Pharmacy

Pharmacists play a central part in primary health care teams

Study a unique blend of health, science and communication, and graduate as a medication expert.

Our new fast-track Bachelor of Pharmacy with Honours adopts a trimester teaching model, allowing you to complete a traditional 4-year degree in just 3 years and get into the workplace sooner. Please see the study period dates on the course page for full details.

Your hands-on learning begins right from the first year, and continues throughout your degree, including advanced pharmacy practice skills such as administering vaccinations, and conducting medication reviews. It culminates in your final year, where you'll spend time on a 450-hour professional experience placements (PEP). Placements can be conducted here in Tasmania, as well as in Australia and even internationally (travel restrictions pending), where you will learn to lead medication management in multidisciplinary health teams, and undertake a research project.

In your final year, you'll also participate in real-world group-based collaborative research projects in clinical 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.

After you graduate and complete a paid internship, you can apply to register as a pharmacist in Australia. Pharmacists are highly sought-after medical professionals with wide-ranging career opportunities in metropolitan as well as rural and remote areas.

Your pathway studying pharmacy

The Diploma of Pharmacy Studies is your stepping stone into the Bachelor of Pharmacy. This is the perfect choice if you have not met the entry requirements for the Bachelor of Pharmacy, or would like a more supported entry into University studies.

You may also choose to use the skills and knowledge from this course to enter the workforce with highly employable skills in roles such as pharmacy assistant or pharmacy technician.