TOP 3 SCHOOLS OF PHARMACY IN AUSTRALIA

TOP 3 Schools of Pharmacy in Australia

University of Queensland

The University of Queensland's School of Pharmacy is housed in the Pharmacy Australia Centre of Excellence, which provides technology for pharmaceutical research. The school offers a bachelor of pharmacy program that takes four years to complete. The program focuses on uses of medicine, dosage information, data analysis, and biological, social, and professional aspects of pharmacy. At the end of the program, graduating students complete a 48-week paid internship in a community or hospital pharmacy. When they complete the internships, students can register as official pharmacists in Australia.

　

The university also offers postgraduate work in pharmaceuticals that can help to advance careers. Available postgraduate degrees include a graduate certificate in clinical pharmacy, a graduate diploma in clinical pharmacy, a master of clinical pharmacy, and a doctor of clinical pharmacy.

　

The University of Queensland

Pharmacy Australia Centre of Excellence

Level 4, 20 Cornwall St.

Woolloongabba, QLD, 4102

Australia

07 3346 1900

uq.edu.au

　

University of South Australia

The Division of Health Sciences at the University of South Australia sponsors undergraduate and graduate work in pharmacy and medical sciences. The school offers multiple opportunities for undergraduate studies in the field. Degrees include a bachelor of pharmaceutical science, a bachelor of pharmacy, and a double bachelor degree that covers both areas. The science program lasts three years, the bachelor of pharmacy lasts four years, and the double bachelor degree takes five years to complete.

　

Students can also move into the realm of medical sciences, earning a bachelor degree in laboratory medicine (four-year program), nutrition and food science (three-year program), or medical science (three-year program).

　

Postgraduate work at the University of South Australia can lead to a graduate certificate in pharmacy practice, a graduate diploma in clinical pharmacy, a master of clinical pharmacy, and a doctorate of clinical pharmacy. The latter two degrees include both coursework and practical research requirements to complete.

　

University of South Australia

School of Pharmacy and Medical Sciences

GPO Box 2471

Adelaide, SA, 5001

Australia

61 8 8302 2391

unisa.edu.au

　

Curtin University of Technology

The School of Pharmacy at Curtin University of Technology offers an undergraduate program for pharmacy students. The bachelor of pharmacy degree is a four-year program that leads students through registration as a pharmacist. Classes focus on pharmaceutics (prescription drugs), pharmacognosy (natural drugs), pharmaceutical biology (microbiology, biochemistry, and physiology), pharmacology (the effects of drugs on the body), and pharmaceutical chemistry.

　

Based on performance, some students are selected to join the honors program; this selection takes place in the first semester of the third year of study. This program offers more challenges and hands-on work for students who excel in the program.

　

Curtin also offers a number of degrees for graduate work in the pharmaceutical field, including a diploma in hospital pharmacy or pharmaceutical sciences, a master of clinical pharmacy, and a master or doctorate degree in philosophy of pharmacy

　

GPO Box U1987

Perth, Western Australia, 6845

61 8 9266 1000

curtin.edu.au