Bachelor of Pharmacy (Honours)

La Trobe University - Bendigo

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Overview

With La Trobe's Bachelor of Pharmacy (Honours), you'll develop your understanding of how medicines impact, improve and change lives.

You'll learn how pharmacists support patient care. You'll get access to our on-campus training pharmacy, where you'll experience clinical decision making and patient communication. In the first two years, you'll study science fundamentals along with introductory pharmacy practice subjects. In later years you'll focus on specific pharmacy subjects, where you’ll learn about a range of diseases, and how medicines can help patients with these diseases.

You'll participate in a range of clinical placements in community and hospital pharmacies, where you'll develop practical pharmacy skills.

Prerequisites

Year 12 prerequisites

Units 3 and 4: a study score of at least 30 in English as an Additional Language (EAL) or at least 25 in English other than EAL.

Non-Year 12 prerequisites

Subject proficiency: Demonstrated proficiency equivalent to stated Year 12 prerequisites.

Majors

Pharmacy.

Potential Career Outcomes

After graduation, you’ll be eligible to apply to complete a one-year supervised internship and take the Australian Pharmacy Board exams to qualify as a professional pharmacist. You can then work in a range of settings, including hospitals, community pharmacies, pharmacy professional organisations, government agencies, pharmaceutical or biotechnology companies or research facilities. Possible roles include:
  • Community or hospital pharmacist
  • Pharmaceutical scientist
  • Pharmaceutical regulator

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 offer96.2599.95
Median rank to receive an offer82.9097.55
Lowest rank to receive an offer69.9082.65

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

Admission Criteria

Please refer to the La Trobe University website for admission criteria information.

Course Seeker

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