UNDERGRADUATE

Bachelor of Pharmacy (Honours)

This selective-entry, research-oriented honours degree is designed for capable and highly-motivated students who want hands-on involvement in research projects.

Degree Details

It prepares you for the compulsory one-year internship that you will need to complete in order to gain Australia-wide registration as a pharmacist.

Once you've successfully completed the degree and the internship, you will be registered to practise in any area of pharmacy in Australia, including community or hospital pharmacy.

Alternatively, this degree provides you with a foundation from which you can progress with further studies, to achieve a range of other career opportunities.

As a pharmacist, you will: 

  • prepare and dispense medicines in many forms. You will also give individuals advice on how to use their medicines in the safest and most effective way.
  • advise members of the public and other health professionals about both prescription and over-the counter medicines. You will provide advice regarding the selection of medicines, how much to take, how different medicines interact with each other, and any potential side effects.
  • work in the research and development of medicines and other health-related products. You can also can manage pharmacies or pharmaceutical companies.
  • provide public health services, such as vaccinations.

A one-year internship is required in order to gain Australia-wide registration, once your degree is complete.

On successful completion of the degree and your internship year, you will be able to work in:

  • community pharmacies
  • hospital pharmacies
  • the pharmaceutical industry (quality control, sales, marketing, and management)
  • the bio-pharmaceutical industry
  • clinical trials administration
  • drug information agencies
  • drug regulation for government or private companies
  • consulting to industry
  • pharmacy professional organisations
  • pharmacy academia
  • medical research and communications.

Graduates have gone on to work at a range of organisations, including:

  • The Royal Melbourne Hospital
  • The Alfred Hospital
  • The Austin Hospital
  • Therapeutic Guidelines.

You must have successfully completed an Australian Year 12 or an equivalent senior secondary school qualification with a minimum average of 65% (see calculator below).

Equivalent qualifications may also include completion of the RMIT Foundation Studies program or a recognised post secondary diploma in the relevant discipline with the required grades.

Meeting the minimum academic requirements does not guarantee entry. Your application will still need to be assessed and accepted.

Credit may reduce the duration of your study by acknowledging your earlier, relevant study experience.

When you are submitting an application, please indicate that you want to be considered for credit and provide detailed course syllabus (also known as course outline), outlining volume of learning, course content and weekly topics, learning objectives/outcomes, assessment types and their weightings, and reference to the learning resources such as prescribed textbooks and recommended readings.

Program Structure

For students who commence their study in this program from 1 January 2016 onwards, please note that some courses listed in this structure will have their course marks count toward your program's weighted average mark. Your weighted average mark will determine the honours level of your award once you have completed the program. If a course counts toward your weighted average mark, that fact will be stated in its course guide. In Enrolment Online, after you completed your course enrolment, you will be notified which of the enrolled courses will count toward the weighted average mark.

For more information about the weighted average mark, please click here

Year One of Program
Complete the following Eight (8) Courses:

Course TitleCredit PointsCourse CodeCampus
Introduction to Pharmacy12PHAR1001Bundoora Campus
Statistics and Epidemiology12MATH1238Bundoora Campus
Chemistry for Life Sciences12CHEM1240Bundoora Campus
Biology of the Cell12BIOL2272Bundoora Campus
Essentials of Health Care Practice12PHAR1017Bundoora Campus
Introduction to Human Biosciences12BIOL2480Bundoora Campus
Introduction to Medical Biochemistry12ONPS2423Bundoora Campus
Introduction to Microbiology, Immunology and Genetics12BIOL2257Bundoora Campus
AND
Year Two of Program
Complete the following Eight (8) Courses:

Course TitleCredit PointsCourse CodeCampus
Pharmacy Practice 112PHAR1003Bundoora Campus
Principles of Pharmacology12ONPS2032Bundoora Campus
Applied Physicochemical Principles12CHEM1290Bundoora Campus
Human Physiology 1 - Body Systems12BIOL2043Bundoora Campus
Pharmacy Practice 212PHAR1005Bundoora Campus
Essential Medicine Formulations12PHAR1016Bundoora Campus
Introduction to Clinical Therapeutics12PHAR1018Bundoora Campus
Human Physiology 2: Body Systems12BIOL2044Bundoora Campus
AND
Year Three of Program
Complete the following Eight (8) Courses:

