M3F Bachelor of Pharmacy as at 14th May, 2002
Bachelor of Pharmacy
Abbreviation: BPharm
Course code: M3F
Course contact (faculty or school) (03) 6226 2190
Introductory comments
This 4-year course is conducted in Hobart, with some practical training being undertaken
in Years 3 and 4 at community and hospital pharmacy teaching sites elsewhere in
Tasmania. Students may be required to attend assigned clinical and professional teaching
sites outside of Hobart during years 3 and 4. These placements may involve the student
with costs for travel and accommodation. Part-time study is available in the first and
second years of the course.
Admission & prerequisites
All applicants must have obtained Satisfactory Achievement awards in the following
subjects of the Tasmanian Certificate of Education [TCE] or its equivalent: Chemistry
[*CH856] and Mathematics [*MT841].
Course objectives
The main aim of the course is to provide students with a specialist education in the
pharmaceutical sciences and to enable them to gain the skills and attitudes required for the
responsible practice of pharmacy.
Approximately five years of study and practical experience are required to become a
registered pharmacist in Tasmania. This comprises four years for the Bachelor of
Pharmacy degree and a period of one year’s practical experience as a trainee. After this
time graduates are eligible to sit the Pharmacy Board of Tasmania examinations for
registration as a pharmacist. A pharmacist registered in Tasmania has reciprocity through
Australia and in New Zealand and Great Britain.
Career outcomes
The combination of biomedical and pharmaceutical science and clinical expertise in drug
use in a pharmacy degree prepares pharmacy graduates for work in a variety of fields.
Graduates work as pharmacists in the community or in hospitals. Many pharmacists are
involved in clinical trials used to evaluate new drug products and in preparing
documentation on the effectiveness and safety of new drugs (required for marketing
approval). Pharmacists are involved extensively in the manufacturing, research, quality
control and marketing of pharmaceuticals. Pharmacists are also employed in government
health departments where they may be involved in regulation and approval of new
pharmaceutical products. Some pharmacy graduates specialise in providing drug
information to other health professionals, hospitals and government departments, while
others undertake postgraduate training for careers as academics or researchers or in more
specialised fields such as toxicology.
Professional recognition
After a further period of practical experience (12 months) graduates of the Bachelor of
Pharmacy are eligible to sit for the Pharmacy Board of Tasmania examination for
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registration as a pharmacist. Registration is recognised throughout Australia, New
Zealand and Great Britain.
Course structure
Year 1 is an introductory and basic sciences year, Year 2 involves the study of drugs and
pharmaceutical sciences, Years 3 and 4 combine applied and clinical studies with
advanced scientific study and research.
Students may be required to attend assigned clinical and professional teaching sites
outside of Hobart during years 3 and 4. These placements may involve students with costs
for travel and accommodation.
An integrated honours course option is included within the four-year time-frame and
involves a 12.5% overload in Year 3 and a 17.5% overload in Year 4. A separate graduate
honours course (one-year full time, two years part time) is also available.
Articulation
There is no articulation with other courses.
Pharmacy Schedule
Unit title
Year 1
Pharmacy in Health
Care
Pharmaceutical
Science and Practice
1
Human Biology
(Pharmacy)
Chemistry
(Pharmacy)
Data Handling and
Statistics 1 [a]
Year 2
Biochemistry
(Pharmacy)
Microbiology
(Pharmacy)
Pharmacology
Pharmaceutical
Science and Practice
2
Medicinal
Chemistry
Organic Chemistry
(Pharmacy)
Year 3
Clinical
Pharmacokinetics 3
campus-sem
weight
code
H1&2
12.5%
CSA105
H1&2
25%
CSA115
H1&2
25%
CHG101
H1&2
25%
KRA160
H2~L1/2
12.5%
KMA153
H1&2
12.5%
CBA220
H1&2
12.5%
CJA211
H1&2
H1&2
25%
25%
CSA201
CSA215
H2
12.5%
CSA225
H1
12.5%
KRA262
H2
12.5%
CSA311
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M3F Bachelor of Pharmacy as at 14th May, 2002
CSA315
Pharmaceutical
H1&2
25%
Science and Practice
3
Therapeutics 3
H1&2
25%
Chemotherapy and H1&2
12.5%
Infection
Toxicology
H1
12.5%
Clinical Pharmacy
H1&2
12.5%
Residency 3
Research in
H1&2
12.5%
Pharmacy [b]
Year 4
Clinical
H1&2
12.5%
Pharmacokinetics 4
Pharmaceutical
H1&2
12.5%
Science and Practice
4
Research in
H1&2
12.5%
Pharmacy
Therapeutics 4
H1&2
12.5%
[b]
H1&2
30%
Honours
Clinical Pharmacy
H1&2
50%
Residency 4
[a] Students must study this unit in semester 2 (Hobart)
CSA323
CSA325
CSA331
CSA350
CSA320 or CSA420
CSA411
CSA415
CSA320 or CSA420
CSA423
CSA440
CSA450
[b]
Only students undertaking honours as part of the four-year degree study CSA320
Research in Pharmacy (12.5%) in Year 3 and CSA440 Honours (30%)
in Year 4.
Note: The following information is NOT included in the printed edition of the Course and
Unit Handbook
Additional Information
The following information answers some frequently asked questions.
Note, however, details should be confirmed with the appropriate authority
Responsible faculty or school | Faculty of Health Science | Tasmanian School of
Pharmacy
Campus(es) offered | Hobart
Mode of delivery | Full time | Part time (available yrs 1&2 only)
Course duration | 4 years minimum (8 semesters)
Costs (course fees only – annual) | HECS: YES | International students: $15,500
Students enrolled in this course | Total students enrolled last year: 135 | Total students
enrolled this year: 154 | International students last year: 28 | International students this
year: 37
Approximate student-staff contact hours | 22 hrs weekly 26 weeks
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