Information for Bachelor of Pharmaceutical Science, Bachelor of Pharmacy (Honours) students
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What courses you'll study
Complete 240 units comprising:
- 198 units for Core courses, and
- 42 units for Electives
Complete 198 units comprising:
- 186 units for all Program core, and
- 12 units from Core selective
| Course name | Course code | Units | |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Course name
Pharmacy Practice 2
|
Course code
PHAR2010
|
Units
6
|
|
|
Course name
Pharmacology B
|
Course code
PHAR2012
|
Units
6
|
|
|
Course name
Pharmacology C
|
Course code
PHAR2013
|
Units
6
|
|
|
Course name
Pharmacology A
|
Course code
PHAR2014
|
Units
12
|
|
|
Course name
Drug Discovery
|
Course code
PHAR2020
|
Units
6
|
|
|
Course name
Drug Development 2
|
Course code
PHAR3010
|
Units
6
|
|
|
Course name
Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Industry Experience
|
Course code
PHAR3011
|
Units
6
|
|
|
Course name
Pharmacotherapeutics Practice 1A
|
Course code
PHAR3013
|
Units
6
|
|
|
Course name
Pharmacotherapeutics Practice 1B
|
Course code
PHAR3014
|
Units
6
|
|
|
Course name
Pharmacotherapeutics Theory 1
|
Course code
PHAR3015
|
Units
6
|
|
|
Course name
Quality Use of Medicines
|
Course code
PHAR3016
|
Units
6
|
|
|
Course name
Pharmacotherapeutics Theory 2
|
Course code
PHAR3017
|
Units
6
|
|
|
Course name
Dosage Form Design 3
|
Course code
PHAR3018
|
Units
6
|
|
|
Course name
Dosage Form Design 4
|
Course code
PHAR3019
|
Units
6
|
|
|
Course name
Pharmacy Practice Health Services Provision
|
Course code
PHAR3020
|
Units
6
|
|
|
Course name
Advanced Therapeutics
|
Course code
PHAR4000
|
Units
6
|
|
|
Course name
Pharmacy Practice 3
|
Course code
PHAR4001
|
Units
6
|
|
|
Course name
Pharmacy Practice 4
|
Course code
PHAR4002
|
Units
6
|
|
|
Course name
Data Skills for Scientists
|
Course code
STAT1000
|
Units
6
|
|
|
Course name
Human Physiology 100
|
Course code
BIOL1018
|
Units
6
|
|
|
Course name
Human Physiology 101
|
Course code
BIOL1019
|
Units
6
|
|
|
Course name
Chemistry 100
|
Course code
CHEM1005
|
Units
6
|
|
|
Course name
Chemistry 101
|
Course code
CHEM1006
|
Units
6
|
|
|
Course name
Health and Society
|
Course code
HLTH1005
|
Units
6
|
|
|
Course name
Health Professional Essentials
|
Course code
PHAR1004
|
Units
6
|
|
|
Course name
Pharmacy Practice 1
|
Course code
PHAR1005
|
Units
6
|
|
|
Course name
Pharmacokinetics and Biopharmaceutics
|
Course code
PHAR2006
|
Units
6
|
|
|
Course name
Drug Development 1
|
Course code
PHAR2007
|
Units
6
|
|
|
Course name
Dosage Form Design 1
|
Course code
PHAR2008
|
Units
6
|
|
|
Course name
Dosage Form Design 2
|
Course code
PHAR2009
|
Units
6
|
|
| Course name | Course code | Units | |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Course name
Community Pharmacy Professional Placement and Practice-Based Research
|
Course code
PHAR4900
|
Units
12
|
|
|
Course name
Hospital Pharmacy Professional Placement and Practice-Based Research
|
Course code
PHAR4901
|
Units
12
|
|
Notes
1 To undertake field/clinical placements students are required to have current criminal history and screening checks as published by the Clinical Placement Unit. These checks will list disclosable court outcomes that may prevent field / clinical placement involvement and subsequently may prevent completion of the program.
