BACHELOR OF
PHARMACY
Why study CSU’s
Bachelor of
Pharmacy?
If you are interested in helping improve the quality of life of individuals by delivering
optimal pharmaceutical care, then CSU’s Bachelor of Pharmacy is for you.
Pharmacists play an important role in providing primary health care for the community,
offering advice and assistance to ensure medication is used safely and effectively.
CSU’s Bachelor of Pharmacy incorporates diverse practice including community or
hospital pharmacy, dispensing, medication management and health counselling to equip
graduates with skills for immediate employment.
Students may participate in specialist areas of study such as rural health, vaccination
training and international programs.
The course is studied full-time at Orange Campus over four years.
Career
opportunities
Pharmacy can be a mobile career with flexible hours and opportunities to work in rural
and metropolitan environments as well as overseas. Working conditions are generally
excellent with great starting salaries.
Possessing skills relevant to both rural and metropolitan health care, graduates of CSU’s
Bachelor of Pharmacy are in demand by employers, especially in regional areas across
Australia.
Opportunities exist for graduates in:
Some reasons for
studying Pharmacy
at CSU:
•
hospitals and community health care
•
community pharmacies
•
the pharmaceutical industry in clinical trials, research or sales and marketing
•
government agencies or research institutions.
CSU’s Bachelor of Pharmacy is
well respected and is accredited
by the Australian Pharmacy
Council.
You can complete vaccination
training or international programs
as part of your course.
You will develop your skills
in CSU’s state-of-the-art
laboratories.
Leaving the city, completing my
Pharmacy degree at CSU in Orange
and then going on to practice in regional
areas has driven me to enjoy regional
living. I have the drive to look after my local
community in my work. I feel I am
BETTER
PREPARED
than my colleagues who studied at
other universities to do this. Preparation,
knowledge and the drive to service regional
and remote areas are what sets CSU and
its students apart.
Tim Denham
CSU Bachelor of Pharmacy graduate
What will I learn?
Students study biomedical and applied sciences, develop knowledge and skills
in communication and health promotion, learn treatment of minor ailments, and
become skilled at health information management.
The first three years of the course focus on developing the required basic
scientific foundation knowledge, alongside subjects in various pharmaceutical
sciences, and provide a solid foundation for studies in the professional
aspects of pharmacy. These subject areas include organic and medicinal
chemistry, pharmaceutical microbiology, pharmaceutics, pharmacology and
pharmacokinetics.
Workplace learning
Students complete periods of professional placement throughout the course,
primarily in a hospital or community pharmacy. Professional placement provides
an opportunity to work alongside a qualified pharmacist and practise applying
theoretical knowledge to real problems in the practice of pharmacy.
After graduation, students undertake a period of supervised training, as
required of all pharmacy graduates in Australia. This period of pre-registration
training is 1,824 hours and is concluded by an examination set by the
Pharmacy Board of Australia. When that exam has been passed, you may
register and practise pharmacy anywhere in Australia.
All students must obtain the following before undertaking clinical placements:
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Criminal Record Clearance
About CSU
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Immunisation
CSU is a national university focusing
on excellence in education for the
professions, strategic and applied
research, and flexible delivery of
learning and teaching. We work in close
association with industry, professions and
government to ensure our courses meet
and support industry needs, resulting in
high graduate employment levels and
starting salaries. We attract more than
38,000 students from Australia and
around the world and are well-known for
our innovative approach to education,
offering practical, hands-on courses,
supported online to provide our students
with accessible, world class education.
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For more information or to apply, visit:
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