Bachelor of Pharmacy (Honours) [Embedded]
Handbook year | Information valid for students commencing in 2023 |
Course code | 70809 |
Course type | Bachelor Honours Degree (AQF Level 8) |
Professional Accreditation Status | This course is accredited by the Australian Pharmacy Council. Students enrolled in this degree will be registered with the Pharmacy Board of Australia through the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) for the duration of their program of study or until they are no longer enrolled. Graduates will be eligible to apply for professional registration with the Pharmacy Board of Australia through the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA). |
Owner | Academy |
College | Medicine and Dentistry |
Award Requirements
Admission Requirements
Course pre-requisites | English (Units 3/4,C), General Mathematics (Units 3/4,C), Chemistry (Units 3/4,C) |
Minimum English language proficiency requirements | Applicants of non-English speaking backgrounds must meet the English language proficiency requirements of Band 3a – Schedule II of the 石榴视频 Admissions Policy. Students also need to take note that in accordance with the National Registration Board’s requirement, they must hold a valid IELTS (academic module) minimum overall score of 7.5 with a minimum of 7 in each of the four components within 2 years prior to applying for registration upon graduation |
Additional selection requirements | Students will be eligible to be offered a position in the Research Honours major by the Academic Head if they have achieved an average GPA of 5.5 across level 1 and level 2. Students that are not offered a position in the Research Honours major, or that are offered a position in the Research Honours major but decline this offer, will continue in the Professional Honours major for levels 3 and 4. Information published by 石榴视频 or otherwise made available to students when applying, may specify additional criteria to be considered in ranking applicants in order of merit if the number of applications exceeds a quota or other limit on the places made available for the course. Information provided by applicants during the application process and any other information obtained by 石榴视频 in the application process may be used by 石榴视频 to rank applicants in order of merit by reference to those additional criteria. |
Special admission requirements | A quota on entry into the research major may be applied depending on the availability of supervisors. |
Course includes mandatory professional placement(s) | Clinical placement/professional practice: This course includes prescribed professional or clinical placements. Students may be required to undertake such placements away from the campus at which they are enrolled, at their own expense (Note: health professional courses generally involve extensive professional or clinical placements). Further information about placements can be found at: Coursework Enrolment Procedure. |
Post admission requirements | Computer and internet access is required. |
Academic Requirements for Course Completion
Credit points | 96 credit points as per course structure |
Course learning outcomes | On successful completion, graduates of the course will be able to:
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Inherent Requirements
Inherent Requirements | Inherent requirements are the identified abilities, attributes, skills, and behaviours that must be demonstrated, during the learning experience, to successfully complete a course. These abilities, attributes, skills, and behaviours preserve the academic integrity of the University's learning, assessment, and accreditation processes, and where applicable, meet the standards of a profession. For more information please visit: Bachelor of Pharmacy (Honours). |
Reasonable adjustments | All 石榴视频 students have the opportunity to demonstrate, with reasonable adjustments where applicable, the inherent requirements for their course. For more information please visit: Student Disability Policy and Procedure. |
Course Structure
CORE SUBJECTS
Level 1
Teaching Period 1
BM1000:03 Introductory Biochemistry and Microbiology
CH1001:03 Chemistry: A Central Science
PC1001:03 Human Anatomy and Physiology 1
:03 Introduction to Pharmacy
Teaching Period 2
PC1002:03 Human Anatomy and Physiology 2
:06 Pharmacy Practice and Pharmaceutics 1
:03 Pharmaceutical Chemistry 1
Level 2
Teaching Period 1
:06 Pharmacy Practice and Pharmaceutics 2
:03 Pharmaceutical Chemistry 2
:03 Pharmacology and Pharmacogenomics for Pharmacists
Teaching Period 2
:06 Integrated Therapeutics 1
:06 Pharmaceutical Public Health and Primary Healthcare for Pharmacists
OPTIONS
Select a Major from Table A
TABLE A (Majors)
Type of major | Single |
Credit points in major | 48 credit points |
MAJOR | AVAILABLE AT | NOTES |
石榴视频 Townsville 石榴视频 Cairns 石榴视频 Mackay | Only available full time | |
石榴视频 Townsville 石榴视频 Cairns 石榴视频 Mackay | Only available full time Students must achieve an average minimum GPA of 5.5 across levels 1 and 2 to be offered a position in the Research Honours major. |
Location
COURSE AVAILABLE AT | NOTES |
石榴视频 Townsville | This course is offered in mixed attendance mode with compulsory weekly face-to-face attendance at the 石榴视频 Townsville campus. Compulsory residential attendance is required at the 石榴视频 Townsville campus at the end of each teaching period. |
石榴视频 Cairns | This course is offered in mixed attendance mode with compulsory weekly face-to-face attendance at the 石榴视频 Cairns campus. Compulsory residential attendance is required at the 石榴视频 Townsville campus at the end of each teaching period. |
石榴视频 Mackay | This course is offered in mixed attendance mode with compulsory weekly face-to-face attendance at the 石榴视频 Mackay campus. Compulsory residential attendance is required at the 石榴视频 Townsville campus at the end of each teaching period. |
Candidature
Expected time to complete | 4 years full-time or 6 years part-time (levels one and two may be completed part-time however levels three and four must be completed full-time) |
Maximum time to complete | 8 years |
Maximum leave of absence | 2 years |
Progression
Course progression requisites | Must successfully complete all level 1 and level 2 subjects before attempting any level 3 subject. |
Course includes mandatory professional placement(s) | This course includes prescribed professional or clinical placements. Students may be required to undertake such placements away from the campus at which they are enrolled, at their own expense (Note: health professional courses generally involve extensive professional or clinical placements). Further information about placements can be found at: Coursework Enrolment Procedure. |
Special assessment requirements | At the discretion of the College Dean, students may be required to undertake a prescribed English language test to ensure that they have an acceptable level of English language proficiency, including at least at the level required to be admitted to the course, to safely participate in professional experience placements. Refer to Review of a Student’s Suitability to Continue a Course Involving Placement policy. |
Professional accreditation requirements | Nil |
Supplementary exam for final subject | Not applicable |
Credit
Eligibility | Students may apply for credit transfer for previous tertiary study in accordance with the Credit Transfer Procedure. |
Maximum allowed | 24 credit points |
Currency | Credit will be granted only for studies completed in the 5 years prior to the commencement of this course. |
Expiry | Credit gained for any subject shall be cancelled 11 years after the date of the examination upon which the credit is based if, by then, the student has not completed the course of study prescribed for the degree. |
Other restrictions | Credit will not normally be granted for subjects prescribed for levels 2, 3 or 4 of the course. |
Award Details
Award title | BACHELOR OF PHARMACY (HONOURS) |
Approved abbreviation | BPharm(Hons) |
Inclusion of majors on testamur | No majors will appear on the testamur |
Exit with lesser award | Students who have completed 24 credit points of their course award requirements, and withdraw from or fail to meet the requirements for progression in the later years, may be eligible for the award of Diploma of Tertiary Studies. Students who have completed 48 credit points of their professional course award requirements, and withdraw from or fail to meet the requirements for progression in the later years, may be eligible for the award of Associate Degree of Health Sciences. Students who have completed 72 credit points of their professional course award requirements, and withdraw from or fail to meet the requirements for progression in the later years, may be eligible for the award of Bachelor of Life Sciences. |
Course articulation | Not applicable |
Special awards | Students may receive an Award of Recognition in accordance with the Recognition of Academic Excellence Procedure |