2 Student registration with the relevant board of the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) is required in order to study this program. Students who do not meet registration criteria and are refused registration by AHPRA, or who have their registration rescinded during the program, will be unable to continue in the program. Further information will be provided by the University with offer letters.
3 Students are required to satisfy the standards of dress and behaviour prescribed by institutions and facilities in which clinical or field placements are undertaken. Failure to satisfy such requirements may prevent them satisfying the requirements for completion of the program.
4 Students may be required to spend at least one clinical or field placement outside Adelaide.
5 Students are required to undertake professional placements in registered pharmacies or accredited institutions and some of these placements may be held outside the normal teaching weeks of the University.
6 The following courses contribute towards the honours grade for the program: PHAR3020, PHAR4000, PHAR4001, PHAR4900, PHAR4901, PHAR4007, PHAR4003, PHAR4006.
| Course name | Course code | Units | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Year 1 | |||
| Semester 1 | |||
|
Course name
Health and Society
|
Course code
HLTH1005
|
Units
6
|
|
|
Course name
Health Professional Essentials
|
Course code
PHAR1004
|
Units
6
|
|
|
Course name
Human Physiology 100
|
Course code
BIOL1018
|
Units
6
|
|
|
Course name
Chemistry 100
|
Course code
CHEM1005
|
Units
6
|
|
| Semester 2 | |||
|
Course name
Chemistry 101
|
Course code
CHEM1006
|
Units
6
|
|
|
Course name
Human Physiology 101
|
Course code
BIOL1019
|
Units
6
|
|
|
Course name
Pharmacy Practice 1
|
Course code
PHAR1005
|
Units
6
|
|
|
Course name
Data Skills for Scientists
|
Course code
STAT1000
|
Units
6
|
|
| Year 2 | |||
| Semester 1 | |||
|
Course name
Pharmacology A
|
Course code
PHAR2014
|
Units
12
|
|
|
Course name
Dosage Form Design 1
|
Course code
PHAR2008
|
Units
6
|
|
|
Course name
|
Course code
-
|
Units
6
|
|
| Semester 2 | |||
|
Course name
Dosage Form Design 2
|
Course code
PHAR2009
|
Units
6
|
|
|
Course name
Drug Discovery
|
Course code
PHAR2020
|
Units
6
|
|
|
Course name
Pharmacology B
|
Course code
PHAR2012
|
Units
6
|
|
|
Course name
|
Course code
-
|
Units
6
|
|
| Year 3 | |||
| Semester 1 | |||
|
Course name
Pharmacokinetics and Biopharmaceutics
|
Course code
PHAR2006
|
Units
6
|
|
|
Course name
Drug Development 1
|
Course code
PHAR2007
|
Units
6
|
|
|
Course name
Dosage Form Design 3
|
Course code
PHAR3018
|
Units
6
|
|
|
Course name
|
Course code
-
|
Units
6
|
|
| Semester 2 | |||
|
Course name
Pharmacy Practice 2
|
Course code
PHAR2010
|
Units
6
|
|
|
Course name
Pharmacology C
|
Course code
PHAR2013
|
Units
6
|
|
|
Course name
Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Industry Experience
|
Course code
PHAR3011
|
Units
6
|
|
|
Course name
Dosage Form Design 4
|
Course code
PHAR3019
|
Units
6
|
|
| Year 4 | |||
| Semester 1 | |||
|
Course name
Pharmacotherapeutics Practice 1A
|
Course code
PHAR3013
|
Units
6
|
|
|
Course name
|
Course code
-
|
Units
6
|
|
|
Course name
Pharmacotherapeutics Theory 1
|
Course code
PHAR3015
|
Units
6
|
|
|
Course name
Quality Use of Medicines
|
Course code
PHAR3016
|
Units
6
|
|
| Semester 2 | |||
|
Course name
