Course level

Postgraduate Coursework

Faculty

Health, Medicine and Behavioural Sciences

School

Pharmacy & Pharma Sciences Sch

Units

4

Duration

Two Semesters

Attendance mode

In Person

Restricted

Only available to students enrolled in the Graduate Certificate of Pharmacy Practice.

Assessment methods

Seminar Activities

Portfolio

Group Assignments

Online Quizzes

Work Integrated Learning

Industry Placements

Current course offerings

Course offerings Location Mode Course Profile
Semester 1, 2025 (10/02/2025 - 21/06/2025) Dutton Park In Person Course Profile

Please Note: Course profiles marked as not available may still be in development.

Course duration

This is a year long course. It commences in Semester 1, 2025 and completes in Semester 2, 2025.

Course description

Further development of the technical, clinical, personal and professional skills acquired as a pharmacy graduate that form the basis of future practice. The unit explores the day-to-day practice of pharmacy including systematic problem solving, therapeutics, evidence based practice, patient monitoring and outcomes, symptomology, improving adherence, multiple medication management, pharmaceutical care, standards and competencies for pharmacy practice, ethics, legal aspects, multidisciplinary approaches to health care, primary care, over the counter medicines, communication and counselling, public health, pharmaceutical calculations, risk management and dealing with difficult clients. There are on-campus workshops which require attendance at the School of Pharmacy during the year.