Bachelor of Pharmaceutical Science
University of South Australia - City East Campus
Overview
Build your understanding of fundamental sciences and the factors influencing the global pharmaceutical industry. You'll then focus specifically on key areas such as pharmaceutical sciences, pharmacology and pharmacokinetics, and drug discovery and development. You can choose from, range of specialist courses to tailor your studies, covering areas such as research and development, manufacturing and commercialisation (including sales, marketing, regulations and legal requirements). Through elective choices, you can gain advanced knowledge in biosciences, chemistry or marketing.
Access purpose-built laboratories on campus and in the Bradley Building, located in Adelaide's BioMed City on North Terrace. You'll also complete an industry project or placement during your degree.
On graduation, you'll be eligible for membership with the Royal Australian Chemical Institute (RACI) and other relevant professional bodies such as AusBiotech.
Pre-Placement Requirements:
All students who, as part of their program, undertake activities where interaction with patients/the public is required, such as in field or clinical placements/visits and in University clinics and gyms, must satisfy the pre-placement requirements prior to commencement. These may include:
- Criminal history screenings>
- Department of Human Services (DHS) checks
- Vaccinations and screening for communicable diseases
- Professional training and certification
High achieving students may wish to consider the double degree Bachelor of Pharmaceutical Science, Bachelor of Pharmacy (Honours).
CAREERS Pharmaceutical science professionals can work in, variety of areas, including: Medicine evaluation, drug identification, clinical trials, medicine optimisation, marketing and sales, research, medicine manufacturing, quality control, intellectual property
Prerequisites
Year 12 prerequisites
ATAR & Selection Rank
The table below shows the ATAR and Selection Rank information for those offered places wholly or partly on the basis of ATAR in 2023.
| ATAR-based offers only, across all offer rounds | ATAR (excluding adjustment factors) | Selection Rank (including adjustment factors) |
|---|---|---|
| Highest rank to receive an offer | 97.85 | 99.95 |
| Median rank to receive an offer | 79.83 | 84.08 |
| Lowest rank to receive an offer | 65.40 | 72.25 |
<5 - Less than 5 ATAR-based offers were made
Admission Criteria
Please refer to the University of South Australia website for admission criteria information.
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University
University of South Australia
Campus
City East Campus
Course Type
Bachelors Degree
Study Area
Science
Indicative ATAR
65.40
Delivery Mode
On-campus
Duration
Full-time: 3 years, Part-time: Available
Course Link
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- State
- SA
- Type
- University
- Courses
- 280
- Campuses
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Ceduna Campus City East Campus City West Campus Magill Campus Mawson Lakes Campus Mount Gambier Campus Port Lincoln Campus Underdale campus_new - UN Whyalla Campus
Please note that these statistics simply refer to the information we have in our database. This is not an exhaustive list of courses offered at University of South Australia. Please refer to the institution's website for the most current information.
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