Bachelor of Pharmacy (Honours)

RMIT University - Bundoora

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Overview

As a pharmacist you’ll ensure safe and effective use of medicines. In your course, you’ll gain knowledge of how drugs are formulated into medicines and administered and how they are used in the treatment of disease.

You’ll develop a sound scientific base in studies that include biochemistry, chemistry, human biology, genetics, microbiology, immunology, cell biology and pharmacology.

This course prepares you to undertake the internship year required by the Pharmacy Board of Australia to become registered as a Pharmacist.

Once the course and the internship requirements are successfully completed, you can practise in any area of pharmacy in Australia or New Zealand, including community or hospital pharmacy.

Clinical placement is a key focus throughout the degree. You’ll undertake real-life experiences in work placements in both hospital and community pharmacies over the four years.

You will gain a strong scientific foundation from which to undertake postgraduate studies if desired.

Prerequisites

Year 12 prerequisites

Units 3 and 4: a study score of at least 25 in English other than EAL or at least 30 in English as an Additional Language (EAL); Units 3 and 4: a study score of at least 25 in one of Maths: General Mathematics, Maths: Mathematical Methods or Maths: Specialist Mathematics; Units 3 and 4: a study score of at least 25 in Chemistry.

Non-Year 12 prerequisites

Demonstrated proficiency equivalent to stated Year 12 prerequisites.

Majors

Clinical pharmacy and therapeutics, Drug delivery, Pharmacology, Pharmacy practice.

Potential Career Outcomes

The type of careers this qualification leads to may include pharmacist

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 offer91.2599.90
Median rank to receive an offer78.0090.10
Lowest rank to receive an offer62.0075.40

<5 - Less than 5 ATAR-based offers were made

Admission Criteria

Please refer to the RMIT University website for admission criteria information.

Course Seeker

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