Caution
Copyright © Monash University 1996
ISBN 1037-0919
Authorised by Academic Registrar, April 1996
+ English with a minimum grade average of C
+ Chemistry and Mathematical Methods with a minimum grade average of B
When making an academic judgement to distinguish between applicants in the vicinity of the cut-off, consideration will be given to the full range of an applicant's VCE studies and results with particular reference to the level of performance in CATs in prerequisite studies.
It is believed that the studies Biology and Physics provide a useful background for students commencing the pharmacy course; however such studies do not attract any special bonus when selection scores are computed.
For the information of Victorian VCE students, the TER for entry to the pharmacy course in 1995 was 94.25.
Australian candidates who have successfully completed post-secondary studies, or equivalent interstate and overseas qualifications in appropriate subjects, will also be considered eligible for admission to a limited number of places in the Bachelor of Pharmacy course.
+ English (Subsidiary Level), Chemistry (High Level), Mathematics (Subsidiary Level)
+ IB holders with a score above 37 will be considered for entry.
Overseas students undertaking foundation studies or tertiary studies in Victoria who wish to apply for admission to the Bachelor of Pharmacy may do so by contacting the faculty registrar and requesting an application form.
Overseas students residing overseas or interstate applying for scholarships under the Federal Government's Australian Development Cooperation Scholarship scheme (ADCOS) may apply for admission to the college through ADCOS by contacting their local overseas post.
Applications for admission to the college from students residing overseas will only be accepted from candidates who have achieved outstanding results in an appropriate year 12 or equivalent program.
Credit, if any, for specified subjects in the pharmacy course will be determined in consultation with members of academic staff after due consideration of where and when the applicant's previous study was attempted, the results achieved, and its current relevance to the curriculum of the pharmacy course. The outcome of these determinations will be conveyed in writing to the persons concerned, usually at the time of enrolment.
In cases of disagreement with any such credit determinations, the persons concerned may appeal in writing to the registrar setting out their reasons for requesting a review and enclosing original or certified copies of documents in support of their claims.
Intending applicants should note that the Bachelor of Pharmacy is full-time, and that the college's academic year runs from late February to December.
The undergraduate studies are to be oriented towards and placed within a pharmacy context.
The postgraduate period of practical training (the current preregistration year) must be regarded as an essential educational bridge which links the undergraduate course and the graduand's work as a registered pharmacist.
By the end of the teaching program, students should have:
+ an understanding of sufficient basic and applied sciences to be able, given more experience, to integrate and apply the knowledge to practical professional situations;
+ acquired appropriate dispensing and other manipulative skills to be able, at the end of the preregistration year, to practise competently as pharmacists;
+ acquired sufficient communication skills in the English language to be able, given more experience, to practise competently as pharmacists;
+ acquired the personal attributes, qualities and regard for professional ethics and standards needed to practise as responsible health professionals;
+ a commitment to maintain and build upon their knowledge base by continuing the educational process throughout their careers.
To meet these aims, the graduand should have:
+ human physiology and pharmacology, as a basis for the treatment of disease; the optimisation of the treatment; and the avoidance of side effects, contraindications, adverse effects and toxic reactions;
+ the formulation and preparation of drugs into effective dose forms so as to optimise therapeutic efficacy;
+ the dispensing of medicines to individual patients with due regard for the legal, therapeutic and professional requirements;
+ the laws applying to the professional practice of pharmacy.
+ the recognition and treatment of minor ailments and the ability to appreciate the need to refer patients to other health professionals;
+ the techniques of counselling patients and communicating with other health professionals with respect to the proper use of medication and other matters related to health care;
+ sources of relevant information and the ability to critically evaluate and use it appropriately.
+ commonly used diagnostic reagents and tests, appropriate to the practice of pharmacy;
+ the place of pharmacy in the health care system;
+ the hazards associated with commonly used chemicals;
+ the abuse and misuse of drugs, medicines and other substances;
+ nutrition, as it relates to its influence on diseases and their treatment.
+ Medicinal chemistry I (0.302)
+ Physiology (0.276)
+ Mathematics (0.142)
+ Pharmacy practice I (including human behaviour) (0.130)
+ Medicinal chemistry II (0.232)
+ Pharmacology I (including biochemistry) (0.292)
+ Pharmaceutical microbiology (0.232)
+ Pharmacy practice II (0.084)
+ Medicinal chemistry III (0.182)
+ Pharmacology II (0.258)
+ Pharmacy practice III (0.232)
+ Pharmacy project (0.086)
Students are advised that when completing applications for Austudy support, they will be requested to list their HECS loading for each semester. If a student is enrolled for all subjects in a given year, their loading for each semester will be 0.500; however, if they have been granted exemptions from some subjects, their loading may be calculated by referring to the above information. In all cases, students are advised that it is best to check with the administrative officer at the college to ascertain their HECS loading if they are unsure.
