FACULTY OF ENGINEERING, HEALTH, SCIENCE AND THE ENVIRONMENT Bachelor of Pharmacy Course Summary SATAC COURSE CODE COURSE OUTLINE centres. Professional placements provide 114371 The Bachelor of Pharmacy is a professional an understanding and an experience of the degree designed to meet the demands processes involved in providing primary CAmpUS CAsUArinA for pharmacy services across Australia. healthcare, clinical pharmacy services, and Pharmacy at Charles Darwin University drug information in various practice and mODE (CDU) has a special focus on rural and work environments. inTErnAL remote practice to meet the unique and DURATION diverse needs of the communities in these 4 Yrs F/T, EQUiV P/T regions. CAREER OPPORTUNITIES SEmESTER INTAKE The Bachelor of Pharmacy is a four-year The demand for pharmacists in Australia s1, s2, ss degree with an in-course Honours program, is high and this is expected to continue. which encompasses the sciences that Pharmacy graduates have a wide range underpin the study of pharmacy itself of career options and opportunities, with including chemistry, anatomy, physiology, most opting for careers as community or and microbiology. Pharmacy-specific hospital pharmacists. An increasing number subjects such as pharmaceutics, pharmacy of graduates are undertaking extra study at practice, pharmaco-kinetics, pharmacology CDU to become independent consultant and therapeutics run throughout the pharmacists. Other challenging and fulfilling program. During the course students options include careers in government and undertake professional placements in the regulatory authorities, the pharmaceutical pharmaceutical industry, community and industry, research, and academia. hospital pharmacies, and placements in rural and/or remote pharmacies or healthcare For more information and details on how to apply T. 1800 061 963 E. [email protected] W. www.cdu.edu.au PROFESSIONAL RECOGNITION The Pharmacy Guild of Australia also offers scholarships After graduation, but before full registration, graduates to encourage Aboriginal and Torres strait islander are required to complete a 12-month preregistration students, and students from rural and remote areas, to program set by the Pharmacy Board of Australia (PBA). pursue studies in pharmacy. For more information visit the The preregistration program, which might find a graduate Pharmacy Guild website W: www.guild.org.au. working in a hospital, a community pharmacy, or in a remote and/or rural health care environment, provides POLICE CHECK graduates with the opportunity to gain the knowledge, A police check is mandatory for healthcare professionals experience and confidence to meet the requirements and is required in the case of clinical placements. of the PBA assessment. Graduates who successfully complete the PBA assessment are eligible to register as a POST GRADUATE OPTIONS pharmacist and work anywhere in Australia. The CDU Pharmacy degree offers an in-course Honours degree. A Masters degree by research and a Doctor of SCHOLARSHIPS Philosophy research programs are also available. scholarships are available for both new and continuing students. Visit CDU’s scholarships web page for more information, W: www.cdu.edu.au/scholarships. CRICOS Provider No. 00300K | RTO Provider No. 0373 Printed May 2011 36743 uniprintnT 5.11 n .