3467 - Master of Pharmacy Practice
This course entry should be read in conjunction with information provided in the Faculty information section of this Handbook by the managing faculty for this course
| Abbreviated title | MPharmPrac |
|---|---|
| Managing faculty | Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences |
| Intake restrictions | Off-shore international students are not eligible to enrol in the Master of Pharmacy Practice. As this course is not CRICOS registered, international students located in Australia who wish to undertake the Master of Pharmacy Practice are only eligible to enrol if they are registered as a pharmacist in Australia and have the appropriate visa. It is the responsibility of the student to ensure that they have the appropriate visa. |
| Study location and mode | Off-campus (Parkville) |
| Total credit points required | 48 |
| Duration (years) | 1 year FT, 2 years PT |
| Recognition of prior learning | Applicants may apply for credit for studies undertaken in the previous five years, or recognition of prior learning. The maximum credit that can be awarded is 50 per cent of the requirements for the requirements for the award. No more than 25 per cent of the requirements for the award will normally be granted for advanced standing based on the recognition of prior learning. All applications for advanced standing will be considered on an individual basis by the faculty. |
| Credit for prior studies | Students may be granted credit for the following units taken as part of the Graduate Certificate in Pharmacy Practice, pre-registration/internship course, or the Master of Clinical Pharmacy: |
| Contact details | Telephone +61 3 9903 9509 Email postgrad@pharm.monash.edu.au Visit http://www.pharm.monash.edu.au |
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Description
The Master of Pharmacy Practice is designed to enable students to develop a deep and more specialised range of attributes than those able to be acquired in the undergraduate pharmacy program. Students will be able to select units related to various advanced areas of pharmacy practice, for example aspects of clinical practice, wound care, and health economics.
It is envisaged that students will articulate into this course from the Graduate Certificate in Pharmacy Practice and pre-registration/internship courses to further their professional development.
Objectives
The objectives of the Master of Pharmacy Practice are:
- to provide a knowledge base for advanced practice in a variety of pharmacy practice areas
- to develop skills in critical literature evaluation
- to further develop written and oral communication skills.
Upon completion of the course, graduates will be able to:
- undertake advanced practice roles in selected areas
- critically evaluate literature
- use evidence-based principles to guide practice.
Structure
Students complete one six-credit-point core unit and 42 credit points of elective units.
Requirements
Core unit
- VCG5011 Evidence-based practice
Electives
- ECX9700 Introduction to health economics
- ECX9710 Pharmaceutical economics
- ECX9720 Introduction to epidemiology and biostatistics
- ECX9730 Economic evaluation in healthcare
- ECX9750 Principles of health economics for developing countries VCP5013 Dermatology
- VCG5021 Patient data and pharmacotherapy 1
- VCP5011 Applied pharmacy practice I *
- VCP5012 Applied pharmacy practice II *
- VCP5015 Geriatric pharmacy practice
- VCP5016 Geriatric disease state management
- VCP5017 Mental health
- VCW1101 Biology of wound healing
- VCW1102 Wound assessment
- VCW1103 Wound dressings
- VCW1104 Management of acute wounds
- VCW1105 Management of chronic wounds
- VCW1106 Systemic medication and wound healing
* These units are usually granted as credit to eligible students.
Professional recognition
Successful completion of VCP5015 (Geriatric pharmacy practice) is recognised by the Australian Association of Consultant Pharmacy (AACP) for Stage 1 of the training program for accreditation of pharmacists to deliver Commonwealth-funded Medication Management Reviews.Alternative exit
Students may exit with a Graduate Certificate in Pharmacy Practice (3460) if they have met the requirements for that course.Award(s) received on completion