Admission Information: Master of Pharmacy

Pre-requisite requirements

Admission Process

CareersCourse Overview

What is Pharmacy?

Pharmacy is concerned with medicines and people It spans drug discovery, development, formulation

and clinical practice ensuring the safe and effective use of medications.

CAREERS• Community Pharmacy• Hospital Pharmacy• Consultant Pharmacy• Pharmaceutical Industry• Academia• Government

Pre-requisite areas PRIOR to 2018

OLD pre-requisites

Biochemistry Chemistry Maths or Stats Molecular Biology Physiology

Pre-requisite areas from 2018

NEW pre-requisites

Chemistry • year 12 or tertiary chemistry unit

Maths • year 12 or tertiary maths or statistics

Pharmacology Microbiology

Pre-requisite areas from to 2018

old pre-requisites• Biochemistry• Chemistry• Maths or Stats• Molecular Biology• Physiology

new pre-requisites• Chemistry - year 12 or

tertiary chemistry unit• Maths - year 12 or

tertiary maths or statistics

• Pharmacology• Microbiology

If you are applying for 2018 and in your finalundergraduate year or have graduated you may choose to meet the

OR

NEW Pre-requisites – how do I do this?

For students completing a Science degree at UWA

Majoring in Medical Sciences Your major meets the pre-requisites.

Majoring in Pharmacology Your major meets the pre-requisites EXCEPT for microbiology. You will need to take microbiology as a broadening, elective or complementary unit.

MICR2209 (exempt from pre-req) or MICR3350 (exempt from MICR2209 pre-req) are options but anyMICR unit is acceptable

Pre-requisite areas from 2018 continued:

For students completing a Bachelor of Science with another major from UWA OR any other university

Include one unit in pharmacology and one unit in microbiology.

Year 12 chemistry or a tertiary chemistry unit. Year 12 maths or a tertiary maths or statistics unit.

If you don’t fit these options contact the Health and Medical Sciences student office:

deborah.leicester@uwa.edu.auDeborah will help you design your own program with ease.

The Program

Bachelor Degree

Master of Pharmacy Internship

Knowledge AreasBiomedicine and Population Health

Medicinal Chemistry

Research

Pharmaceutics

Pharmacy Practice and Pharmacotherapy

2 years full-time or 4 years part-time

Course outline

Year 1Trimester 1 (end Jan - May)

Trimester 2 (Jun - Jul)

Trimester 3 (end Jul - Nov)

Course Work

Community Pharmacy Placement

Course Work

13 weeks

6 weeks

13 weeks

Year 2

Trimester 4 (end Jan - May)

Trimester 5 (Jun - Jul)

Trimester 6 (end Jul - Nov)

Course Work

Hospital Pharmacy Placement

Course Work

13 weeks

5 weeks

15 weeks

• NOTE: Trimester 6 is taught in blocks

Placement opportunities - rural

Rural placements

Eligible students PHCY5615 Pharmacy Placement 1

I was pleasantly surprised to arrive in a beautiful beach town - with incredible beaches, a remarkable community spirit and more amenities than I anticipated. My first rotation was at Geraldton Regional Hospital in the Pharmacy department, where we spent the first two weeks. We saw everything from snakebites to bull attacks and everything in-between.

Kate Fulford, MPharm 2015

… my experience in Geraldton and the surrounding areas was enlightening, educational and enjoyable. The WACRA facilities are top class and the whole programme was very well organised and coordinated. It has served to further my interest in health care provision in regional and remote WA …

Vincent Long, MPharm 2016

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Placement opportunities - international

International placements

Eligible students PHCY5615 Pharmacy Placement 1

Our five week pharmacy placement which took place at the College of Pharmaceutical Sciences at the Zhejiang University in Hangzhou, China was definitely an experience of a lifetime.

Becky Chau and Andrew Leau, MPharm 2015”“

Other opportunities - international

International research

Eligible students

PHCY5618 Pharmacy research Project

Commencing in 2017 opportunities to complete a research project internationally will be offered.

In 2017 opportunities have been taken up in

Basel, Switzerland and Aberdeen, Scotland

Internship

Bachelor Degree

Master of Pharmacy

Internship1,824 hours in community or hospital pharmacy – applying knowledge to the workplace

Registration with the Pharmacy

Board of Australia

Length of study

Bachelor’s degree = 3 years (at least)

Master of Pharmacy (6 trimesters) = 2 years

Internship = 1 year

6 years (min) = able to practise pharmacy in Australia and New Zealand

Admission requirements

Australian undergraduate degree or equivalent – not necessarily from UWA

Competitive GPA minimum requirement GPA of 5.0

Prerequisites

Structured Interview

Interview notification

If you meet the requirements you will be offered an interview:

Through email Couple of weeks before interviews Use email address on application form that

you can access from home

The interview

Provides an opportunity to display written and oral communication skills and attributes

Helps improve overall position on the ranked listInterview topics Similar every year:

• Communication skills• Explaining skills exercise• Motivation/commitment to a career in Pharmacy

Some from below may be used:• Awareness of social diversity• Ethics and values• Provision of assistance• Self-awareness• Trust and trustworthiness• Working with others

Application process

Domestic applicants apply online via OASys by 4th August http://applicant.sims.uwa.edu.au/connect/webconnect

International applicants apply online via the My Application portal for international students by 31st May http://www.studyat.uwa.edu.au/international/myapplication

Require:• Copy of all academic transcripts and legend with application

• Prerequisites information – complete and check with Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences student office

• Proof of English Language Proficiency

Rankings

Applicants will be ranked according to their

GPA

Interview performance

Each weighted equally

Offers - Domestic

Will be made by Admissions Centre, application status can be checked anytime via your OASys log on

Will either be

conditional on academic and pre-enrolment requirements

or conditional on pre-enrolment requirements

(if academic requirements have been met)

Offers - International

Made by the UWA Central Admissions Office

If completed degree and met English language requirement = straight offer

(subject to pre-enrolment requirements)

If not completed degree or not met English language requirement = conditional offer

Deferrals

If you are offered a place in the Master of Pharmacy in some circumstances you can defer your place for up to one year.

English language requirement

Students need to meet the UWA English language requirement as part of the admissions process

In order to practice one of the professional courses students who completed their secondary schooling overseas must meet the APHRA English requirements.

IELTS of 7 with no band <7

For further information refer to: http://www.ahpra.gov.au/Registration/Student-Registrations.aspx

Pre-enrolment screening - domestic

Before being able to enrol in the course applicants will have to provide information on:• Infection Control

• MRSA testing

• Police Clearances

This is because you will be interacting with patients.

More information will be provided when offer is made

Fees

Fees (120 credit points over 2 years)(based on 2017* fees)

Domestic Students (Commonwealth Supported Places)- Student Contribution ~$22,620

International Students (Full Fee) ~$92,000

*UWA reviews its course fees annually and fees for 2018 will be higher

Information points

Websites

meddentadmissions@uwa.edu.au

www.meddent.uwa.edu.au

http://www.medpharm.uwa.edu.au/courses/postgraduate/coursework/mstrpharm

Brochures

Email

Location of Pharmacy on campus

Pharmacy (Curnow Building)

Hackett Entrance #2

Curnow Building(Reception G.08)

Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences

Phone: 6488 7500http://www.medpharm.uwa.edu.au/courses/postgraduate/coursework/mpharm

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