Bachelor of Pharmacy (Honours)
Bachelor of Pharmacy (Honours)
This selective-entry, research-oriented honours degree is designed for capable and highly-motivated students who want hands-on involvement in research projects. It prepares you for the compulsory one-year internship that you will need to complete in order to gain Australia-wide registration as a pharmacist. Once you’ve successfully completed the degree and the…
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COURSE DESCRIPTION
This selective-entry, research-oriented honours degree is designed for capable and highly-motivated students who want hands-on involvement in research projects.
It prepares you for the compulsory one-year internship that you will need to complete in order to gain Australia-wide registration as a pharmacist.
Once you’ve successfully completed the degree and the internship, you will be registered to practise in any area of pharmacy in Australia, including community or hospital pharmacy.
Alternatively, this degree provides you with a foundation from which you can progress with further studies, to achieve a range of other career opportunities.
Your career as a pharmacist
Career options include working in both community and hospital pharmacies, for the pharmaceutical industry, or in health policy and administration roles.
As an RMIT pharmacy student you’ll benefit from a supportive academic community with diverse research strengths. You’ll be able to gain real-world experience through work placements in both hospital and community pharmacies.
You’ll develop a sound scientific base in studies that include biology, chemistry, biochemistry, biostatistics, physiology, genetics, microbiology and immunology, together with an understanding of the social factors that influence health.
In-depth knowledge of pharmacology, pharmacy practice, pharmaceutics and therapeutics is gained, together with an understanding of drug development, research skills and the option to study business if interested.
What you will study
You will gain knowledge of how drugs are formulated into medicines and used in the management of disease. You will learn professional communication skills that will enable you to effectively advise both consumers and health professionals about medicines and healthy behaviours.
Career
As a pharmacist, you will:
prepare and dispense medicines in many forms. You will also give individuals advice on how to use their medicines in the safest and most effective way.
advise members of the public and other health professionals about both prescription and over-the counter medicines. You will provide advice regarding the selection of medicines, how much to take, how different medicines interact with each other, and any potential side effects.
work in the research and development of medicines and other health-related products. You can also can manage pharmacies or pharmaceutical companies.
provide public health services, such as vaccinations.
A one-year internship is required in order to gain Australia-wide registration, once your degree is complete.
On successful completion of the degree and your internship year, you will be able to work in:
community pharmacies
hospital pharmacies
the pharmaceutical industry (quality control, sales, marketing, and management)
the bio-pharmaceutical industry
clinical trials administration
drug information agencies
drug regulation for government or private companies
consulting to industry
pharmacy professional organisations
pharmacy academia
medical research and communications.
Graduates have gone on to work at a range of organisations, including:
The Royal Melbourne Hospital
The Alfred Hospital
The Austin Hospital
Therapeutic Guidelines.
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.
