Overview

Our new pharmacy program allows you to graduate with both a Bachelor's degree and Master's degree in just five years. This innovative program integrates the study of clinical therapeutics and practice with the pharmaceutical sciences, including:  Pharmacology Pharmacokinetics Pharmacodynamics Pharmacogenomics Pharmaceutics (dosage forms) Medicinal Chemistry Pharmacotherapeutics and clinical practice This … For more content click the Read More button below. The program will provide you with career choices - from the traditional compounding and supply roles to the increasing provision of clinical services, or beyond pharmacy into other aspects of healthcare or the pharmaceutical industry. This is a future-focused program during which you will develop skills in a range of current areas of practice, such as home medicine reviews, and future areas of practice, such as pharmacist prescribing, deprescribing and working in new settings including GP clinics and residential aged care facilities. You will have a choice of specialisations in your final year of the program, which include study abroad, international placements and research.  This degree has a strong focus on interprofessional education, evidence-based and reflective practice, ethical and culturally appropriate behaviour, and the development of high-level clinical reasoning and professional communication skills.  Accreditation  This program has been granted accreditation by the Australian Pharmacy Council and is approved by the Pharmacy Board of Australia as a qualification leading to registration as a pharmacist in Australia.

Stand Alone Programs

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Program
3892
Pharmaceutical Medicine
Program
9067
Pharmacy

Double Degree Structure

Students must complete 240 UOC.

NOTE: This is a five-stage, full-time program. Students are strongly encouraged to enrol in a full study load of 48 UOC across each year of the degree. Only in exceptional or unavoidable circumstances will students be allowed to enrol in a reduced study load across any given year. Please contact an Academic Advisor if such circumstances exist.

Level 1 Core Courses 48 Units of Credit:
Level 2 Core Courses 48 Units of Credit:
Level 3 Core Courses48 Units of Credit:
Level 4 Core Courses 48 Units of Credit:
Level 5 Core Courses30 Units of Credit:
Level 5 Options18 Units of Credit:

Enrolment Disclaimer

Please read the Double Degree Program rules as some specific rules apply to particular Double Degree combinations.

You are responsible for ensuring you enrol in courses according to your program requirements and advice from your Program Authority. myUNSW enrolment checks that you have met enrolment requirements such as pre-requisites for individual courses but not that you are enrolling in courses that will count towards your program.

Additional Information

Non Standard Progression

Students who do not meet progression requirements will be expected to meet with the Program Authority to develop an individual exit plan. Students who have met the requirements for the Bachelor of Pharmaceutical Medicine (3892) may transfer to this program to exit.

Students are permitted to attempt the same course a maximum of three times. A student who fails the same course for the third time will not be permitted to re-enrol.

Award on Completion

This program is offered as a 5-year Bachelor of Pharmaceutical Medicine/ Master of Pharmacy double-degree. A qualification will be awarded on completion of the 5-year program. 

Compliance Requirements

Students are required to meet mandatory compliance requirements and maintain their compliant status throughout the program, to successfully progress through the program. Please see Medicine and Health Policies for a full list of compliance requirements relevant to the program.

Program Fees

At UNSW fees are generally charged at course level and therefore dependent upon individual enrolment and other factors such as student's residency status. For generic information on fees and additional expenses of UNSW programs, click on one of the following:

Domestic Students
Commonwealth Supported Students (if applicable)
International Students

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