Bachelor of Pharmacy BPharm
On Campus - Orange
Availability is subject to change, please verify prior to enrolment.
Course duration referenced below is the effective time taken to complete a course when studied full time (full time equivalent duration). At Charles Sturt the standard calendar refers to 32 points a session over a 2 session calendar year. The Actual Duration is the time taken to complete the course following the prescribed enrolment pattern. A course's actual duration can be affected by the session calendar (number of sessions undertaken per year) and/or mode (full time, part time or mixed) and credit packages which may have been granted upon admission. Therefore, depending on the prescribed enrolment pattern, mode, calendar utilised and credit awarded a course may take less time or more time to complete than the duration noted as full time equivalent years. Students are advised to consult the Enrolment Pattern to determine the actual duration of study.
Full-time: 4.0 years (or part-time equivalent)
A completed High School Certificate with an ATAR of 75 (including adjustment factors) or equivalent.
OR
A completed Special Tertiary Admissions Test (STAT) with an equivalent ranking to the currently listed ATAR
OR
Successful completion of two University level subjects (AQF level Associate Degree or higher) demonstrating a reasonable prospect of success through Grade Point Average (GPA) gained in these studies.
OR
A completed AQF Diploma level qualification or higher-level qualification.
OR
A completed Tertiary Preparation Course from an Australian University or an accredited provider demonstrating a reasonable prospect of success through the Grade Point Average (GPA) gained in these studies.
AND
English language requirements apply. An Academic IELTS of 7.0 with no score below a 6.5 in each of the individual skill areas or a qualification deemed equivalent.
NOTE
Successful applicants who 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.
Standard Charles Sturt University Credit Policy applies: https://policy.csu.edu.au/document/view-current.php?id=120
To graduate students must satisfactorily complete 256 points.
Key Subjects
The course includes the following key subjects:
BMS130 Physiological Sciences 2 (8)
PHM232 Pharmaceutics 2 (16)
PHM215 Pharmacy Practice (8)
PHM316 Professional and Business Pharmacy Practice (16)
Core Subjects:
BCM266 Biochemistry & Human Genetics (8)
BMS105 Science Communication and Methodology (8)
BMS129 Physiological Sciences 1 (8)
BMS130 Physiological Sciences 2 (8)
BMS142 Introduction to Case Based Study (8)
BMS208 Human Nutrition (8)
BMS310 Disease Processes and Applied Immunology (8)
BMS313 Infectious Diseases and Applied Immunology (8)
CHM104 Chemistry 1A (8)
CHM107 Chemistry 1B (8)
HLT417 Indigenous perspectives on health and wellbeing (8)
IKC100 Indigenous Australian Health (8)
MCR101 Introduction to Microbiology (8)
PHM101 Introduction to Pharmacy (8)
PHM215 Pharmacy Practice 1 (8)
PHM233 Pharmaceutics (16)
PHM316 Professional and Business Pharmacy Practice (16)
PHM321 Organic and Medicinal Agents (16)
PHM333 Essential Clinical Pharmacology (16)
PHM341 Pharmacokinetics (8)
PHM408 Transition to Practice (16)
PHM409 Professional Pharmacy Practice (16)
PHM433 Complex Clinical Pharmacology (16)
PHM493 Hospital and Rural Pharmacy (16)
FULL TIME STUDY PATTERN
Notes:
" Year-long subjects only need to be enrolled into at the commencement of the teaching period.
" This course has both year-long subjects and single session subjects, please ensure you enrol in all subjects for the respective year of study.
Year 1, Session 1 (30)
PHM101 Introduction to Pharmacy (8)
BMS129 Physiological Sciences 1 (8)
CHM104 Chemistry 1A (8)
STA201 Scientific Statistics
Year 1, Session 2 (60)
BMS130 Physiological Sciences 2 (8)
CHM107 Chemistry 1B (8)
MCR101 Introduction to Microbiology (8)
BMS142 Introduction to Case Based Study (8)
Year 2, Year-long Period 1 (31)
PHM233 Pharmaceutics (16)
Year 2, Session 1 (30)
BCM266 Biochemistry & Human Genetics (8)
IKC100 Indigenous Australian Health (8)
PHM215 Pharmacy Practice 1 (8)
Year 2, Session 2 (60)
BMS208 Human Nutrition (8)
BMS310 Disease Processes (8)
BMS313 Infectious Diseases and Applied Immunology (8)
Year 3, Year-long Period 1 (31)
PHM316 Professional and Business Pharmacy Practice (16)
BMS333 Essential Clinical Pharmacology (16)
PHM321 Organic and Medicinal Agents (16)
Year 3, Session 1 (30)
PHM341 Pharmacokinetics
Year 3, Session 2 (60)
HLT417 Indigenous perspectives on health and wellbeing (8)
Year 4, Year-long Period 1 (31)
PHM408 Transition to Practice (16)
PHM409 Professional Pharmacy Practice (16)
PHM433 Complex Clinical Pharmacology (16)
PHM493 Hospital and Rural Pharmacy Practice (16)
Please note that the following subjects may contain a Workplace Learning component. Further details for Workplace Learning requirements are located via the subject page
PHM101 Introduction to Pharmacy
PHM215 Pharmacy Practice 1
PHM316 Professional and Business Pharmacy Practice
PHM493 Hospital and Rural Pharmacy Practice
Please note that the following subjects may contain a Residential School component. Further details of Residential School requirements are located via the subject page
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 at About Residential School
The Bachelor of Pharmacy is accredited with the Australian Pharmacy Council. The course has full accreditation from October 2017 until October 2023.
The information contained in the CSU Handbook was accurate at the date of publication: September 2022. The University reserves the right to vary the information at any time without notice.