Bachelor of Pharmacy (Honours)

Curtin University's excellent graduates are highly sought after across the industry, and their project-based curriculum allows you to interact with professionals in the field. There will be study tours, case studies and client projects in core subjects, to ensure when you graduate you possess a portfolio of work that demonstrates your expertise. There will also be opportunities for at least four weeks of internship in corporations, consultancies or not-for-profit sectors, as well as overseas placement, under the shadow of tutors with extensive experience in a variety of communication industries. Thus, if you’re an international student looking to pursue an undergraduate Health Sciences course in Australia with scholarship, this is the university to look towards.

The main purpose of pharmacy care is to effectively optimise positive healthcare outcomes and allow patients’ to lead a high quality of life with minimum risk. The first year of this course focuses on the foundations of biochemistry, physiology and pharmacy practice, along with interprofessional healthcare where you can collaborate with students from other health science degrees. In the preceding years, the course entails pharmaceutics, medicinal chemistry, antimicrobial chemotherapy, pharmacology and pharmacotherapy, all of which will work to develop your practical skills further. During the course, you will be required to complete a minimum of 12 weeks (450+ hours) of clinical placements, which you can take interstate or overseas in hospitals, the community or in industry. After graduation, you will successfully need to complete an internship of 1,824 hours (approximately one year full-time) prior to applying as a pharmacist with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (Ahpra).

What makes this course unique is its identity as the only undergraduate course in Western Australia that makes you legible to register as a pharmacist. Moreover, the faculty is committed to delivering innovative and effective teaching to enable learning. Along with this, the Curtin campus also hosts a new, modern model dispensary. You can even go on to do your Postgraduate degree or even obtain a PhD with permanent residency in Australia.