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Bachelor of Pharmacy

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The Bachelor of Pharmacy at Charles Sturt University prepares students for a career in healthcare, focusing on medication management and health promotion. It offers opportunities for subsidies and career insights, emphasizing regional and rural health.

Key details

Degree Type
Bachelor
Duration
4 - 8 years full-time
Study Mode
In person
Intake Months
Mar
Domestic Fees
$9,536 per year
ATAR
75

About this course

Overview

Taught at our Orange campus, the Bachelor of Pharmacy from Charles Sturt University will prepare you to make a difference in a well-established healthcare profession with expanding career prospects for the future.

Pharmacists play a vital role in people's health. Besides dispensing medication, you'll work with the community, providing advice and advocacy to people of all ages and backgrounds. Pharmacists are active in all areas of medication management and health promotion.

If you want to work for NSW Health after graduating, then you could be eligible for a Tertiary Health Study Subsidy. They help cover university fees, technology and travel expenses or other associated personal costs that pop up as you study. If successful, you could be one of 12,000 students supported with up to $12,000 when you work with NSW Health after graduating.

Discover what a pharmacy career is really like from a pharmacist. And learn about the different types of pharmacy careers.

This course is part of an articulated program of study. Articulated programs allow you to build on your study to achieve the right level of qualification for you.

Entry requirements

Entry requirements

A completed Higher School Certificate with the Minimum ATAR required (including adjustment factors) or equivalent. OR

A completed Special Tertiary Admissions Test (STAT) with an equivalent ranking to the currently listed ATAR. OR

Successful completion of two University level subjects (AQF level Associate Degree or higher) demonstrating a reasonable prospect of success through Grade Point Average (GPA) gained in these studies. OR

A completed AQF Diploma level qualification or higher-level qualification. OR

A completed Tertiary Preparation Course from an Australian University or an accredited provider demonstrating a reasonable prospect of success through the Grade Point Average (GPA) gained in these studies.

Successful applicants who do not have an appropriate high school chemistry background are strongly recommended to undertake the chemistry subject offered in the University's StudyLink program prior to commencing study in the course.

An Academic IELTS of 7.0 with no score below a 6.5 in each of the individual skill areas or a qualification deemed equivalent. Attended and satisfactorily completed either an undergraduate degree or at least four years of any combination of secondary or tertiary education, including at least two years between years 9 to 12, taught and assessed solely in English in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Republic of Ireland, South Africa, UK or USA.

Inherent requirements are the academic and other requirements of a course that all students must meet to achieve the course learning outcomes, and the knowledge, abilities, skills and qualities students will need to have in order to achieve them. Please visit our inherent requirements page for more general information about them.

What you will learn

What you will study

For each 8-point subject you are enrolled in, you should expect to spend 10 to 12 hours per week working on assignments and assigned readings, tutorial assistance, individual or group research/study, forum activity, workplace learning, and attending lectures, intensive schools, or examinations. If you are studying four subjects per session, this is equivalent to a full-time job. The workload for some subjects may vary as a result of approved course design.

Intensive school

You may need to attend an online or on-campus intensive school for certain subjects in this course. These schools usually involve lectures, tutorials and practicals that will give you a deeper understanding of your subject.

Career pathways

This degree will equip you with the skills to improve community health, especially through safe and effective medication use. When you graduate, you'll be ready to make your mark in a wide range of careers, including:
  • Pharmacist (community, hospital)
  • Pharmaceutical industry (research, sales and marketing)
  • Pharmaceutical regulation
  • Roles in aged care with general practitioners

Course structure

Essential set (256 pts)Core subjects256 Credit PointsCodeSubjectCredit PointsBMS105Science Communication and Methodology8 credit ptsBMS181Human Anatomy and Physiology 18 credit ptsBMS182Human Anatomy and Physiology 28 credit ptsBMS142Introduction to Case Based Study8 credit ptsBMS208Human Nutrition8 credit ptsBMS310Disease Processes8 credit ptsBMS313Infectious Diseases And Applied Immunology8 credit ptsCHM104Chemistry 1A8 credit ptsCHM107Chemistry 1B8 credit ptsHLT417Indigenous Perspectives on Health and Wellbeing8 credit ptsIKC100Indigenous Australian Health8 credit ptsMCR101Introduction to Microbiology8 credit ptsPHM101Introduction to Pharmacy8 credit ptsPHM215Pharmacy Practice 18 credit ptsPHM233Pharmaceutics16 credit ptsPHM316Professional and Business Pharmacy Practice16 credit ptsPHM321Organic and Medicinal Agents16 credit ptsPHM341Pharmacokinetics8 credit ptsPHM408Transition to Practice16 credit ptsPHM409Professional Pharmacy Practice16 credit ptsPHM433Complex Clinical Pharmacology16 credit ptsPHM493Hospital and Rural Pharmacy Practice16 credit ptsPHM333Essential Clinical Pharmacology16 credit ptsBCM266Foundations of Biochemistry and Human Molecular Genetics8 credit pts

Credit for prior study or work

If you've completed relevant tertiary study, or work experience related to your course, you could receive credit towards your degree. Which would mean completing your qualification quicker. Find out how to apply for credit and see our credit policy.

How to apply

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Graduate outcomes

Graduate satisfaction and employment outcomes for Pharmacy courses at Charles Sturt University.
88.9%
Employed full-time