Faculty of Life and Physical Sciences
How to apply
Domestic students
International students
Information for International students
In addition to the attachments required in the application form, applicants who are not graduates of this University must submit an original transcript or certified copy of their academic record for all tertiary qualifications to date.
- Scholarships
- For Rural Pharmacy Scholarships see: www.ruralpharmacy.com.au
Key information
- 144 credit points
- 2 years (trimesterised)
- Course code: 51500
- Intake period: July only
Fees
Important dates and application details please visit the UWA Master of Pharmacy website
This program provides a direct pathway to a professional postgraduate qualification in Pharmacy leading to registration as a pharmacist in Australia.
The course builds upon previous tertiary studies in basic or applied science. Entry requires a bachelor degree (see Admission requirements).
Master of Pharmacy graduates are eligible for registration as pharmacists in Australia following successful completion of a compulsory pre-registration traineeship.
The School and its Master of Pharmacy program are provisionally accredited by the Australian Pharmacy Council (APC) following review by the New Zealand and Australian Pharmacy Schools Accreditation Committee in 2006/2007.
The program will provide two years (six trimesters) of full-time intensive instruction in the areas of:
- pharmacy practice
- clinical pharmacy
- pharmaceutics
- medicinal chemistry
- biomedicine and population health
- research
- and includes clinical placements in a community and hospital Pharmacy.
Prospective students lacking prerequisite knowledge may complete additional approved undergraduate units prior to enrolment. The philosophy underpinning the academic content of the program prepares graduates to meet the future health care needs of the community, provide leadership in the profession of pharmacy, and (through the nexus between teaching and research at UWA), have a strong background for employment in the pharmaceutical / drug research industries.
Students with an undergraduate degree in pharmacy will not normally be accepted into this program.
Core units
- PHCY8601 Pharmacy Practice I (6 points)
- PHCY8602 Pharmacy Practice II (8 points)
- PHCY8603 Pharmacy Practice III (6 points)
- PHCY8610 Pharmaceutics (8 points)
- PHCY8611 Pharmaceutical Technology (4 points)
- CHEM8612 Medicinal Chemistry I (6 points)
- CHEM8613 Medicinal Chemistry II (6 points)
- PHCY8615 Pharmacy Placement I (24 points)
- PHCY8616 Pharmacy Placement II (24 points)
- PHCY8605 Clinical Science for Pharmacy I (6 points)
- PHCY8617 Clinical Science for Pharmacy II (6 points)
- PHCY8606 Pharmacokinetics and Biopharmaceutics (6 points)
- PUBH8763 Leadership and Management of Health Services (6 points)
- PHCY8604 Pharmacy Management (4 points)
- PHCY8608 Health Systems and Pharmacoeconomics (6 points)
- PHCY8609 Current Developments in Nutrition, Health and Biotechnology (6 points)
- PHCY8614 Pharmacy Research Project (12 points)
Admission requirements
A Bachelor’s degree in science with a major sequence in biomedical/biophysical science, or equivalent; and demonstration to the Faculty of adequate knowledge of each of the following areas of basic science at a tertiary level: physiology and anatomy, cell biology, biochemistry, molecular biology, chemistry; mathematics/statistics. Physics (or equivalent) is highly recommended.
Applicants must provide a clean National Police Certificate from their home country before enrolling and citizenship papers.
English Language: An IELTS score of 7.5 is required.
Domestic students
All UWA coursework programs: English Language Competence
International students
All UWA coursework programs: English Language Competence