Course TitleCredit PointsCourse CodeCampus
Pharmacy Practice 312PHAR1006Bundoora Campus
Advanced Medicine Formulations12PHAR1013Bundoora Campus
Pharmacology of Therapeutic Agents 112ONPS2493Bundoora Campus
Applied Clinical Therapeutics for Pharmacy A12PHAR1014Bundoora Campus
Pharmacy Practice 412PHAR1007Bundoora Campus
Extemporaneous Compounding and the Quality Control of Medicines12CHEM1291Bundoora Campus
Pharmacology of Therapeutic Agents 212ONPS2494Bundoora Campus
Applied Clinical Therapeutics for Pharmacy B12PHAR1015Bundoora Campus
AND
Year Four of Program
Complete the following Four (4) Courses:

Course TitleCredit PointsCourse CodeCampus
Integrated Therapeutics and Pharmacy Practice 124PHAR1010Bundoora Campus
Research Methods for Pharmacy Students12ONPS2490Bundoora Campus
Clinical Development of New Medicines12PHAR1012Bundoora Campus
Integrated Therapeutics and Pharmacy Practice 224PHAR1011Bundoora Campus

AND{Complete the following Course:

Course TitleCredit PointsCourse CodeCampus
Pharmacy Research Project24ONPS2491Bundoora Campus

OR Complete the following Two (2) Courses:

Course TitleCredit PointsCourse CodeCampus
Business Skills for Health Professionals12BUSM3325Bundoora Campus
Pharmacy Services Project12PHAR1034Bundoora Campus

How To Apply

RMIT

Complete your details and we'll make sure your inquiry is sent to the RMIT which will contact you to discuss this degree. For more details, feel free to contact one of the educational consultants at EDVISE HUB Click Here To Book Your Session

Degree Details

It prepares you for the compulsory one-year internship that you will need to complete in order to gain Australia-wide registration as a pharmacist.

Once you've successfully completed the degree and the internship, you will be registered to practise in any area of pharmacy in Australia, including community or hospital pharmacy.

Alternatively, this degree provides you with a foundation from which you can progress with further studies, to achieve a range of other career opportunities.

As a pharmacist, you will: 

  • prepare and dispense medicines in many forms. You will also give individuals advice on how to use their medicines in the safest and most effective way.
  • advise members of the public and other health professionals about both prescription and over-the counter medicines. You will provide advice regarding the selection of medicines, how much to take, how different medicines interact with each other, and any potential side effects.
  • work in the research and development of medicines and other health-related products. You can also can manage pharmacies or pharmaceutical companies.
  • provide public health services, such as vaccinations.

A one-year internship is required in order to gain Australia-wide registration, once your degree is complete.

On successful completion of the degree and your internship year, you will be able to work in:

  • community pharmacies
  • hospital pharmacies
  • the pharmaceutical industry (quality control, sales, marketing, and management)
  • the bio-pharmaceutical industry
  • clinical trials administration
  • drug information agencies
  • drug regulation for government or private companies
  • consulting to industry
  • pharmacy professional organisations
  • pharmacy academia
  • medical research and communications.

Graduates have gone on to work at a range of organisations, including:

  • The Royal Melbourne Hospital
  • The Alfred Hospital
  • The Austin Hospital
  • Therapeutic Guidelines.

You must have successfully completed an Australian Year 12 or an equivalent senior secondary school qualification with a minimum average of 65% (see calculator below).

Equivalent qualifications may also include completion of the RMIT Foundation Studies program or a recognised post secondary diploma in the relevant discipline with the required grades.

Meeting the minimum academic requirements does not guarantee entry. Your application will still need to be assessed and accepted.

Credit may reduce the duration of your study by acknowledging your earlier, relevant study experience.

