Further information
How to apply
- Applying for the Master of Pharmacy
- Scholarships
- Rural Pharmacy Scholarships
(through the Rural Pharmacy Workforce Program (RPWP))
In addition to the attachments required in the application form applicants who are not graduates of this University must submit an original transcript or certified copy of their academic record for all tertiary qualifications to date.
Key information
- 120 credit points
- 2 years (trimesterised)
- Course code: 51500
- Intake period: July only
- Fees
Pharmacy Staff
Principal Dates
This program provides a direct pathway to a professional postgraduate qualification in Pharmacy for registration as a pharmacist in Australia.
Master of Pharmacy graduates are eligible for registration as pharmacists in Australia following successful completion of a compulsory pre-registration traineeship.
The course builds upon previous tertiary studies in basic or applied science. Entry requires a bachelor degree with a major sequence in biomedical/biophysical science, or equivalent.
The School and its Master of Pharmacy program are fully accredited by the Australian Pharmacy Council (APC).
The program will provide two years (six trimesters) of full-time intensive instruction in the areas of:
- pharmacy practice
- clinical pharmacy
- pharmaceutics
- medicinal chemistry
- biomedicine and population health
- research
- and includes clinical placements in a community and hospital Pharmacy.
Future students lacking prerequisite knowledge may complete additional approved undergraduate units prior to enrolment. The philosophy underpinning the academic content of the program prepares graduates to meet the future health care needs of the community, provide leadership in the profession of pharmacy, and (through the nexus between teaching and research at UWA), have a strong background for employment in the pharmaceutical / drug research industries.
Students with an undergraduate degree in pharmacy will not normally be accepted into this program.
If you are interested in enrolling in the Master of Pharmacy, please complete the Expression of Interest form.
Core units
Academic Year 1
Semester 2, July - October (trimester 1 of program)
- PHCY8601 Introduction to Pharmacy Practice
- PHCY8610 Pharmaceutics
- PHCY8611 Pharmaceutical Technology
- PHCY8618 Medicinal Chemistry for Pharmacy I
Summer Teaching Period, January - February (trimester 2 of program)
- PHCY8615 Pharmacy Placement I - Community Pharmacy
Semester 1, March - June (trimester 3 of program)
- PHCY8605 Clinical Science for Pharmacy I
- PHCY8606 Foundations of Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapy
- PHCY8619 Medicinal Chemistry for Pharmacy II
- PUBH8763 Leadership and Management of Health Services
Academic Year 2
Semester 2, July - October (trimester 4 of program)
- PHCY8617 Clinical Science for Pharmacy II
- PHCY8602 Pharmacy Practice and Pharmacotherapy
- PHCY8612 Applied Therapeutics
- PHCY8613 Pharmacy Management and Pharmacoeconomics
Summer Teaching Period, January - February (trimester 5 of program)
- PHCY8616 Pharmacy Placement II - Hospital Pharmacy
Semester 1, March - June (trimester 6 of program)
- PHCY8603 Pharmacotherapy and Medication Review
- PHCY8609 Current Developments in Nutrition, Health and Biotechnology
- PHCY8614 Pharmacy Research Project
Graduates must complete a one year (paid) internship (1824 hours, or 48 weeks x 38 hours/week) in community or hospital pharmacy and pass examinations set by the Pharmacy Board of Australia before becoming eligible for national registration.
Admission requirements
A Bachelors degree in science with a major sequence in biomedical/biophysical science, or equivalent; and demonstration to the Faculty of adequate knowledge of each of the following areas of basic science at a tertiary level: physiology and anatomy, cell biology, biochemistry, molecular biology, chemistry; mathematics/statistics. Physics (or equivalent) is highly recommended.
Applicants must provide a clean National Police Certificate from their home country before enrolling and citizenship papers.
Please check that you have the necessary academic background when applying for entry to the course.
Domestic students
All UWA coursework programs: English Language Competence
International students
For those whose native language is not English, satisfactory performance in the International English Language Testing System (IELTS), or equivalent, with a score of 7.5 (new Australian Pharmacy Council requirements from July 1, 2009) and no band less than 7.5 is required (the General IELTS test is not acceptable). Requirements in the Occupational English Test (OET) remain unchanged and a score of either A or B in each of the four sections of the OET is acceptable.
The University accepts international students holding recent bachelor degrees from an Australian university as proof of English competency.
Course enquiries
Professor Alan Everett
Telephone: +(61 8) 6488 3317
University information
CRICOS Code: 00126G
