Areas of study by faculty: Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
Students who commenced study in 2014 should refer to this area of study entry for direction on the requirments; to check which units are currently available for enrolment, refer to the unit indexes in the the current edition of the Handbook. If you have any queries contact the managing faculty for your area of study.
Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
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Clinical pharmacy
| Managing faculty | Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences |
|---|---|
| Campus(es) | Parkville |
Notes
- Unit codes that are not linked to their entry in the Handbook are not available for study in the current year.
Description
Clinical pharmacy practice is the practice of pharmacy as part of a multidisciplinary healthcare team directed at achieving Quality Use of Medicines (QUM). This may include:
- participation in the management of individual patients
- application of the best available evidence in daily clinical practice
- contribution of clinical knowledge and skills to the healthcare team
- identification and reduction in risks associated with medicines use
- involvement in the education of patients, careers, and other health professionals;and involvement in research.
Units
For the schedule of units required to complete a given course in this area of study, refer to the Handbook entry for the relevant course.
Relevant courses
Drug delivery
This area of study entry applies to students commencing this course in 2014 and should be read in conjunction with the relevant course entry in the Handbook. Any units listed for this area of study relate only to the 'Requirements' outlined in the Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences component of any bachelors double degrees.
| Managing faculty | Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences |
|---|---|
| Campus(es) | Parkville |
Notes
- Unit codes that are not linked to their entry in the Handbook are not available for study in the current year.
Description
Drug delivery is the study of the formulation of medicines, pharmacokinetics (what happens to the medicine in the body) and the different dose-forms used in therapeutics.
Units
For the schedule of units required to complete a given course in this area of study, refer to the Handbook entry for the relevant course.
Relevant courses
Drug discovery biology
This area of study entry applies to students commencing this course in 2014 and should be read in conjunction with the relevant course entry in the Handbook. Any units listed for this area of study relate only to the 'Requirements' outlined in the Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences component of any bachelors double degrees.
| Managing faculty | Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences |
|---|---|
| Campus(es) | Parkville |
Notes
- Unit codes that are not linked to their entry in the Handbook are not available for study in the current year.
Description
Drug discovery biology is the study of exploring the biotechnological aspects of drug design and evaluation.
Units
For the schedule of units required to complete a given course in this area of study, refer to the Handbook entry for the relevant course.
Relevant courses
Enabling sciences
This area of study entry applies to students commencing this course in 2014 and should be read in conjunction with the relevant course entry in the Handbook. Any units listed for this area of study relate only to the 'Requirements' outlined in the Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences component of any bachelors double degrees.
| Managing faculty | Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences |
|---|---|
| Campus(es) | Parkville |
Notes
- Unit codes that are not linked to their entry in the Handbook are not available for study in the current year.
Description
Enabling sciences is the study of the physical, organic and medicinal chemistry, physiology, biochemistry, microbiology, molecular biology and immunology.
Units
For the schedule of units required to complete a given course in this area of study, refer to the Handbook entry for the relevant course.
Relevant courses
Formulation science
This area of study entry applies to students commencing this course in 2014 and should be read in conjunction with the relevant course entry in the Handbook. Any units listed for this area of study relate only to the 'Requirements' outlined in the Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences component of any bachelors double degrees.
| Managing faculty | Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences |
|---|---|
| Campus(es) | Parkville |
Notes
- Unit codes that are not linked to their entry in the Handbook are not available for study in the current year.
Description
Formulation science is the study of how to formulate, design and evaluate pharmaceuticals and other products.
Units
For the schedule of units required to complete a given course in this area of study, refer to the Handbook entry for the relevant course.
Relevant courses
Integrated therapeutics
This area of study entry applies to students commencing this course in 2014 and should be read in conjunction with the relevant course entry in the Handbook. Any units listed for this area of study relate only to the 'Requirements' outlined in the Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences component of any bachelors double degrees.
| Managing faculty | Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences |
|---|---|
| Campus(es) | Parkville |
Notes
- Unit codes that are not linked to their entry in the Handbook are not available for study in the current year.
Description
Integrated therapeutics is the study of the major disease states, their epidemiology, pathophysiology, diagnosis, the chemistry and pharmacology of the medicines used to treat these conditions and the clinical and practice aspects of treating patients.
Units
For the schedule of units required to complete a given course in this area of study, refer to the Handbook entry for the relevant course.
Relevant courses
Medicinal chemistry
This area of study entry applies to students commencing this course in 2014 and should be read in conjunction with the relevant course entry in the Handbook. Any units listed for this area of study relate only to the 'Requirements' outlined in the Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences component of any bachelors double degrees.
| Managing faculty | Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences |
|---|---|
| Campus(es) | Parkville |
Notes
- Unit codes that are not linked to their entry in the Handbook are not available for study in the current year.
Description
Medicinal chemistry is the study of specialised chemistry, dealing with how drugs work, how drugs are designed and how drugs are made.
