Course code: 2630 * Course abbreviation: BPharm/BCom * Total credit points required: 294 ¸ 6 years full-time * Managing faculty: Pharmacy
On-campus (Parkville/Clayton)
Students complete the Bachelor of Pharmacy in the first four years of study at the Parkville campus, and then complete the Bachelor of Commerce over two years at the Clayton campus.
Note that police checks are required for the practical experience placements in clinical and community settings in the Bachelor of Pharmacy. All students are advised that they will be required to obtain and pay for a police check prior to undertaking the clinical and community placements in their course. For further information or for clarification, contact the placement program coordinator, email pep@vcp.monash.edu.au.
The
degree requirements are:
(a) Students must complete 192 credit points from the Faculty of Pharmacy and
must satisfy the requirements for the Bachelor of Pharmacy (refer to the course
entry in this section of the handbook).
(b) Students must complete 17 units (102 credit points) from the Faculty of
Business and Economics as follows:
(i) Six compulsory common core units (36 credit points):
(ii) At least two of the following units:
First-year students
normally may not take a second-year unit until at least four first-year units
have been completed successfully.
(iii) A major specialisation of at least eight units (48 credit points) in a
discipline or field of study of the faculty with at least 12 credit points at
each of second and third-year levels (disciplines are defined by department
prefixes and fields of study are those sets of related units that may be
defined in the catalogue of courses and units). All units taken as part of the
major specialisation must be taught by departments of the faculty on the
Clayton campus.
(iii) A maximum of eight first-year-level units (48 credit points).
(iv) A minimum of four third-year-level units (24 credit points) must be from
those offered by the faculty on the campus delivering this program.
Students should have their program of study approved by the course coordinator
or the course coordinator's nominee prior to commencement of the relevant year.
To
qualify for registration with the Pharmacy Board of Victoria, a period of
pre-registration practical training is required as an educational bridge
linking the undergraduate course and the graduate's work as a registered
pharmacist. For detailed information, refer to the entry under 'Pharmacy
pre-registration training' in this section of this handbook.
Bachelor of Pharmacy graduates from the Faculty of Pharmacy are eligible to
become members of the Royal Australian Chemical Institute (RACI) after a period
of practical experience. RACI members are able to practise in many areas of
industry as professional chemists and receive the salaries determined by the
RACI.
The Bachelor of Commerce is recognised as meeting academic requirements for accounting, banking and finance professional associations.
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