Graduate Certificate in Pharmacy Practice

Degree Level Postgraduate

Years

Australian students

Start Date
February

Campus
City East

Duration
0.5 year(s) full-time

Program Code
ICPH

SATAC Code
4GC059 (External)

Study as
Part-time only

Mode
Online

Fees
Commonwealth Supported

Entry requirements

Pre-Registration (Intern) Pathway
Applicants are required to:
- have successfully completed a bachelor of pharmacy degree or graduate entry level master of pharmacy from a university that has provisional or full Australian Pharmacy Council (APC) accreditation in Australia and New Zealand, AND
- have obtained, or applied for, provisional registration through AHPRA (enrolment into the program will be finalised when provisional registration is achieved).
Registered Pharmacists Pathway
Applicants are required to be a Registered Pharmacist with AHPRA.
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Aim

The program provides graduate pharmacists with specialised training and skills in selected areas of pharmacy practice.

Content & Structure

The program provides advanced training in patient assessment, clinical tests, communication, pharmacotherapeutics, health economics, ethics, law, and evidence based medicine.

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What courses you'll study

Course name	Area and cat no.	Units	Reference
Pre-registration pathway			Note(s): 1	Rule(s): 1
Internship Studies 1	PHAR 5061	4.5
Internship Studies 2	PHAR 5062	4.5
Pharmacy Practice Leadership and Management	PHAR 5065	4.5
Pharmacy Healthcare Services	PHAR 5068	4.5
Registered Pharmacist pathway
Applied Clinical Pharmacy	PHAR 5057	4.5
Introductory Epidemiology	HLTH 5131	4.5
Pharmacy Healthcare Services	PHAR 5068	4.5
Pharmacy Practice Research Project	PHAR 5067	4.5

Rules & notes

Rules

1. Unless already registered as a Pharmacist with the Pharmacy Board of Australia, students undertaking the program in Australia will be required to be registered as an intern with the Pharmacy Board of Australia prior to commencement of the program. Students who fail to gain Intern Pharmacist Registration or who have their registration rescinded during the program, will be unable to continue in the program.

Notes

1. Students who are currently undertaking supervised experiential pre-registration (intern) studies, MUST complete the following courses: PHAR 5061 Internship Studies 1, PHAR 5062 Internship Studies 2, PHAR 5065 Pharmacy Practice Leadership and Management and Pharmacy Healthcare Services