Bachelor of Pharmacy with Honours

Students enrolled in the Bachelor of Pharmacy with Honours will develop a strong foundation in basic and pharmaceutical sciences core skills which will be integrated with contemporary knowledge and application of pharmaceutics and pharmacy practice.

Prior to the commencement of the third year, students are required to complete 100 hours of practical experience work in a pharmacy which will be integrated into their course work.

In the fourth or final year of the degree students will be required to undertake approximately 200 hours of clinical placements in community and hospital pharmacies of which some placements will be outside normal university trimester times.

Students will be encouraged to take these placements in rural and regional areas.

Course Aims

The Bachelor of Pharmacy with Honours aims to produce graduates with the knowledge, skills and attributes necessary to commence supervised practice in a preregistration training program and to achieve the recognised competency standards for practice of pharmacy in Australia and New Zealand. Graduates will also have an understanding of the place of research in furthering the theory and practice of pharmacy.

Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of this course, students will be able to: demonstrate commitment to professional behaviour and accountability in the care of people; retrieve, critically evaluate and apply evidence, in professional practice; demonstrate team and leadership skills to deliver safe and effective practice; demonstrate an ability to take account of the patient perspective, to make, act on and take social responsibility for clinically, ethically and scientifically sound decisions; demonstrate communication skills in lay and professional language, choosing strategies appropriate for the context and diverse audiences; plan and implement ongoing personal and professional development by reflecting on current skills, knowledge, attitudes and practice; apply pharmaceutical, business and health, knowledge and skills; (i) within their scope of practice, in the assessment of individual health status and medication needs. Where necessary, develop, implement and monitor management plans in consultation with people to improve patient outcomes; (ii) to promote and optimise the health and welfare of communities and/or populations; demonstrate the ability to formulate, prepare and also supply medications and therapeutic products; articulate an understanding of the place of research in furthering the theory and practice of pharmacy; and utilise management skills to plan and implement a task taking into consideration the needs of themselves and others.

Graduate Attributes

Knowledge of a Discipline Students are able to apply the knowledge and skills across a number of areas relevant to pharmacy. This will be taught in lectures, tutorials and workshops and will be assessed in a range of assessment tasks. Communication Skills Students will build both verbal and written practical communication skills. They will be assessed on these skills. Problem Solving Students will have problem solving approaches demonstrated in learning materials and will develop the capacity for problem solving throughout the course. Problem solving will be assessed in a range of assessment tasks. Information Literacy Students will be required to demonstrate skills in retrieval and appraisal of information. This will be assessed. Ethical Conduct and Social Responsibility Students will develop knowledge and skills of social determinants of health; they will develop inter- and intra-professional practice and health promotion skills. This knowledge and these skills will be assessed. Lifelong Learning Students will be committed to the principles and practice of lifelong learning practice. This will be assessed throughout the course. Independence and Collaboration Students are required to demonstrate the ability to work independently as well as effectively as a member of a team. Performance as a member of a team is assessed in 3rd and 4th year units.