Bachelor of Pharmaceutical Sciences (Honours)
Bachelor of Pharmaceutical Sciences (Honours)
The Bachelor of Pharmaceutical Sciences (Honours) provides industry-based participatory learning. In this degree, you will gain experience, skills and knowledge that can only be obtained from within the pharmaceutical science industry. Industry connected learning Employers and industry professionals contribute to the ongoing development of the curriculum. Their involvement ensures that…
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COURSE DESCRIPTION
The Bachelor of Pharmaceutical Sciences (Honours) provides industry-based participatory learning.
In this degree, you will gain experience, skills and knowledge that can only be obtained from within the pharmaceutical science industry.
Industry connected learning
Employers and industry professionals contribute to the ongoing development of the curriculum. Their involvement ensures that the degree remains relevant to your needs as a graduate and to the needs of graduate employers.
RMIT partners with more than 30 organisations each year to provide this innovative, industry-based opportunity.
Partner organisations include:
pharmaceutical companies
clinical research organisations
hospitals
universities.
Placement allocation is determined by a competitive process. Based on student areas of interest, partners conduct interviews and select their preferred candidates.
Graduates continuing into honours from the RMIT Bachelor of Pharmaceutical Sciences undergraduate degree will commence placement selection in third year.
Applicants graduating from an equivalent degree from other institutions will liaise with the program coordinator to facilitate preferences and placement interview times after application and enrolment.
Your career in pharmaceutical sciences
This honours degree provides a distinctive competitive advantage in the pharmaceutical and related job market and allows you to contribute to improving health in Australia.
Career
This honours degree provides a unique competitive advantage when seeking employment in the pharmaceutical industry and related sectors, allowing you to contribute to improving health in Australia.
RMIT pharmaceutical sciences graduates are highly skilled with practice and training in the workplace, along with academic research skills in critical thinking, analysis, and synthesis of information.
Graduates can work in:
pharmaceutical and health care companies specialising in running clinical trials, managing medical information, or registering new drugs
universities, hospitals, or biomedical research institutes developing new treatments
organisations specialising in forensics, medical auditing, or research governance.
Career outlook
With the strong involvement of industry in the development of this degree, RMIT honours graduates are viewed favourably as future employees.
Studying pharmaceutical sciences at RMIT equips graduates with technical, research and academic skills, as well as an in-depth understanding of current industry practices through placement and training opportunities in this sector. Graduates can go on to work international, and with multinational organisations.
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION
Since its establishment in 1887, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology University (RMIT) has been meeting the needs of the community surrounding it. Originally a Working Men’s College, RMIT showed its flexibility during World War Two, training over 20,000 servicemen in communications to help with the war effort.Now, it is a true pioneer in international education, championing cross-border study opportunities with campuses in various countries. Granted formal university status in 1992, RMIT is ranked 21st in the world for universities that are less than 50 years old.RMIT is the largest higher education institution in Australia, currently with more than 82,000 students. With nearly 20% of those students coming from overseas, it is a university that truly welcomes diversity and is a melting pot of different cultures. RMIT has three campuses in Vietnam, a European hub in Barcelona, an office in Indonesia, and partners with 200+ institutions in 42 countries to provide study opportunities worldwide.
