Bachelor of Pharmacy [Indigenous Health Careers Access Program]
Information valid for students commencing in 2017.
Bachelor of Pharmacy [Indigenous Health Careers Access Program]
Course Code | 108210 |
Course type | Bachelor Degree (AQF Level 7) |
Division | Tropical Health and Medicine |
Award Requirements
Admission Requirements
Course pre-requisites | English, Maths B, Chemistry |
Additional selection requirements | Submit 番茄社区 internal application form by 30 September |
Special admission requirements | Nominate with QTAC as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander |
Course includes mandatory professional placement(s) | Clinical placement/professional practice: This course includes prescribed professional or clinical placements. Students may be required to undertake such placements away from the campus at which they are enrolled, at their own expense. (Note: health professional courses generally involve extensive professional or clinical placements). Further information about placements can be found at Enrolment Policy – Coursework Students. |
Post admission requirements | Immunisations: Students must provide evidence of being immune to hepatitis B and that they have been vaccinated or evidence that they are not susceptible for the vaccine preventable diseases (VPD) of Measles, Mumps, Rubella (MMR); Varicella and Pertussis. Professional experience placement is a requirement of this course and students may be engaged in roles where there is contact that would allow transmission of a VPD. Students are required to comply with the above requirement prior to commencing their first Professional Experience Placement or by the end of the first teaching period of their studies, otherwise their enrolment will be terminated. Suitability to Work with Children Card (blue card): This course includes prescribed professional or clinical placements that may involve contact with children under 18 years of age. Students are required to obtain a Suitability to Work with Children Card (which involves a criminal history check undertaken by the Queensland Police) before the start of the first placement. Students must retain a current Suitability to Work with Children Card for the duration of their course, as failure to do so will result in the termination of their admission to the course. For more information, refer to: Current Apply First Aid and CPR Certificate: Candidates must hold a current First Aid Certificate before undertaking professional or clinical placements. Candidates are responsible for any costs associated with obtaining this certificate. Some professional/clinical placement agencies may require that candidates hold an advanced cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) certificate before undertaking a professional or clinical placement. Candidates are responsible for any costs associated with obtaining this certificate. Australian Federal Police check: This course includes prescribed professional or clinical placements. Some placement agencies will require students to produce a current Australian Federal Police check. This is in addition to the requirements for a Blue Card. Students must provide written confirmation of clearance to the Clinical Placement Officer prior to commencement of clinical placement. Application documents can be accessed at: |
Academic Requirements for Course Completion
Credit points | 108 credit points as per course structure |
Course learning outcomes | Upon successful completion of the Bachelor of Pharmacy, graduates will be able to:
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Inherent Requirements
Inherent Requirements | Inherent requirements are the fundamental abilities, attributes, skills and behaviours needed to complete the learning outcomes of a course while preserving the academic integrity of the university’s learning, assessment and accreditation processes. Students and prospective students must be able to demonstrate that they have acquired or have the ability to acquire the inherent requirements for their degree. For more information refer to Inherent Requirements page. |
Reasonable adjustments | Reasonable adjustments may be made to assist students manage additional circumstances impacting on their studies provided these do not change the academic integrity of a degree. Reasonable adjustments do not alter the need to be able to demonstrate the inherent requirements of the course. |
Course Structure
CORE SUBJECTS
Level 1
Teaching Period 1:
CU1010:03 Effective Writing
MA1020:03 Preparatory Mathematics
PC1001:03 Human Anatomy and Physiology 1
Teaching Period 2:
CH1020:03 Preparatory Chemistry
HS1401:03 Health and Health Care in Australia
IA1007:03 Linking Indigenousness 1
Level 1
Teaching Period 1:
BM1000:03 Introductory Biochemistry and Microbiology
