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Fully online, flexible and self-directed – this course will enable you to diversify your skills for a range of advanced practice roles emerging in community and hospital settings.
Course objectives
This course will provide you with a formal training program in clinical services. You will develop critical analysis, clinical decision-making, evidence-based management skills, and generally enhance your ability to contribute to the quality use of medicine.
The course can also be used to support your efforts in becoming accredited to conduct medication reviews. You will develop your communication skills with other health professionals and patients, enhancing your ability to lead in a healthcare team.
Gain access to 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) in the College of Health and Medicine.
Career outcomes
I enjoyed the challenge of finding the answers myself without being hand-fed, knowing my supervisors were always available – the guidance and support I received from my supervisors and coordinators really helped to get me through my postgraduate experience.
Pharmacy practice is changing with time. Pharmacists are becoming more involved in day to day management of complex diseases including:
- working as clinical consultants managing drug therapy regimens
- providing leadership in clinical trials and research in pharmaceutical industry and healthcare organisations
- providing professional clinical services within community pharmacy settings
Within Australia and overseas, the Master of Clinical Pharmacy is often considered preferable for senior clinical positions.
Completion of the Master of Clinical Pharmacy can also prepare you for enrolment in a Research Higher Degree.
"This course has allowed me to build on my knowledge and understanding of clinical pharmacy and different disease states, and will open up opportunities for me to work in a variety of clinical settings."
Further Study Opportunities
Successful completion of the Master of Clinical Pharmacy can lead to a research higher degree, including:
Professional Recognition
Within Australia and overseas, the Master of Clinical Pharmacy is often considered preferable for senior clinical positions.
Course structure
The course adopts a structured approach based on evidence based medicine principles. It requires students to complete six coursework units of study in advanced pharmacotherapeutics covering cardiology, respiratory medicine, infectious diseases, palliative care, geriatric medicine, endocrinology, neurology, psychiatric disorders, and gastroenterology.
This is followed by a research methodology unit that will prepare you for undertaking a research project of your choice in the area of clinical pharmacy, pharmacy practice, clinical pharmacology or pharmaceutical sciences.
Please note: the University reserves the right to amend or remove courses and unit availabilities, as appropriate.
Schedule
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Entry requirements
Eligibility
At a minimum, you will need to have a Bachelor's degree in pharmacy, either from the University of Tasmania, or from another equivalent tertiary institution, and be a registered pharmacist.
Appropriate post-registration work experience of at least one year will also be normally considered as a requirement for acceptance into this program. Where an undergraduate degree has been recently obtained (within the last year), a minimum average grade of 60% obtained in the final year of study would be required for entry to the Master of Clinical Pharmacy program.
When you apply into the course, you will need to provide proof of your Bachelor of Pharmacy degree and registration as a pharmacist.
Alternate pathway
Alternatively, you could enter the Master of Clinical Pharmacy through first studying, and successfully completing:
Credit transfer
Passes in subjects or units in other courses (completed or otherwise) in this University or another approved tertiary institution (or other approved professional examining body) may be credited towards the degree, provided that the Faculty may specify what more a candidate so credited shall be required to do to qualify for the degree.
Articulation from
This course will allow articulation from the:
- Bachelor of Pharmacy with Professional Honours (Clinical Pharmacy); or
- Graduate Diploma of Clinical Pharmacy
This means that students who have successfully completed either of these programs may be eligible to receive credit transfer into their Masters of Clinical Pharmacy for some units studied.
Articulation to
Graduates of the Master of Clinical Pharmacy course may progress to a research higher degree, including:
- Master of Pharmacy
- Doctor of Philosophy (Pharmacy)
- Professional Doctorate
Fees & scholarships
Domestic students
Domestic students enrolled in a full fee paying place are charged the Student Services and Amenities Fee but this fee is incorporated in the fees you pay for each unit you enrol in. Full fee paying domestic students do not have to make any additional SSAF payments.
Detailed tuition fee information for domestic students is available at the Domestic Student Fees website, including additional information in relation to a compulsory Student Services and Amenities Fee (SSAF).
Domestic students enrolled in certain postgraduate coursework programs may not be eligible for student payments through Youth Allowance and Austudy. Visit the Department of Social Services website to find out more about eligibility for Centrelink support and the list of eligible courses
International students
International students should refer to the International Students course fees page to get an indicative course cost.
Scholarships
Each year the University of Tasmania administers an estimated $7 million in scholarships to students from all walks of life, including those who have achieved high academic results; those from low socio-economic backgrounds; students with sporting ability; students undertaking overseas study; and students with a disability.
Applications for most awards commencing in Semester 1 open at the beginning of August and close strictly on 31 October of the year prior.
For more information on scholarships and to view the full range of scholarships available to you, head to the Scholarships website.
Additional costs
In addition to course costs, students may be subject to other costs related to study at university including:
- Text books and stationery
- Accommodation
- Student Services and Amenities Fee
Domestic students
The following fee information is accurate at the time of publication for students commencing study in 2021.
If you are a domestic student enrolling in the Master of Clinical Pharmacy you will be a full-fee paying student. To learn more about the fee structure, refer to Fees | What to Pay | Domestic.
As a domestic student, the cost of your course will depend on the band classification and the individual units that you study. Units studied within the Master of Clinical Pharmacy are predominantly classified in Band 2, with an indicative individual unit cost of $2,005. For more information on the fees of each unit, please refer to the fees section of each unit description.
How can we help?
Do you have any questions about choosing a course or applying? Get in touch.
- Domestic
- 1300 363 864
- International
- +61 3 6226 6200
- Course.Info@utas.edu.au
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