Start date
February
July

Campus
City East

Duration
3 year(s) full-time

Program Code
IPCM

Fees
AUD$ 26,500 per annum (per 1.0 EFTSL) for students enrolled in 2014

English Language Requirements
  • IELTS total [7.0]
  • IELTS reading [7.0]
  • IELTS writing [7.0]
Equivalent English qualifications (PDF)

International Admission by Country
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CRICOS Code
CANCELLED

Aim

The program is designed to prepare clinical pharmacists capable of providing specialist pharmaceutical services in all clinical environments, thereby enhancing the quality use of medicine. Graduates will be able to take a leading role in the decision making process of drug and drug product selection for individual patients, provide specialist drug information and education programs to patients and health care professionals, effectively monitor a patient’s therapy and critically evaluate clinical research. Students will also undertake a structured research project to advance knowledge and/or the application of knowledge through the preparation of a substantial piece of work which represents a significant contribution to a particular field of study. 
 

Content & Structure

The program requires completion of 108 units of study comprising 36 units core units introducing students to the skills required for clinical pharmacy practice, followed by intensive pharmacotherapeutics/medication management instruction. A further 18 units are chosen from elective courses providing practical application of the clinical pharmacy skills in a practice environment, research skills, epidemiology and evidence based medicine, or negotiated study. This is followed by 54 units comprising the research thesis.

What courses you'll study

Course name Area and cat no. Units Reference  
FIRST YEAR
First Semester (Study Period 1, 2 or 3)
Advanced Pharmacy Practice PHAR 5042 4.5
Social and Ethical Issues in Health PHAR 5051 4.5
Advanced Pharmacotherapeutics 1 PHAR 5043 4.5
Advanced Pharmacotherapeutics 2 PHAR 5044 4.5
Second Semester (Study Period 4, 5 or 6)
Advanced Pharmacotherapeutics 3 PHAR 5045 9
Advanced Pharmacotherapeutics 4 PHAR 5046 9
SECOND YEAR
First Semester (Study Period 1, 2 or 3)
Students must select 18 units chosen from the following courses:
Research Methods and Biostatistics MATH 5028 4.5
Medicine Management Clerkship PHAR 5050 9
Allied Health Evidence Based Theory and Practice REHB 5102 9
Critical Thinking and Reasoning in Health HLTH 5141 4.5
Introductory Epidemiology HLTH 5131 4.5
Negotiated Study 1H HLTH 5145 4.5
Negotiated Study 2H HLTH 5146 4.5
Negotiated Study 3H HLTH 5147 4.5
Second Semester (Study Period 4, 5 or 6)
Clinical Pharmacy Thesis 1 PHAR 5047 18
THIRD YEAR
Clinical Pharmacy Thesis 2 PHAR 5048 18
Second Semester (Study Period 4, 5 or 6)
Clinical Pharmacy Thesis 3 PHAR 5049 18

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