Bachelor (Honours)
QUT will consider equivalent overseas qualifications for admissions purposes. If you have tertiary qualifications from countries where English is not the standard language of instruction you must provide evidence of English language proficiency.
English language proficiencyWe require students to demonstrate they can speak write read and comprehend academic English to a specified standard.
Our English proficiency requirements for this course are:
The test must have been completed within 2 years prior to the proposed course start month.
Pharmacists are an integral member of the healthcare team and play an essential role in delivering quality patient care. They have expert knowledge about how drugs interact with the human body and how they can be used safely for therapeutic purposes. They also use this knowledge to advise and counsel patients and other healthcare professionals on the correct use and side effects of prescribed medication.
Pharmacists are often the first health professionals contacted for advice on medication and play a major role as healthcare providers and educators to the community. More than ever pharmacists are contributing to improved health care through their growing scope of services.
Pharmacists are employed in a range of settings including community pharmacies hospitals industry regulatory and research roles. You can expect your skills to be in demand as this course focuses on preparing for working in all aspects of the pharmacy profession. You will be prepared for postgraduate studies in pharmacy-related areas with an emphasis on both the theoretical and applied aspects of research health promotion and business directly associated with the pharmacy profession in Australia.
As the most accessible healthcare professional contacted for advice about health pharmacists frequently play a major role in health education and promotions. Clinical pharmacists work closely with other healthcare professionals in a patient-care role evaluate newly released medicines coordinate clinical trials or prepare medicines for patients requiring specialised treatments.
This course is accredited by the Australian Pharmacy Council.
Graduates are eligible for membership with a number of professional associations including the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia the Pharmacy Guild of Australia and the Society of Hospital Pharmacists of Australia.