Pharmacy Practice
GradCert.
Overview
About this course
Our Graduate Certificate in Pharmacy Practice is the only tertiary education/university level program of its kind offered in NSW that will provide graduates with the training, experience and education needed for professional registration as a pharmacist.
Who is it for?
Our course incorporates an Intern Training Program to enable pharmacy graduates to meet the legal requirements to register as a pharmacist in Australia.
Registered pharmacists may complete the course by choosing four other units of study in place of those relating to the Intern Training Program.
Structure
What you’ll study
Intern Training Program
To qualify for the award of the ITP Certificate, applicants must complete two units of study (6 credit points each) - Pharmacy Intern Training A and Pharmacy Intern Training B. The ITP Certificate is required to obtain general registration with Ahpra as a pharmacist.
Graduate Certificate in Pharmacy Practice
The Graduate Certificate in Pharmacy Practice is made up of 24 credit points and consists of 2 years of part-time study. You will undertake four core units of study to qualify for the award of the course.
Pharmacy interns who successfully complete the two units of study that make up the ITP may complete a further two elective units of study in order to achieve the award of the Graduate Certificate in Pharmacy Practice.
Applicants with existing pharmacist practitioner registration with the Pharmacy Board of Australia must complete four units of study (6 credit points each, 24 credit points total) in order to achieve the award of the Graduate Certificate in Pharmacy Practice.
Costs
Tuition
HK$107,245.55
(international)
Funding
Admissions
Qualifications
Admission to the course requires:
- a bachelor's degree or higher award in Pharmacy from the University of Sydney, or qualifications deemed by the Faculty to be equivalent and
- a provisional (intern) pharmacist registration with the Pharmacy Board of Australia prior to commencing the Intern Training Program component of the course; or
- a general (non–intern) pharmacist registration with the Pharmacy Board of Australia are also eligible to enrol in the course (excluding the Intern Training Program component).
International qualifications
For qualifications awarded outside Australia, equivalencies and entry requirements are determined based on the country, institution, and qualification.
Language requirements
IELTS
7.0
A minimum result of 7.0 overall and a minimum result of 6.5 in each band
TOEFL
96
A minimum result of 96 overall including a minimum result of 20 in Reading, Listening and Speaking and 22 in Writing
PTE
68
A minimum result of 68 overall and a minimum result of 61 in each band