Master of Pharmacy (International)

Program Overview

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The Master of Pharmacy (International) is a three-year graduate-entry degree that prepares students for registration as pharmacists. The program includes a one-year overseas clinical placement in Canada, Germany, or the United Kingdom, providing students with practice-based experience in a global context. The program's curriculum emphasizes professional pharmacy services, integrated therapeutics, and emerging technologies, and is delivered through an integrated, student-focused approach. Graduates are eligible for registration as pharmacists and can pursue careers in various settings, including community pharmacy, hospital pharmacy, and drug research and development.

Program Outline

Degree Overview:

The Master of Pharmacy (International) is an accredited three-year graduate-entry degree leading to eligibility for registration as a pharmacist. The course is an Australian first, expanding the Master of Pharmacy (C04252) program to include a one-year overseas clinical placement. This allows students to expand their expertise even further, gaining practice-based experience of pharmacy in a global context and understanding the international factors that influence pharmacy practice and healthcare provision. Overseas clinical placements include those in Canada, Germany or the United Kingdom. Language and culture subjects cater to beginners and students with prior language knowledge.

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Objectives:

• Prepare graduates to be registered pharmacists who can succeed in a global context and work in expanded roles within changing medical, social, political and regulatory contexts.
• Enable graduates to engage in self-directed and problem-based learning, develop leadership skills, gain experience with emerging technologies, develop independent thinking and cultural awareness, facilitate practice-based experience in pharmacy in another country, and build a network of internationally recognised researchers, teachers and pharmacists.

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Program Description:

The course is innovative and practice-based in approach, building on students' strong scientific foundation to provide specialist, comprehensive knowledge relevant to contemporary pharmacy practice. In addition to the pharmaceutical sciences, this includes professional pharmacy services, integrated therapeutics and the unique capstone subject, 96014 Molecule to Market. Two elective subjects provide students with the opportunity to customise their studies. Developed by leading pharmacy academics and an expert educational designer, the course's subject matter is delivered in an integrated, student-focused manner, making use of cutting-edge technologies and strong links with the pharmacy profession. Expert guest lecturers and practitioner teachers are utilised throughout the course to ensure relevance and real-world application of content. In addition to the one-year international placement, students undertake clinical practice in a wide variety of settings sourced by UTS throughout the degree. This includes a guaranteed hospital pharmacy placement for eligible students. On-campus learning takes place in the Graduate School of Health's state-of-the-art education and research facility, which opened in 2019.

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Outline:

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First year

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Autumn B Session

• Introduction to Pharmacy
• Concepts in Pharmaceutical Sciences
• Pharmaceutics
• Professional Services 1
• Clinical Practice 1

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Spring B Session

• Professional Services 2
• Integrated Therapeutics 1
• Drug Disposition
• Evidenced-based Primary Health Care
• Clinical Practice 2

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Summer session

• Clinical Practice 3

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Second year

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Autumn B Session

• Professional Services 3
• Integrated Therapeutics 2
• Primary Health Care
• Electives (Pharmacy)

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Spring B Session

• International Placement 1

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Third year

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Autumn B Session

• International Placement 2

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July session

• Clinical Practice 4

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Spring B Session

• Professional Services 4
• Integrated Therapeutics 3
• Molecule to Market

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Careers:

• Community pharmacy
• Professional pharmacy services
• Hospital pharmacy
• Drug research, design and development
• Professional roles in pharmaceutical industry
• Primary health care
• Consultancy
• Education
• Government and policy
• The armed forces
• Non-profit organisations