Bachelor of Pharmacy

The Bachelor of Pharmacy is an undergraduate degree offered by Monash University, classified under the Health broad field with a specialisation in Pharmacy (field code 060501). The course includes a mandatory work component of 420 hours (35 hours per week over 12 weeks), reflecting the professional, practice-based nature of pharmacy education. Delivered in English, the program prepares students for careers in the pharmacy profession.

The course is fully integrated across units and themes, using an interactive instructional model that includes lots of hands-on practice opportunities. You will learn from experienced teachers, pharmacists, and researchers and have access to some of the country's best-equipped facilities at our Parkville campus.

You will undertake work placements in hospitals and community pharmacies, applying an essential understanding of how pharmacists contribute medicines expertise in healthcare settings. You will collaborate on a research project that extends your ability to answer questions and question answers in a focused area of inquiry. You will also connect with other health care students – in the classroom and on your placements.

You will have access to innovative teaching technologies throughout your studies, such as MyDispense – a web-based pharmacy simulation developed by Monash and adopted by leading pharmacy schools around the world. You will also keep a record of your skills development in an electronic portfolio called COMeT. This portfolio will help you to demonstrate your achievements when seeking employment as a student, an intern, and a pharmacist.