Master of Pharmacy

Applicants are eligible for admission into the Master of Pharmacy subject to meeting the following criteria:

• completed an eligible science or health science Bachelor degree within the past 10 years;
• achieved an overall GPA greater than or equal to 5.0 (on a 7.0 point scale) in the last 18 months of undergraduate study;
• meet all of the following essential prerequisites at a tertiary level with a minimum level of Pass:
  • Biochemistry: One trimester duration or equivalent
  • Chemistry: Two trimesters duration or equivalent
  • Pharmacology: One trimester duration or equivalent
  • Physiology: One trimester duration or equivalent
  • Statistics or Maths: One trimester duration or equivalent

Where a student has not met the pharmacology prerequisite from their prior studies, they may enrol in 2018PHM Pharmacology which is offered in all three trimesters, with an intensive mode in Trimester 3 of each year.

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

1. A bachelor's degree from an Australian institution or equivalent
2. 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).
3. 48 credit points, or equivalent, in six prerequisite subjects at university level (see below)
4. English language proficiency of IELTS 7.0 overall with 6.5 in each band (if relevant)

• 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.

Admission to the Master of Science in Medicine (Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Development) requires:

• successful completion of an embedded degree program (graduate certificate or graduate diploma) with a minimum credit average; or
• a bachelor degree in a health or science-related discipline with honours; or
• a bachelor degree plus a postgraduate degree in a health or science-related discipline; or
• a pass bachelor degree in a health or science-related discpline plus a minimum of 12 months relevant work experience.