Master of Pharmacy, University of South Australia (UniSA). 2025 information for Australian students

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Start Date
February

Campus
City East

Duration
1 year(s) full-time

Program Code
IMPW

Study as
Full-time or part-time

Mode
On-campus/Online

Fees
Commonwealth Supported

Entry requirements

Applicants are required to:
- have successfully completed a Bachelor of Pharmacy (Honours) degree from a university that has provisional or full Australian Pharmacy Council (APC) accreditation in Australia or New Zealand.
Essential requirements for admission

Applicants are required to:
- have obtained, or applied for, provisional registration through the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA). Enrolment into the program will be finalised when provisional AHPRA registration is achieved. Students who fail to gain provisional registration or who have their registration rescinded during the program, will be unable to continue in the program.
- have arranged their supervised practice (internship) under the supervision of a preceptor approved by the Pharmacy Board of Australia.
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Aim

The Master of Pharmacy is designed to prepare students for a career in community, hospital or industrial pharmacy or in related professional careers through the application of knowledge, skills, behaviours and attitudes including a commitment to safe, competent and socially accountable practice. The program in designed to produce graduates who have the capacity to apply research skills to undertake research projects in a health related setting.

Content & Structure

The program provides advanced training in legal and ethical pharmacy practice, person-centred care, interprofessional communication and collaboration, medication safety and quality use of medicines, primary healthcare, prescription and therapeutic problem management, cultural communication, digital health and harm minimization.

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What courses you'll study

Course name	Area and cat no.	Units
First Semester (Study Period 1, 2 or 3)
Internship Studies 1	PHAR 5061	4.5
Pharmacy Practice Research and Inquiry	PHAR 5066	4.5
Pharmacist Internship Supervised Practice 1	PHAR 5063	9
Second Semester (Study Period 4, 5 or 6)
Internship Studies 2	PHAR 5062	4.5
Pharmacy Practice Leadership and Management	PHAR 5065	4.5
Pharmacist Internship Supervised Practice 2	PHAR 5064	9

Rules & notes

Rules

1. Students undertaking the program must be registered as an intern with the Pharmacy Board of Australia prior to commencement of the program. Students who fail to gain provisional registration or who have their registration rescinded during the program, will be unable to continue in the program.

2. Students undertaking the program must have arranged to undertake their supervised practice (internship) under the supervision of a preceptor approved by the Pharmacy Board of Australia.