Master of Pharmacy (coursework) (extended) (51500)

The University of Western Australia

About

UWA's admission requirements for some postgraduate courses have changed for Semester 2, 2020 to facilitate student access to study during the COVID-19 situation.

In many cases, these changes may not be extended beyond 2020.

Contact Future Students for more information.This course provides advanced study in the areas of pharmacy practice, clinical pharmacy, pharmaceutics, medicinal chemistry, pharmacotherapy and health systems, and includes practical training in community and hospital pharmacy.

Structure

KEY TO AVAILABILITY OF UNITS:
S2 = Semester 2; NS = non-standard teaching period

All units have a value of six points unless otherwise stated.

Take all units (120 points):

AVAILABILITY UNITCODE UNITNAME UNIT REQUIREMENTS CONTACT HOURS
S2 MICR5833 Antimicrobial Agents Prerequisites: enrolment in the Graduate Diploma in Infectious Diseases; or Master of Infectious Diseases; or Master of Pharmacy lectures: 2 hours per week; labs/assignments: 2 hours per week
NS PHCY5000 Professional Work Experience (0 points) 75 hours
NS PHCY5601 Introduction to Pharmacy Practice Prerequisites: enrolment in the Master of Pharmacy Co-requisites: PHCY5606 Foundations of Primary Care 6 hours per week
NS PHCY5602 Integrated Pharmacology, Therapeutics and Pharmacy Practice 1 Prerequisites: enrolment in the Master of Pharmacy; PHCY5615 Pharmacy Placement I 6 hours per week
NS PHCY5603 Applied Pharmacotherapy Prerequisites: enrolment in the Master of Pharmacy and PHCY5616 Pharmacy Placement II 12 hours per week
NS PHCY5606 Foundations of Primary Care Prerequisites: enrolment in the Master of Pharmacy (51500) Co-requisites: PHCY5601 Introduction to Pharmacy Practice This unit combines e-learning with face to face components.
NS PHCY5609 Fundamentals of Research in Pharmacy Prerequisites: enrolment in the Master of Pharmacy online lectures, face-to-face tutorials, other e-tivities, approximate workload 4 hours per week (varies from week to week)
NS PHCY5610 Physical Pharmacy and Biopharmaceutics Prerequisites: enrolment in the Master of Pharmacy lectures: 4 hours per week for 10 weeks; tutorials: 4 hours per week for 6 weeks and 2 hours for 1 week; labs: 4 hours per week for 4 weeks and 2 hours for 1 week
NS PHCY5611 Medicinal Product Formulation Prerequisites: enrolment in the Master of Pharmacy (51500) lectures and tutorials: 4 hours x 12 weeks; labs: 27 hours; site visits: 1.5 hours
NS PHCY5612 Integrated Pharmacology, Therapeutics and Pharmacy Practice 2 Prerequisites: enrolment in the Master of Pharmacy and PHCY5602 Integrated Pharmacology, Therapeutics and Pharmacy Practice 1 Co-requisites: PHCY5630 Integrated Pharmacology, Therapeutics and Pharmacy Practice 3 lectures and workshop: 4 hours per week; tutorials: 3 hours per week for 12 weeks
NS PHCY5613 Management and Economics in Pharmacy Prerequisites: Enrolment in the Master of Pharmacy Lectures, tutorials and workshops: 8 hours per week for 6 weeks
NS PHCY5614 Pharmacy Research Project (12 points) Prerequisites: enrolment in the Master of Pharmacy and completion of PHCY5609 Fundamentals of Research in Pharmacy workshops and tutorial sessions, collation of research data: equivalent to 5 days per week
NS PHCY5615 Pharmacy Placement I (12 points) Prerequisites: enrolment in the Master of Pharmacy; completion of PHCY5601 Introduction to Pharmacy Practice and PHCY5606 Foundations of Primary Care practice training: placement full-time (5 weeks); discussion sessions/workshops: on campus (1 week)
NS PHCY5616 Pharmacy Placement II (12 points) Prerequisites: Enrolment in the Master of Pharmacy (51500) and successful completion of PHCY5612 Integrated Pharmacology, Therapeutics and Pharmacy Practice 2 PHCY5630 Integrated Pharmacology, Therapeutics and Pharmacy Practice 3 Practice training: 180 hours over 5 weeks, including orientation week and four weeks of full-time work in several hospitals
NS PHCY5618 Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Analysis Prerequisites: enrolment in the Master of Pharmacy lectures: 24 hours; tutorials/pre-labs: 21 hours; labs: 21 hours
NS PHCY5619 Medicinal Chemistry for Pharmacy Prerequisites: enrolment in the Master of Pharmacy lectures: 39 hours; tutorials/case studies: 9 hours; labs: 18 hours
NS PHCY5630 Integrated Pharmacology, Therapeutics and Pharmacy Practice 3 Prerequisites: Enrolment in the Master of Pharmacy; PHCY5615 Pharmacy Placement I Co-requisites: PHCY5612 Integrated Pharmacology, Therapeutics and Pharmacy Practice 2 Lectures and workshop: 4 hours per week; tutorials: 2 hours per week
NS PUBH5763 Leadership and Management of Health Services One week full time, plus pre-intensive week online activities.

See also the rules for the course and the Student Rules.

Entry requirements

4. To be considered for admission to this course an applicant must have—

(a) a bachelor's degree or an equivalent qualification, as recognised by UWA;

and

(b) the equivalent of a UWA grade point average (GPA) of at least 5.0;

and

(c) demonstrated adequate knowledge of each of the following: chemistry (at year 12 or tertiary level), mathematics (year 12 or tertiary level mathematics or statistics), microbiology (at tertiary level) and pharmacology (at tertiary level);

and

(d) a current Australian National Police Certificate, or equivalent certification, indicating no criminal convictions. The currency of a National Police Certificate is 12 months.

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