The course includes the following awards:

Bachelor of Pharmacy BPharm

Bachelor of Pharmacy (Honours) BPharm(Hons)

Course Study Modes and Locations

Bachelor of Pharmacy (4408BP)

On Campus - Orange

Availability is subject to change, please verify prior to enrolment.

Normal course duration

Bachelor of Pharmacy (Honours)

Full-time 4.0 years (8.0 sessions)

Bachelor of Pharmacy

Full-time 4.0 years (8.0 sessions)

Normal course duration is the effective period of time taken to complete a course when studied Full-time (Full-time Equivalent: FTE). Students are advised to consult the Enrolment Pattern for the actual length of study. Not all courses are offered in Full-time mode.

Admission criteria

Bachelor of Pharmacy (Honours)

In order to be eligible to transfer into the Honours stream at the beginning of the third year, students must have obtained grades of credit (CR) or better in at least 50% of all first and second year subjects and no fail grades.

Bachelor of Pharmacy

Entry to the Bachelor of Pharmacy will be composed of the ATAR (or interstate equivalent), a written application/ questionnaire and an interview.

The following selection criteria will be adopted when assessing applicants via the written application/questionnaire and the interview:

1. A demonstrated interest in, and commitment to, rural Australia, a career in pharmacy and the overall health of the rural population.
2. High level academic ability.
3. An understanding of the unique issues that confront pharmacists and other health workers in rural and remote Australia.
4. The capacity to communicate effectively in English, both orally and in writing.

School leavers who are intending applicants are advised to include 2 unit Mathematics and 2 unit Chemistry in their HSC studies or recognised equivalent; 2 unit Biology is recommended.

International entrants are required to have a minimum overall IELTS score of 7.0 and an individual band score of not less than 6.5 on each component (or equivalent).

Successful applicants who believe they do not have an appropriate high school chemistry background are strongly recommended to undertake the chemistry subject offered in the University's StudyLink program prior to commencing study in the course.

Credit

Bachelor of Pharmacy (Honours)

Standard University credit rules apply

Bachelor of Pharmacy

Standard University credit rules apply

Graduation requirements

Bachelor of Pharmacy (Honours)

To graduate students must satisfactorily complete 256 points.

Bachelor of Pharmacy

To graduate students must satisfactorily complete 256 points.

Course Structure

The course consists of 256 points:

BCM211 Foundations of Biochemistry
BMS129 Physiological Sciences 1
BMS130 Physiological Sciences 2
BMS208 Human Nutrition
BMS240 Human Molecular Genetics
BMS310 Disease Processes
BMS313 Infectious Diseases and Applied Immunology
BMS340 Pharmacology (16 points)
CHM104 Chemistry 1A
CHM107 Chemistry 1B
CHM219 Organic & Physical Chemistry
MCR101 Introduction to Microbiology
PHM101 Introduction to Pharmacy
PHM131 Pharmaceutics 1
PHM215 Pharmacy Practice 1
PHM231 Pharmaceutics 2 (16 points)
PHM315 Pharmacy Practice 2 (16 points)
PHM320 Organic and Medicinal Agents (16 points)
PHM341 Pharmacokinetics
PHM406 Transition to Practice (16 points)
PHM407 Professional Pharmacy Practice (16 points)
PHM430 Pharmacotherapeutics (16 points)
PHM490 Hospital and Rural Pharmacy Practice (16 points)
STA201 Scientific Statistics

Key Subjects
The course includes the following key subjects:
BMS130 Physiological Sciences 2
PHM231 Pharmaceutics 2
PHM215 Pharmacy Practice
BMS340 Pharmacology
PHM315 Pharmacy Practice 2

Enrolment Pattern

By full-time study

Session 1
CHM104 Chemistry 1A
BMS129 Physiological Sciences 1
PHM101 Introduction to Pharmacy
STA201 Scientific Statistics

Session 2
CHM107 Chemistry 1B
BMS130 Physiological Sciences 2
MCR101 Introduction to Microbiology
PHM131 Pharmaceutics 1

Session 3
BMS240 Human Molecular Genetics
BCM211 Foundations of Biochemistry
CHM219 Organic and Physical Chemistry
PHM231 Pharmaceutics 2 (16 points) (commenced)

Session 4
BMS313 Infectious Diseases and Applied Immunology
BMS310 Disease Processes
PHM215 Pharmacy Practice 1
PHM231 Pharmaceutics 2 (16 points) (completed)

Session 5
PHM315 Pharmacy Practice 2 (16 points) (commenced)
BMS340 Pharmacology (16 points) (commenced)
PHM320 Organic and Medicinal Agents (16 points) (commenced)
PHM341 Pharmacokinetics

Session 6
BMS340 Pharmacology (16 points) (completed)
BMS208 Human Nutrition
PHM315 Pharmacy Practice 2 (16 points) (completed)
PHM320 Organic and Medicinal Agents (16 points) (completed)

Session 7
PHM430 Pharmacotherapeutics (16 points) (commenced)
PHM490 Hospital and Rural Pharmacy Practice (16 points) (commenced)
PHM406 Transition to Practice (16 points) (commenced)
PHM407 Professional Pharmacy Practice (16 points) (commenced)

Session 8
PHM430 Pharmacotherapeutics (16 points) (completed)
PHM406 Transition to Practice (16 points) (completed)
PHM407 Professional Pharmacy Practice (16 points) (completed)
PHM490 Hospital and Rural Pharmacy Practice (16 points) (completed)

Workplace learning

Please note that the following subjects may contain a Workplace Learning component.

PHM101 Introduction to Pharmacy
PHM215 Pharmacy Practice 1
PHM315 Professional & Business Pharmacy Practice
PHM490 Hospital and Rural Pharmacy Practice

Residential School

Please note that the following subjects may have a residential school component.

BMS129 Physiological Sciences 1
BMS130 Physiological Sciences 2
CHM104 Chemistry 1A
CHM107 Chemistry 1B
MCR101 Introduction to Microbiology

Enrolled students can find further information about CSU residential schools via the About Residential School page.

Accreditation

The Bachelor of Pharmacy has been accredited by the Australian Pharmacy Council. This course qualifies graduates (after completion of the postgraduate internship year) to register nationally with the Pharmacy Board of Australia, under the Australia Health Practitioners Regulation Agency  (AHPRA) umbrella. The qualification is also recognised by the Pharmacy Guild, the Pharmaceutical Society and the Society of Hospital Pharmacists.