Master of Pharmacy

Masters (Coursework)

The Master of Pharmacy offers an entry pathway to fast-track your career into the pharmacy profession. This course is an accredited and innovative coursework program designed to prepare you for all aspects of the pharmacy profession, including leadership in innovative and evidence-based practice.

Key details

Degree Type

Masters (Coursework)

Duration

2 years full-time

Study Mode

In person

Intake Months

Feb

Domestic Fees

$41,500 total

About this course

The Master of Pharmacy offers an entry pathway to fast-track your career into the pharmacy profession. This course is an accredited and innovative coursework program designed to prepare you for all aspects of the pharmacy profession, including leadership in innovative and evidence-based practice.

Entry requirements

To be eligible to apply for the Master of Pharmacy applicants will need to fulfill the following criteria:

A bachelor's degree from an Australian institution or equivalent
A minimum Grade Point Average (GPA), currently 5.0 over 7.0 (equivalent to 65% at USYD), or Graduate Australian Medical Admissions Test (GAMSAT), currently 55 with 50 in each section, or Medical College Admission Test (MCAT), currently 8 (previous test version) / 500 (new test version).
48 credit points, or equivalent, in six prerequisite subjects at university level (see below)
English language proficiency of IELTS 7.0 overall with 6.5 in each band (if relevant)

Admission pathway

Course transfers from current Master of Pharmacy programs across Australia will be considered. Subject exemptions are assessed on a case-by-case basis.
International pharmacy graduates with registration from outside of Australia are accepted provided pharmacy registration has been within the last ten years. It is not a requirement to have a GPA, MCAT or GAMSAT for this application.
Applicants with relevant professional experience (eg pharmaceutical industry or related research area) within the last ten years will be considered on a case-by-case basis. It is not a requirement to have a GPA, MCAT or GAMSAT for this application.

Study locations

Camperdown/Darlington

Career pathways

There are a wide variety of career choices open to registered pharmacists. Examples include:

community pharmacy (community practice)
hospital pharmacy
research positions within universities or research institutes, or
positions in the pharmaceutical industry in drug production, marketing of drug development.

This course is accredited by the Australian Pharmacy Council.

To become a registered pharmacist, graduates of this course must complete one year of supervised practical training and the Intern Training Program in order to register with the Pharmacy Board of Australia. International students will need to demonstrate an IELTS score of 7.5 or equivalent.

How to apply

All applicants must have completed, or be in the final year of, a bachelor degree in order to be considered for admission. The bachelor degree must be completed by the time of enrolment for the year in which the applicant intends to commence the Master of Pharmacy program.

Applicants who have undertaken a bachelor degree in an accelerated program are eligible to apply only after completion of the full degree.

Graduate outcomes

Graduate satisfaction and employment outcomes for Pharmacy courses at University of Sydney (USYD).

69%

Overall satisfaction

86.2%

Skill scale

48.3%

Teaching scale

92.1%

Employed full-time

$64.9k

Average salary

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