Health Study Period 2
CSA306 (Therapeutics in Practice 3B) is designed to build upon students existing knowledge of pharmacology, physiology, microbiology and evidence-based health, in order to develop the clinical knowledge and skills necessary to deliver pharmaceutical care. The unit covers the pathophysiology and…
Credit Points: 12.5
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| Hobart | Semester 2 | ||||
This unit is designed to introduce Bachelor of Pharmacy with Applied Honours (54A) students to the concepts, principles and practical skills of research methodology required to develop a research proposal for a clinical pharmacy research project designed to investigate or…
Credit Points: 12.5
| Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
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| Hobart | Semester 1 | ||||
| Hobart | Semester 2 | ||||
Pharmacy Skills in Practice 3B focuses on the issues and concepts associated with professional pharmacy activities and clinical pharmacy practice. You will build on your knowledge of introductory material covered in Pharmacy Skills in Practice 3A to focus on the…
Credit Points: 25
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| Hobart | Semester 2 | ||||
Health Study Period 3
This unit studies factors influencing the bioavailability and disposition of medications, and the application of this information to optimise the quality use of medicines in clinical practice. Particular emphasis is placed on the clinical role of the pharmacist and problem-solving…
Credit Points: 12.5
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| Hobart | Semester 2 | ||||
| Hobart | Summer school | ||||
Toxicology is the study of the harmful effects of chemicals (including drugs) and other agents on living organisms. This on-campus unit introduces students to the key concepts of toxicology, and how, in terms of dose/exposure, toxicology is an extension of…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
View all details for CSA326 Clinical Toxicology and Medicine Safety
This unit covers fundamental features and current methods involved in the drug development process. The unit emphasises on lead identification, lead optimisation and the introduction of new drugs into clinical practice. It deals with specific case studies that examine real…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
View all details for CSA327 Drug Discovery, Development and Delivery
Innovation in Medicine Safety builds on the knowledge and skills gained in CSA288 Evidence Based Health Care and CSA321 Clinical Pharmacy Research. Topics covered in this unit will help students identify medicines safety issues, undertake a critical review of pharmacist-led…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
Year 3
Health Study Period 1
Therapeutics in Practice 4 is designed to further develop the student’s ability to determine the most appropriate pharmacotherapeutic management for a range of medical conditions. Drug therapy is the cornerstone for the management of most if not all common medical…
Credit Points: 12.5
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| Hobart | Semester 1 | ||||
A study of the clinical pharmacokinetics of individual drugs and groups of drugs, sources of inter-patient variability in pharmacokinetics and the application of pharmacokinetics in practice. As with Clinical Pharmacokinetics 3, particular emphasis is placed on the role of the…
Credit Points: 12.5
| Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
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| Hobart | Semester 1 | ||||
CSA457 Pharmacy Skills in Practice 4A focuses on concepts associated with professional and clinical pharmacy practice. It builds on material studied in Pharmacy Skills in Practice 3A and 3B. The unit consists of three main areas: community pharmacy, hospital pharmacy…
Credit Points: 25
| Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
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| Hobart | Semester 1 | ||||
Health Study Period 2
Leadership in Medication Management in Multidisciplinary Teams expands on the pharmacy practice content learned throughout the degree to explore the roles pharmacists have within wider health care. In this unit, students will undertake an elective placement. Elective options include extended…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
View all details for CSA416 Leadership in Medication Management in Multidisciplinary Teams
Pharmacy Practice is a professional experiential placement unit. Students will undertake placements in both hospital and community pharmacy settings. The opportunity to apply pharmacy practice skills and knowledge in clinical settings will reinforce the content learned throughout the degree.…
Credit Points: 25
This unit is currently unavailable.
Research Project builds on the knowledge and skills gained in CSA288 Evidence Based Health Care, CSA321 Clinical Pharmacy Research and CSA3XB Innovation in Medicines Safety. Students will participate in a group-based research/quality assurance project. Projects will be designed under the…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
Entry requirements
For Domestic students
Applicants who have recently completed secondary education (in the past two years)
This is a new course for 2023. We anticipate that the lowest ATAR that will receive an offer for this course in 2023 will be 70.
Applicants with higher education study
To be eligible for an offer, applicants must have:
• Applicants must have completed at least two units of study (equivalent to 25 UTAS credit points) at a Diploma level or higher.
• If an applicant has failed any units, the application may be subject to further review before an offer is made.
Applicants must also meet the subject prerequisites listed below.
Applicants with VET/TAFE study
• Completed Diploma or above in any field.
Applicants must also meet the subject prerequisites listed below.
Applicants with work and life experience
This course does accept applications based on work or life experience.
Applicants must also meet the subject prerequisites listed below.
Prerequisites
To be eligible for an offer, applicants must have studies or experience equivalent to a satisfactory achievement in the following subjects from the Tasmanian Certificate of Education (TCE) (or equivalent), or from the University of Tasmania:
- Mathematics Methods (MTM415117) (TCE), or
- General Mathematics (MTG315120) (TCE), or
- Mathematics Specialised (MTS415118) (TCE), or
- Mathematics Methods Foundation (MTM315117) (TCE), or
- Applied Mathematics Foundation Unit (KMA002) (UTAS), or
- Mathematics Foundation Unit (KMA003) (UTAS), or
- Introduction to University Mathematics (KMA100) (UTAS)
AND
• Satisfactory achievement in one of the following subjects from either the Tasmania Certificate of Education (TCE) (or equivalent), or from UTAS:
o Chemistry (CHM415115) (TCE), or
o Introduction to Chemistry (KRA161) (UTAS)
Safety In Practice Requirements
This course includes compulsory Professional Experience Placements. You must meet the College of Health and Medicine's Safety in Practice Requirements before census date of the first semester of your course. The safety in practice requirements are completed separately to the course admission application.
