Undergraduate Handbook 2009 - Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
Faculty information
- Introduction
- Credit for prior studies
- Exhibitions and awards
- Contact details
- Registration as a pharmacist
Course infromation
- Outline of undergraduate studies
- Courses offered in 2009
- Courses with no further intake
Course-related policies and rules
Introduction - Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
For more than 125 years, the Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences (formerly the Victorian College of Pharmacy) has played a major role in pharmacy education, pharmaceutical sciences research and pharmacy practice research. It is one of Australia's leading schools of pharmacy.
The faculty is located at Monash's Parkville campus, in close proximity to Melbourne’s CBD and other leading research organisations, residential colleges and teaching hospitals in the 'Parkville strip'. The Parkville campus is home to the Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Science which comprises the largest and most experienced group of pharmaceutical scientists in Australia. The campus has excellent research and teaching laboratories as well as a dedicated pharmaceutical science library and state of the art teaching facilities.
Credit for prior studies
Successful applicants who have completed or partially completed other undergraduate study will have their prior results assessed on an individual basis for granting of credit towards courses offered by the faculty.
Credit for specified units in the faculty's courses will be determined in consultation with members of academic staff after due consideration of the applicant's previous study.
Exhibitions and awards
Top-ranking students will be recognised at the annual exhibitions and awards ceremony.
Contact details
Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
Monash University
381 Royal Parade
Parkville, Victoria 3052
Australia
Telephone: +61 3 9903 9635
Fax: +61 3 9903 9581
Email: info@pharm.monash.edu.au
http://www.pharm.monash.edu.au
Registration as a pharmacist - Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
To practice as a pharmacist in Victoria it is necessary to be registered with the Pharmacy Board of Victoria (PBV). The PBV has several requirements for registration which are summarised below, and can also be found on their website at http://www.pharmacybd.vic.gov.au/pharmacists_prereg_prereq.php:
i.) an approved undergraduate degree in pharmacy, such as that offered by the Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences (formerly Victorian College of Pharmacy)
ii.) a period of supervised practice (1,824 hours) after successful completion of the above-mentioned degree. The supervised practice must be undertaken with a preceptor and at premises approved by the PBV, and under any conditions laid down by the PBV.
iii.) a registration examination comprised of all of the following:
- a.) the National Forensic, Ethics and Calculations Examination (NFECE)
- b.) the Pharmacy Law (Victoria) Examination
- c.) the Australian Competency Assessment Tool (APCAT)
- d.) an oral examination on pharmacy law and pharmacy practice
iv.) a level 2 / senior first aid course or equivalent
v.) an approved management course
vi.) a pharmacy internship training program, such as the pharmacy internship program (previously known as the pre-registration course) offered by the Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
vii.) an on-site assessment on the preparation of extemporaneously prepared products conducted under the direction of the preceptor.
Period of supervised practice (internship)
To undertake supervised practice for initial general registration, interns (pre-registrants) require 'provisional registration' with the PBV, and are known as 'provisionally registered pharmacists'.
The PBV stipulates that provisionally registered pharmacists must undertake an approved pharmacy internship training program during the course of their period of supervised practice (see requirement vii above), such as the Monash University pharmacy internship program. This program consists of two units:
The pharmacy internship program can be articulated to the Graduate Certificate in Pharmacy Practice by completing an additional 12 points of elective units.
Further information about this postgraduate qualification can be found on the faculty's website at http://www.pharm.monash.edu.au/courses/pre-reg.
Courses offered in 2009 - Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
Single degrees
Double degrees
- 3288 Bachelor of Engineering / Bachelor of Pharmaceutical Science
- 2630 Bachelor of Pharmacy / Bachelor of Commerce
Honours degrees
- 2631 The Honours degree of Bachelor of Pharmaceutical Science
- 3455 The Honours degree of Bachelor of Formulation Science
- 3463 The Honours degree of Bachelor of Medicinal Chemistry
Courses with no further intake
For details of these courses current students should refer to previous handbook entries as indicated:
- 2628 Bachelor of Pharmacy (students who commenced pre-2009) information is available at http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2008handbooks/courses/2628.html
- 2893 Bachelor of Formulation Science information is available at http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2007handbooks/undergrad/pharm-2893.html
- 3453 Bachelor of Medicinal Chemistry information is available at http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2007handbooks/undergrad/pharm-3453.html