Units
For the schedule of units required to complete a given course in this area of study, refer to the Handbook entry for the relevant course.
Relevant courses
Pharmaceutical science
This area of study entry applies to students commencing this course in 2014 and should be read in conjunction with the relevant course entry in the Handbook. Any units listed for this area of study relate only to the 'Requirements' outlined in the Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences component of any bachelors double degrees.
| Managing faculty | Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences |
|---|---|
| Campus(es) | Parkville |
Notes
- Unit codes that are not linked to their entry in the Handbook are not available for study in the current year.
Description
Pharmaceutical Science is the study of the chemistry, biology and technology of medicines.
Units
For the schedule of units required to complete a given course in this area of study, refer to the Handbook entry for the relevant course.
Related areas of study
Relevant courses
Pharmacy
This area of study entry applies to students commencing this course in 2014 and should be read in conjunction with the relevant course entry in the Handbook. Any units listed for this area of study relate only to the 'Requirements' outlined in the Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences component of any bachelors double degrees.
| Managing faculty | Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences |
|---|---|
| Campus(es) | Parkville |
Notes
- Unit codes that are not linked to their entry in the Handbook are not available for study in the current year.
Description
Pharmacy is the study of medicine, and understanding and utilisation of medication in relation to patient care, in order to optimize medicines-related health outcomes.
Units
For the schedule of units required to complete a given course in this area of study, refer to the Handbook entry for the relevant course.
Related areas of study
Relevant courses
Pharmacy and pharmaceutical sciences HDR program
| Managing faculty | Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences |
|---|---|
| Campus(es) | Parkville |
Notes
- Unit codes that are not linked to their entry in the Handbook are not available for study in the current year.
Description
This program provides doctoral (PhD) candidates with the opportunity to focus on developing knowledge and expertise in their chosen subject, as well as developing professional skills that will support candidate's career ambitions.
Each candidate's research will be supported by the development of a range of skills that will help them to become more efficient researchers, ultimately improving the quality of the research and developing generic/transferable skills of value to prospective employers.
Program requirements
Skills training component
Candidates must, in consultation with and under the direct supervision of a member/s of the academic staff, satisfactorily complete training modules:
- to the value of 192 hours for Doctor of Philosophy candidates, 96 hours of which is to be completed prior to confirmation.
It is a requirement of higher degree by research training in the Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Science that a portfolio/research log be kept by candidates that reflects on each attendance at research training. This log is to be submitted as part of confirmation panels. Attendance will be monitored to ensure hours are accurately recorded.
Skills training units
All PhD candidates enrol in the following training units at the beginning of their candidature:
- RST0002 Professional skills
- RST0003 Project management
- RST0004 Research practice
- RST0005 Responsible research
- RST0006 Specialist training
Candidates will enrol in additional non-compulsory training units to complete the requisite hours of their program at an appropriate milestone during candidature. Additional options include:
A grade of satisfied/not yet satisfied will be recorded for each training unit at the end of the candidature.
For detailed information about the options available in the Pharmacy and pharmaceutical sciences HDR program visit the Monash Institute of Graduate Research's Graduate research program plansGraduate research program plans (http://www.monash.edu.au/migr/research-degrees/program-plans) webpage.
Relevant courses
2625 Doctor of Philosophy*
* By research.
Pharmacy practice
| Managing faculty | Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences |
|---|---|
| Campus(es) | Parkville |
Notes
- Unit codes that are not linked to their entry in the Handbook are not available for study in the current year.
Description
Pharmacy practice is the study of the role of the pharmacist, professionalism, dispensing, health and the individual, and healthcare in our society.
Units
For the schedule of units required to complete a given course in this area of study, refer to the Handbook entry for the relevant course.
Relevant courses
Pharmacy practice
This area of study entry applies to students commencing this course in 2014 and should be read in conjunction with the relevant course entry in the Handbook. Any units listed for this area of study relate only to the 'Requirements' outlined in the Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences component of any bachelors double degrees.
| Managing faculty | Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences |
|---|---|
| Campus(es) | Parkville |
Notes
- Unit codes that are not linked to their entry in the Handbook are not available for study in the current year.
Description
Pharmacy practice is the study of the role of the pharmacist, professionalism, dispensing, health and the individual, and healthcare in our society.
Units
For the schedule of units required to complete a given course in this area of study, refer to the Handbook entry for the relevant course.
Relevant courses
Wound care
| Managing faculty | Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences |
|---|---|
| Campus(es) | Parkville |
Notes
- Unit codes that are not linked to their entry in the Handbook are not available for study in the current year.
Description
Wound care is the study of wounds and their effective management. Wound care promotes wound healing while preventing complications. It includes the identification of best available evidence and its application to daily clinical practice.
Units
For the schedule of units required to complete a given course in this area of study, refer to the Handbook entry for the relevant course.
Relevant courses
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