For International students
Admissions and application information for international applicants, including English language requirements, is available from the International Future Students site. You can also enquire online to check your eligibility.
Course-specific requirements
The following course-specific requirements must be met to be eligible to study this degree.
To be eligible for an offer, applicants must have studies or experience equivalent to a satisfactory achievement in the following subjects from the Tasmanian Certificate of Education (TCE) (or equivalent), or from the University of Tasmania:
- Mathematics Methods (MTM415117) (TCE), or
- General Mathematics (MTG315120) (TCE), or
- Mathematics Specialised (MTS415118) (TCE), or
- Mathematics Methods Foundation (MTM315117) (TCE), or
- Applied Mathematics Foundation Unit (KMA002) (UTAS), or
- Mathematics Foundation Unit (KMA003) (UTAS), or
- Introduction to University Mathematics (KMA100) (UTAS)
AND
• Satisfactory achievement in one of the following subjects from either the Tasmania Certificate of Education (TCE) (or equivalent), or from UTAS:
o Chemistry (CHM415115) (TCE), or
o Introduction to Chemistry (KRA161) (UTAS)
Safety In Practice Requirements
This course includes compulsory Professional Experience Placements. You must meet the College of Health and Medicine's Safety in Practice Requirements before census date of the first semester of your course. The safety in practice requirements are completed separately to the course admission application.
Credit transfer
Applications for credit can be made in your course application. Find out more information about how to apply for a credit transfer/advanced standing at Recognition of Prior Learning.
Talk to us on 1300 363 864 or enquire online about your credit transfer.
Articulation
Articulation from X1M:
Following successful completion, students from the Diploma of Pharmacy Studies (X1M) are eligible to articulate into the Bachelor of Pharmacy with Honours with 25 credit points.
Articulation to Bachelor of Pharmacy with Honours (M4C):
Graduates from the fast-track Bachelor of Pharmacy with Honours program who undertake the Bachelor of Pharmacy with Honours (M4C) program will be eligible for advanced standing in 50% of units required to complete this program. The M4C is designed for students who may wish to progress to a further research higher degree.
Detailed Admissions Information
Detailed admissions information and advice for all undergraduate courses, including comprehensive, course-level student profiles, is available from UTAS Admissions.
Fees & scholarships
Domestic students
Cost shouldn’t get in the way of you studying.
If you’re a domestic student, you may be eligible for a Commonwealth Supported Place in this course. This means your fees will be subsidised by the Australian Government. You’ll only need to pay the student contribution amount for each unit you study within the course.
You may also be able to defer payment of the student contribution amount by accessing a HECS-HELP loan from the Government. If eligible, you’ll only have to pay your tuition fees once you start earning above a specific amount.
Further information is available at Scholarships, fees and costs.
Student contributionStudent contribution amounts are charged for each unit of study. This means that how much you’ll pay will depend on which units you choose. Find out more about student contribution amounts.
Further informationDetailed fee information for domestic students is available at Scholarships, fees and costs, including additional information in relation to the compulsory Student Services and Amenities Fee (SSAF).
International students
2023 Total Course Fee (international students): $151,527 AUD*.
Course cost based on a rate of $35,950 AUD per standard, full-time year of study (100 credit points).
* Please note that this is an indicative fee only.
International students
International students are charged the Student Services and Amenities Fee but this fee is incorporated in the annual rate. International students do not have to make any additional SSAF payments.
Scholarships
Scholarships for domestic students
We have a range of opportunities for students from all backgrounds.
Whether you’re looking for financial support or relocation assistance, experiencing educational disadvantage or seeking recognition of academic or sporting achievement, we have a scholarship for you.
International students completing years 11 and 12 onshore in Australia can also apply for the same scholarships available to domestic students, so long as they meet the eligibility requirements.
For 2023, support scholarships are automatically assessed as part of your course application. Merit and diversity scholarship applications open on in August.
For more information, visit Domestic Scholarships.
If you are a regional or rural student, you may also be interested in the Rural Pharmacy Scholarship Scheme offered by the Rural Pharmacy Administrator.
Scholarships for international students
We offer many scholarships for international students. They can be awarded on merit or to provide access to university. Our scholarships can help you with your fees or with your move to Tasmania.
For more information, visit International Scholarships.
For information on general scholarships available at the University of Tasmania, please visit the scholarships website.
Catalyst Program
Are you a high achiever and want to get the most out of your University experience? The Catalyst Program combines your Bachelor degree with scholarships, extracurricular experiences, special events, and networking opportunities. It was created for outstanding students, just like you. Learn more about the Catalyst Program
How can we help?
Do you have any questions about choosing a course or applying? Get in touch.
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- International
- +61 3 6226 6200
- Course.Info@utas.edu.au
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