When you are submitting an application, please indicate that you want to be considered for credit and provide detailed course syllabus (also known as course outline), outlining volume of learning, course content and weekly topics, learning objectives/outcomes, assessment types and their weightings, and reference to the learning resources such as prescribed textbooks and recommended readings.

Program Structure

For students who commence their study in this program from 1 January 2016 onwards, please note that some courses listed in this structure will have their course marks count toward your program's weighted average mark. Your weighted average mark will determine the honours level of your award once you have completed the program. If a course counts toward your weighted average mark, that fact will be stated in its course guide. In Enrolment Online, after you completed your course enrolment, you will be notified which of the enrolled courses will count toward the weighted average mark.

For more information about the weighted average mark, please click here

Year One of Program
Complete the following Eight (8) Courses:

Course TitleCredit PointsCourse CodeCampus
Introduction to Pharmacy12PHAR1001Bundoora Campus
Statistics and Epidemiology12MATH1238Bundoora Campus
Chemistry for Life Sciences12CHEM1240Bundoora Campus
Biology of the Cell12BIOL2272Bundoora Campus
Essentials of Health Care Practice12PHAR1017Bundoora Campus
Introduction to Human Biosciences12BIOL2480Bundoora Campus
Introduction to Medical Biochemistry12ONPS2423Bundoora Campus
Introduction to Microbiology, Immunology and Genetics12BIOL2257Bundoora Campus
AND
Year Two of Program
Complete the following Eight (8) Courses:

Course TitleCredit PointsCourse CodeCampus
Pharmacy Practice 112PHAR1003Bundoora Campus
Principles of Pharmacology12ONPS2032Bundoora Campus
Applied Physicochemical Principles12CHEM1290Bundoora Campus
Human Physiology 1 - Body Systems12BIOL2043Bundoora Campus
Pharmacy Practice 212PHAR1005Bundoora Campus
Essential Medicine Formulations12PHAR1016Bundoora Campus
Introduction to Clinical Therapeutics12PHAR1018Bundoora Campus
Human Physiology 2: Body Systems12BIOL2044Bundoora Campus
AND
Year Three of Program
Complete the following Eight (8) Courses:

Course TitleCredit PointsCourse CodeCampus
Pharmacy Practice 312PHAR1006Bundoora Campus
Advanced Medicine Formulations12PHAR1013Bundoora Campus
Pharmacology of Therapeutic Agents 112ONPS2493Bundoora Campus
Applied Clinical Therapeutics for Pharmacy A12PHAR1014Bundoora Campus
Pharmacy Practice 412PHAR1007Bundoora Campus
Extemporaneous Compounding and the Quality Control of Medicines12CHEM1291Bundoora Campus
Pharmacology of Therapeutic Agents 212ONPS2494Bundoora Campus
Applied Clinical Therapeutics for Pharmacy B12PHAR1015Bundoora Campus
AND
Year Four of Program
Complete the following Four (4) Courses:

Course TitleCredit PointsCourse CodeCampus
Integrated Therapeutics and Pharmacy Practice 124PHAR1010Bundoora Campus
Research Methods for Pharmacy Students12ONPS2490Bundoora Campus
Clinical Development of New Medicines12PHAR1012Bundoora Campus
Integrated Therapeutics and Pharmacy Practice 224PHAR1011Bundoora Campus

AND{Complete the following Course:

Course TitleCredit PointsCourse CodeCampus
Pharmacy Research Project24ONPS2491Bundoora Campus

ORComplete the following Two (2) Courses:

Course TitleCredit PointsCourse CodeCampus
Business Skills for Health Professionals12BUSM3325Bundoora Campus
Pharmacy Services Project12PHAR1034Bundoora Campus

How To Apply

RMIT

Complete your details and we'll make sure your inquiry is sent to the RMIT which will contact you to discuss this degree. For more details, feel free to contact one of the educational consultants at EDVISE HUB Click Here To Book Your Session

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Duration:Full-time 4 years

Location:Australia

Fees:AUD$45,120

intake: February

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