Pharmacy Practice Health Services Provision
|
Course code
PHAR3020
|
Units
6
|
|
|
Course name
Pharmacotherapeutics Theory 2
|
Course code
PHAR3017
|
Units
6
|
|
|
Course name
Pharmacotherapeutics Practice 1B
|
Course code
PHAR3014
|
Units
6
|
|
|
Course name
Drug Development 2
|
Course code
PHAR3010
|
Units
6
|
|
| Year 5 | |||
| Semester 1 | |||
|
Course name
|
Course code
-
|
Units
12
|
|
|
Course name
Advanced Therapeutics
|
Course code
PHAR4000
|
Units
6
|
|
|
Course name
Pharmacy Practice 3
|
Course code
PHAR4001
|
Units
6
|
|
| Semester 2 | |||
|
Course name
Pharmacy Practice 4
|
Course code
PHAR4002
|
Units
6
|
|
|
Course name
|
Course code
-
|
Units
6
|
|
|
Course name
|
Course code
-
|
Units
6
|
|
|
Course name
|
Course code
-
|
Units
6
|
|
Complete 42 units comprising:
- 42 units from Program electives
| Course name | Course code | Units | |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Course name
Accounting for Decision Makers
|
Course code
ACCT1000
|
Units
6
|
|
|
Course name
Management, Organisations and Leadership
|
Course code
BUSI1002
|
Units
6
|
|
|
Course name
Principles of Logistics and Supply Chain Management
|
Course code
BUSI1300
|
Units
6
|
|
|
Course name
Structure Determination and Analysis
|
Course code
CHEM2012
|
Units
6
|
|
|
Course name
Advanced Structure Determination and Analysis
|
Course code
CHEM2013
|
Units
6
|
|
|
Course name
Synthetic Chemistry
|
Course code
CHEM2014
|
Units
6
|
|
|
Course name
Advanced Synthetic Chemistry
|
Course code
CHEM2015
|
Units
6
|
|
|
Course name
Consumer Behaviour
|
Course code
MARK1001
|
Units
6
|
|
|
Course name
Distribution and Route to Market
|
Course code
MARK3002
|
Units
6
|
|
|
Course name
Non-Clinical Studies for Clinical Trials
|
Course code
PHAR2001
|
Units
6
|
|
|
Course name
Pharmacy Practice Elective
|
Course code
PHAR4003
|
Units
6
|
|
|
Course name
Managing and Developing Pharmacy Operations
|
Course code
PHAR4006
|
Units
6
|
|
|
Course name
Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Science Research Elective
|
Course code
PHAR4007
|
Units
6
|
|
Notes
1 To undertake field/clinical placements students are required to have current criminal history and screening checks as published by the Clinical Placement Unit. These checks will list disclosable court outcomes that may prevent field / clinical placement involvement and subsequently may prevent completion of the program.
2 Student registration with the relevant board of the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) is required in order to study this program. Students who do not meet registration criteria and are refused registration by AHPRA, or who have their registration rescinded during the program, will be unable to continue in the program. Further information will be provided by the University with offer letters.
3 Students are required to satisfy the standards of dress and behaviour prescribed by institutions and facilities in which clinical or field placements are undertaken. Failure to satisfy such requirements may prevent them satisfying the requirements for completion of the program.
4 Students may be required to spend at least one clinical or field placement outside Adelaide.
5 Students are required to undertake professional placements in registered pharmacies or accredited institutions and some of these placements may be held outside the normal teaching weeks of the University.