PC1004:03 Introduction to Pharmacy Practice and Pharmaceutical Sciences 1
CH1001:03 Chemistry: A Central Science
Teaching Period 2:
PC1002:03 Human Anatomy and Physiology 2
PC1003:03 Introduction to Pharmacy Practice and Pharmaceutical Sciences 2
PC1005:03 Molecular Basis of Therapeutics 1
Level 2
Teaching Period 1:
BC2014:03 Principles of Biochemistry for Pharmacy Students
PC2002:03 Molecular Basis of Therapeutics 3
PC2004:03 Professional Pharmacy Practice 1
PC2006:03 Dermatology for Pharmacists
Teaching Period 2:
HS2401:03 Rural and Remote Primary and Public Health Care
PC2001:03 Molecular Basis of Therapeutics 2
PC2003:03 Integrated Metabolism and Nutrition for Pharmacists
PC2201:03 Infectious Diseases and Immunology for Pharmacists
Level 3
Teaching Period 1:
PC3002:03 Cardiovascular and Renal Therapeutics for Pharmacists
PC3102:03 Health Care for Pharmacists
PC3204:03 Professional Pharmacy Practice 2 Part 1 of 2
PC3201:03 Musculoskeletal Pharmacy
Teaching Period 2:
CH3100:03 Molecular Basis of Therapeutics 4
PC3001:03 ENT, Eyes and Respiratory Pharmacy
PC3005:03 Nervous System and Mental Health for Pharmacists
PC3205:03 Professional Pharmacy Practice 2 Part 2 of 2
Level 4
Teaching Period 1:
PC4101:03 Endocrine and Reproductive Pharmacy
PC4102:03 Oncology, Haematology and Toxicology for Pharmacists
PC4103:03 Professional Pharmacy Practice 3
PLUS
Select one subject from the list:
BU1002:03 Accounting for Decision Making
BU1003:03 Economics for Sustainable Business
BU1104:03 Business, Environment and Society in the Tropics
BU1007:03 Business Data Analysis and Interpretation
BU1105:03 Contemporary Business Communications
BU1108:03 Managing Consumer Markets
BU1112:03 Business Law
BX2051:03 Managing People
BX2119:03 Alternative Dispute Resolution
CP1401:03 Fundamentals of Problem Solving and Programming
CP1406:03 Interactive Media and Web Technologies
HS2403:03 Health Promotion for Health Professionals
MA1401:03 Statistics and Data Analysis 1
PC4104:03 Pharmacy Project
PY1101:03 Exploring Psychology 1
SP1001:03 Science and Practice of Physical Activity
SP1002:03 Sport and Exercise Nutrition
Teaching Period 2:
PC4203:12 Advanced Professional Pharmacy Practice
Campus
COURSE AVAILABLE AT | NOTES |
Townsville |
Candidature
Expected time to complete | 5 years full-time, not available part-time |
Maximum time to complete | 6 years |
Maximum leave of absence | 1 year |
Progression
Course progression requisites | Must successfully complete all level 1 and level 2 subjects before attempting any level 3 subject Must successfully complete all level 3 subjects before attempting any level 4 subject |
Course includes mandatory professional placement(s) | Clinical placement/professional practice: This course includes prescribed professional or clinical placements. Students may be required to undertake such placements away from the campus at which they are enrolled, at their own expense. (Note: health professional courses generally involve extensive professional or clinical placements). Further information about placements can be found at Enrolment Policy – Coursework Students |
Special assessment requirements | Refer to Review of a Student’s Suitability to Continue a Course Involving Placement policy. |
Professional accreditation requirements | Nil |
Maximum allowed Pass Conceded (PC) grade | Nil |
Supplementary exam for final subject | Not applicable |
Advanced Standing
Eligibility | Students may apply for advanced standing for previous tertiary study in accordance with the Advanced Standing and Articulation policy and associated procedures. |
Maximum allowed | 6 credit points |
Currency | Advanced standing will be granted only for studies completed in the 10 years prior to the commencement of this course. |
Expiry | Advanced standing gained for any subject shall be cancelled 16 years after the date of the examination upon which the advanced standing is based if, by then, the candidate has not completed the course of study prescribed for the degree. |
Other restrictions | Advanced standing will not normally be granted for subjects prescribed for levels 2, 3 or 4 of the course. |
Award Details
Award title | BACHELOR OF PHARMACY |
Approved abbreviation | BPharm |
Inclusion of majors on testamur | Not applicable - this course does not have majors |
Exit with lesser award | Not applicable |
Course articulation | Not applicable |
Honours
Honours availability | Honours available both within this course and as a separate graduate entry course |
Eligibility | Entry to embedded Honours At the start of level 3 of the course the Head of School will invite applications from students
Graduate entry to Honours Successful completion of the pass degree in Pharmacy, within the previous three years
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