Pharmacy (Honours)

University of Queensland

About

This program will prepare you for a distinguished career in industry, community, hospital pharmacy or government.

You will learn at the state-of-the-art Pharmacy Australia Centre of Excellence (PACE) - a world-class, $100 million teaching and research facility located in UQ's biomedical science precinct at Woolloongabba.

You will be confident and job ready upon graduating with extensive experience in the six simulated pharmacies, as well as an eight week final year placement.

Structure

From first year, students will build a strong knowledge foundation in areas including chemistry, biology, physiology, anatomy and the pharmacy profession. The program also has six integrated streams of study: quality use of medicines, dosage form design, social and professional aspects of pharmacy, drug discovery, biological fate of drugs; and data analysis in pharmacy. Students also have the option of completing a short research activity in either a community or hospital pharmacy that focuses on promoting effective and efficient use of medicines.

Courses

See the course list for courses that can be studied as part of the Bachelor of Pharmacy (Honours).

Click on the course code to view the Course Profile, for further information including advice of courses with shared teaching activities.

Majors/Specialisations

Studies may be undertaken in the following specialisations. Please click on the major(s) that are of interest to you for more information.

Bachelor of Pharmacy (Honours)

  • Clinical and Experimental Therapeutics Field of Study

Placement courses

You will undertake over 350 hours of supervised clinical practice in a range of clinical settings that includes hospital and community pharmacies. The School has partnerships with over 500 pharmacies throughout rural and metropolitan Australia and overseas. During your placements, you will have the opportunity to apply your theoretical knowledge acquired through coursework and research to practice and develop your clinical skills in real life settings. You will undertake a variety of sessional practical experiences from year one before commencing two 4-week block placements in year four. Clinical placements may be outside of the Brisbane metropolitan area where you will be required to fund your travel, accommodation and daily living expenses. This program has pre-placement requirements which must be met prior to commencement of the program or a placement course. Further details can be found on the Placement Ready website.

Honours

Honours will be awarded to all graduates of this program.

Study options

Graduates will have the opportunity to progress to the following programs:

  • Graduate Certificate in Clinical Pharmacy
  • Graduate Certificate in Pharmacy Practice

Entry requirements

To complete the Bachelor of Pharmacy (Honours)

To fulfil the requirements of the Bachelor of Pharmacy (Honours), a student must complete the requisite number of courses chosen from the course list in accordance with the Program Rules.

For more information on program requirements, please contact the Faculty.

Students should be aware of the University of Queensland policies and rules which govern the conduct of UQ programs. These may be found on the UQ policies and rules page on the my.UQ website.

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