Bachelor (Honours)
Our pharmacy degree is ideal for those who like to help people, enjoy chemistry and biology, and want to step straight into a well paying career. Extensive relationships with leading pharmacists and service providers in Tasmania and abroad inform your learning experiences, and these connections provide significant work-integrated learning opportunities throughout your studies.
We ensure you can take advantage by offering a minimum of 450 hours of professional experience placement during your studies. As a limited intake course you will also enjoy a low student/teacher ratio at all three campus locations, as well as significant practical experiences, which combine to deliver a highly supported education with significant hands-on and industry experience upon graduation. This puts you in high demand with future employers, helping you enjoy the highest median salary of pharmacy graduates in the country*.
After you graduate and complete a paid internship, you can apply to register as a pharmacist in Australia. Pharmacists are vital in both large and small communities, and are found in the private and public sector, in metropolitan and rural regions around the country.
You could also find a career in research, vaccinations, medication review, industry relations, medication advisory in government and non government organisations, or the armed forces.
Applicants who have recently completed secondary education (in the past two years)
Applicants are ranked by ATAR and offers made based on the number of places available. In 2023, the lowest ATAR to receive an offer into this course was 70.65. The lowest ATAR to receive an offer may change from year to year based on the number of applications we receive.
Applicants who have recently completed senior secondary studies but have not received an ATAR may still be eligible for admission. We will consider your individual subject results on a case-by-case basis when we assess your application.
Applicants with higher education study
To be eligible for an offer, applicants must have:
* Applicants must have completed at least two units of study (equivalent to 25 UTAS credit points) at a Diploma level or higher.
* If an applicant has failed any units, the application may be subject to further review before an offer is made.
Applicants must also meet the subject prerequisites listed below.
Applicants with VET/TAFE study
* Completed Diploma or higher, in any field.
Applicants must also meet the subject prerequisites listed below.
Applicants with work and life experience
This course does accept applications based on work or life experience.
Applicants must also meet the subject prerequisites listed below.
Prerequisites
To be eligible for an offer, applicants must have studies or experience equivalent to a satisfactory achievement in the following subjects from the Tasmanian Certificate of Education (TCE) (or equivalent), or from the University of Tasmania:
AND
* Satisfactory achievement in one of the following subjects from either the Tasmania Certificate of Education (TCE) (or equivalent), or from UTAS:
o Chemistry (CHM415115) (TCE), or
o Introduction to Chemistry (KRA161) (UTAS)
Safety In Practice Requirements
This course includes compulsory Professional Experience Placements. You must meet the College of Health and Medicine's Safety in Practice Requirements before census date of the first semester of your course. The safety in practice requirements are completed separately to the course admission application.
Admissions and application information for international applicants, including English language requirements, is available from the International Future Students site. You can also enquire online to check your eligibility.
Course-specific requirements
The following course-specific requirements must be met to be eligible to study this degree.
To be eligible for an offer, applicants must have studies or experience equivalent to a satisfactory achievement in the following subjects from the Tasmanian Certificate of Education (TCE) (or equivalent), or from the University of Tasmania:
AND
* Satisfactory achievement in one of the following subjects from either the Tasmania Certificate of Education (TCE) (or equivalent), or from UTAS:
o Chemistry (CHM415115) (TCE), or
o Introduction to Chemistry (KRA161) (UTAS)
Safety In Practice Requirements
This course includes compulsory Professional Experience Placements. You must meet the College of Health and Medicine's Safety in Practice Requirements before census date of the first semester of your course. The safety in practice requirements are completed separately to the course admission application.
100% of our 2022 graduates gained full-time employment within four months of graduating, with most of our graduates go on to practice as registered pharmacists in the community or in hospitals, working with other healthcare professionals and with consumers in an expanding range of roles that optimise the consumers' medication management.
A degree in pharmacy from the University of Tasmania will open up a range of career options. These include employment in community pharmacies, hospitals, general practices and many other health settings. You may choose to pursue a career utilising your skills in other ways, such as medication management review, pharmaceutical manufacturing and quality control, research, academia, biomedical sciences, or the armed forces.
"If I had to pick a highlight of my career so far, it would be implementing governmental state-wide policies within the Health Department."
- Amber Roberts, Bachelor of Pharmacy Alumni
Postgraduate study
If you successfully complete this course, you may be also be eligible to apply for a range of other postgraduate courses including Graduate Certificates and Graduate Diplomas and Masters by coursework and research. We offer opportunities to advance your career in postgraduate courses covering Clinical Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical, Science, and Research.
If you wish to prepare for a career in research, you can complete a traditional research Honours degree to enable entry to a PhD program, and an overload Honours option is available. You can complete a traditional research Honours program within the four-year Bachelor of Pharmacy with Applied Honours program.
*Good Universities Guide 2022
The Bachelor of Pharmacy with Honours is an externally accredited degree.
This course is accredited by the Australian Pharmacy Council (APC).
Once you complete our Bachelor of Pharmacy with Honours, you'll need to meet the Pharmacy Board of Australia (https://www.pharmacyboard.gov.au/) registration standards to be eligible to apply for pharmacist registration in Australia. These include completing a pre-registration year as an intern pharmacist.
If you have any queries about the accreditation process, please contact us for further information.
The Bachelor of Pharmacy with Honours is an externally accredited degree.
This course is accredited by the Australian Pharmacy Council (APC).
Once you complete our Bachelor of Pharmacy with Honours, you'll need to meet the Pharmacy Board of Australia (https://www.pharmacyboard.gov.au/) registration standards to be eligible to apply for pharmacist registration in Australia. These include completing a pre-registration year as an intern pharmacist.
If you have any queries about the accreditation process, please contact us for further information.
To graduate from the Bachelor of Pharmacy with Honours, a student must satisfactorily complete 400 credit points of study comprising:
a. 300 credit points at Bachelor level
b. 100 credit points at Honours level
Applications for credit can be made in your course application. Find out more information about how to apply for a credit transfer/advanced standing at Recognition of Prior Learning.