1. The College Board is responsible for all matters relating to the course and the progress of students within the provisions of the course regulations and subject to other relevant Monash University statutes and regulations applicable at the college.
2. Subject to these rules, students must pass the examinations in all the subjects prescribed for study during the first year of the course before the college will admit them to the course of study in the subjects prescribed for the next year of the course and likewise for each succeeding year.
3. A candidate who fails to attain the standard set by the examiners at the examinations in any year may be admitted to repeat the course of study in the following year or may be excluded from the course.
4. A candidate who fails to attain the standard set by the examiners at the annual examinations on more than one occasion or who fails to attain the standard set by the examiners at the annual examinations after having been granted advanced standing in the pharmacy course or having failed in another tertiary institution may be excluded from the course.
5. Candidates who present themselves initially for the whole of the Pharmacy I, II or III examination may, at the discretion of the board of examiners, be granted credit for single subjects in which they have attained the standard set by the examiners.
6. With reference to the Pharmacy III examination, the single subject credits referred to in rule 5 may not be held beyond the Pharmacy III examination held in November the following year, after which time re-entry for the whole examination shall be required.
7. After two years have elapsed following the candidate's initial entry to the Pharmacy III examination, the college will not accept a further enrolment from the candidate.
8. Where sickness or other circumstances warranting compassion arise, candidates for examinations may apply for special consideration. The application which is required to be accompanied by a medical certificate or other documentary evidence must be lodged with the faculty registrar as soon as possible and not later than forty-eight hours after the relevant examination.
9. A candidate must observe the examination rules published in the general information chapter of this handbook.
10. The college will publish the results of examinations but the College Board may, in the case of a candidate's failing to observe the examination rules, omit the results of the said candidate and take action in accordance with the provisions of Statute 4.1 Discipline.
11. Supplementary examinations will be held when necessary at the discretion of the board of examiners. Individual examiners may prescribe additional examinations, either written, oral, or practical when and as required. Candidates are therefore advised to be available after the completion of the annual examinations and pending publication of the examination results.
Students enrolling for the BPharm course on a full-time basis will be required to meet the following charges:
Item $ Apparatus deposit* 60 Annual student membership of 20 Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (Victorian Branch) Annual subscription to the Victorian 50 Pharmacy Students Association (granting access to Monash sporting facilities) Service fee 60 Total 190 * Refundable, less cost of breakages, at the termination of the course. Any student who breaks apparatus valued at more than $60 may be required to pay a further $60 deposit.
Students enrolling for the BPharm course on a part-time basis (above 0.5 and less than 0.75) will be required to meet the following charges:
Item $ Apparatus deposit* 60 Annual student membership of 20 Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (Victorian Branch) Annual subscription to the Victorian 35 Pharmacy Students Association (granting access to Monash sporting facilities) Service fee 40 Total 155 * Refundable, less cost of breakages, at the termination of the course. Any student who breaks apparatus valued at more than $60 may be required to pay a further $60 deposit.
Students enrolling for the BPharm course on a minimum part-time basis (less than 0.5) will be required to meet the following charges:
Item $ Apparatus deposit* 60 Annual student membership of 20 Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (Victorian Branch) Annual subscription to the Victorian 30 Pharmacy Students Association (granting access to Monash sporting facilities) Service fee 30 Total 140 * Refundable, less cost of breakages, at the termination of the course. Any student who breaks apparatus valued at more than $60 may be required to pay a further $60 deposit.Full-fee paying overseas students commencing studies in 1996 are required to pay fees of $8400 per semester. These fees will incorporate the charges set out above.
In addition to the above fees, approximately $700 per annum is required for textbooks, dissecting instruments, stationery, etc.
Director
Victorian State Office
Department of Employment, Education and Training
222 Exhibition Street
Melbourne Vic 3000
Telephone: 666 7166
+ to provide future higher degree candidates with advanced knowledge in pharmaceutical science and research methodology;
+ to develop students' skills in undertaking research, including research planning, experimental techniques, data analysis and scientific writing;
+ to encourage students to pursue higher degree studies in the pharmaceutical sciences;
+ to provide students with a four-year research-oriented degree suitable for entry into the pharmaceutical industry.
The compulsory coursework consists of a core course taken by all candidates (statistics, computing and research methods), and an elective component as determined by the department in which the candidate is pursuing her/his research (literature reviews, methodology based assignments, reports and oral presentations appropriate to the field of study).
The major element of the course is a supervised research project which will be assessed on the basis of oral presentations (background to the project and the results obtained), and a written thesis incorporating a literature review.