6 The following courses contribute towards the honours grade for the program: PHAR3020, PHAR4000, PHAR4001, PHAR4900, PHAR4901, PHAR4007, PHAR4003, PHAR4006.
| Course name | Course code | Units | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Year 1 | |||
| Semester 1 | |||
|
Course name
Health and Society
|
Course code
HLTH1005
|
Units
6
|
|
|
Course name
Health Professional Essentials
|
Course code
PHAR1004
|
Units
6
|
|
|
Course name
Human Physiology 100
|
Course code
BIOL1018
|
Units
6
|
|
|
Course name
Chemistry 100
|
Course code
CHEM1005
|
Units
6
|
|
| Semester 2 | |||
|
Course name
Chemistry 101
|
Course code
CHEM1006
|
Units
6
|
|
|
Course name
Human Physiology 101
|
Course code
BIOL1019
|
Units
6
|
|
|
Course name
Pharmacy Practice 1
|
Course code
PHAR1005
|
Units
6
|
|
|
Course name
Data Skills for Scientists
|
Course code
STAT1000
|
Units
6
|
|
| Year 2 | |||
| Semester 1 | |||
|
Course name
Pharmacology A
|
Course code
PHAR2014
|
Units
12
|
|
|
Course name
Dosage Form Design 1
|
Course code
PHAR2008
|
Units
6
|
|
|
Course name
|
Course code
-
|
Units
6
|
|
| Semester 2 | |||
|
Course name
Dosage Form Design 2
|
Course code
PHAR2009
|
Units
6
|
|
|
Course name
Drug Discovery
|
Course code
PHAR2020
|
Units
6
|
|
|
Course name
Pharmacology B
|
Course code
PHAR2012
|
Units
6
|
|
|
Course name
|
Course code
-
|
Units
6
|
|
| Year 3 | |||
| Semester 1 | |||
|
Course name
Pharmacokinetics and Biopharmaceutics
|
Course code
PHAR2006
|
Units
6
|
|
|
Course name
Drug Development 1
|
Course code
PHAR2007
|
Units
6
|
|
|
Course name
Dosage Form Design 3
|
Course code
PHAR3018
|
Units
6
|
|
|
Course name
|
Course code
-
|
Units
6
|
|
| Semester 2 | |||
|
Course name
Pharmacy Practice 2
|
Course code
PHAR2010
|
Units
6
|
|
|
Course name
Pharmacology C
|
Course code
PHAR2013
|
Units
6
|
|
|
Course name
Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Industry Experience
|
Course code
PHAR3011
|
Units
6
|
|
|
Course name
Dosage Form Design 4
|
Course code
PHAR3019
|
Units
6
|
|
| Year 4 | |||
| Semester 1 | |||
|
Course name
Pharmacotherapeutics Practice 1A
|
Course code
PHAR3013
|
Units
6
|
|
|
Course name
|
Course code
-
|
Units
6
|
|
|
Course name
Pharmacotherapeutics Theory 1
|
Course code
PHAR3015
|
Units
6
|
|
|
Course name
Quality Use of Medicines
|
Course code
PHAR3016
|
Units
6
|
|
| Semester 2 | |||
|
Course name
Pharmacy Practice Health Services Provision
|
Course code
PHAR3020
|
Units
6
|
|
|
Course name
Pharmacotherapeutics Theory 2
|
Course code
PHAR3017
|
Units
6
|
|
|
Course name
Pharmacotherapeutics Practice 1B
|
Course code
PHAR3014
|
Units
6
|
|
|
Course name
Drug Development 2
|
Course code
PHAR3010
|
Units
6
|
|
| Year 5 | |||
| Semester 1 | |||
|
Course name
|
Course code
-
|
Units
12
|
|
|
Course name
Advanced Therapeutics
|
Course code
PHAR4000
|
Units
6
|
|
|
Course name
Pharmacy Practice 3
|
Course code
PHAR4001
|
Units
6
|
|
| Semester 2 | |||
|
Course name
Pharmacy Practice 4
|
Course code
PHAR4002
|
Units
6
|
|
|
Course name
|
Course code
-
|
Units
6
|
|
|
Course name
|
Course code
-
|
Units
6
|
|
|
Course name
|
Course code
-
|
Units
6
|
|