Overview

The Master of Pharmacy program from The University of Western Australia differs in many respects from others, most notable are:

Our small yearly intake on average of 50 students are selected from a pool of applicants each year, which fosters an excellent learning culture. Our students study in small groups with ready access to academic and professional staff, plus a great level of peer support.
Our students benefit from a lot of one-to-one interaction with academic and professional staff, particularly in the area of Pharmacy Practice, which greatly enhances our students' professional interpersonal skills.
We are also in the very fortunate position to be able to offer every student the opportunity of work place based training not only in community but also in a number of major hospitals and aged care facilities. This provides students with insight into the various career pathways and exposes them to the very diverse range of health care in our society (primary, acute, women, children and aged care). For eligible students we offer alternative placements in rural Australia and International locations.
The Australian government predicts strong employment growth for pharmacists over the coming years. Part of this is because of the expanding role for pharmacists in health care delivery.

Career opportunities:

Community Pharmacy
Hospital Pharmacy
Consultant Pharmacy
Other careers for pharmacists

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Antimicrobial Agents

Pharmacy Practice

Integrated Pharmacology, Therapeutics and Pharmacy Practice

Applied Pharmacotherapy

Primary Care

Research in Pharmacy

Physical Pharmacy and Biopharmaceutics

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2025-01-01 00:00:00
- Apply before 2024-08-31 00:00:00

Language

English

IELTS

7

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PTE Academic

70

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Credits

120 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Disciplines

Chemistry Medicine Pharmacy View 21 other Masters in Pharmacy in Australia

Academic requirements

GPA

Required

English requirements

IELTS

7

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PTE Academic

70

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Other requirements

General requirements

CRICOS CODE: 051547J

To be considered for admission to this course an applicant must have—

a bachelor's degree or an equivalent qualification, as recognised by UWA; and
the equivalent of a UWA grade point average (GPA) of at least 5.0; and
demonstrated adequate knowledge of each of the following: chemistry (at year 12 or tertiary level), mathematics (year 12 or tertiary level mathematics or statistics), microbiology (at tertiary level) and pharmacology (at tertiary level); and
a current Australian National Police Certificate, or equivalent certification, indicating no criminal convictions. The currency of a National Police Certificate is 12 months.

Tuition Fee

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International

43500 AUD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 43500 AUD per year during 24 months.
National

9133 AUD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 9133 AUD per year during 24 months.

Domestic Students: Commonwealth Supported Places.

Living costs for Perth

1328 - 2367 AUD /month

Living costs

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

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