Subject prerequisites
Units 3 and 4: a study score of at least 25 in Chemistry.
Units 3 and 4: a study score of at least 30 in English (EAL) or at least 25 in English other than EAL.
Units 3 and 4: a study score of at least 25 in any Mathematics.
IELTS (Academic) score of 6.5 with no individual band score less than 6.0.
TOEFL Internet based (iBT): overall score of 79 with 13 in Reading, 12 in Listening, 18 in Speaking and 21 in Writing.
La Trobe College Australia ELICOS (LTCA): completion of EFS level 6B with minimum 60% overall and 60% in final exam.
La Trobe College Australia Foundation Studies (LTCA): completion of Foundation studies with 60% in English (Academic Communication).
Pearson Test of English (Academic) (PTE): overall score of 58 with no communicative skill score less than 50.
Cambridge Certificate of Advanced English (CAE): 176 with no less than 169 in any component.
Want to launch your pharmacy career with an accredited degree and a wealth of hands-on experience? You’re in the right place.
La Trobe's Bachelor of Pharmacy (Honours) is your path to a successful career as a pharmacist.
Accredited by the Australian Pharmacy Council (APC), this degree builds your understanding of how medicines can help in treating diseases, how medicines can impact people's lives, and the importance of patient-centred and individualised care. You'll develop the practical, technical and human skills needed to provide medicines to the public.
Based at our Bendigo Campus, you'll have access to La Trobe's on-campus training pharmacy as well as community and hospital networks. Plus you'll benefit from embedded training in vaccination delivery, mental health first-aid and medication reviews, so you'll graduate well-positioned for a successful career.
In your first two years, you'll study the fundamentals in science – biochemistry, chemistry, physiology and pharmacology – along with pharmacy subjects. Across your next two years, you'll focus on subjects such as pharmacy practice and therapeutics (treatment of diseases). You'll delve into public health – examining issues in rural and remote Australia and across Indigenous communities. You'll also learn about the dynamic digital health space.
Choose a pharmacy course designed in consultation with our industry advisory committee, practising pharmacists and researchers. That way, you can be confident your skills are in demand. After graduation, you'll be eligible to complete a one-year internship and take the Australian Pharmacy Board exams to qualify as a professional pharmacist.
Industry experience is a big part of this degree. Use it to set yourself apart when you participate in a range of community and hospital placements throughout your degree, and hone the practical pharmacy skills you'll use in your career
As a qualified pharmacist, you'll graduate ready to start your career in a highly trusted profession.
You'll learn:
Biochemistry, haematology and pharmacology
Understand how various biochemical and physiological systems of the body work and how diseases and medicines affect these systems.
Therapeutics
Understand how medicines can be used to treat diseases. Gain insight into Quality Use of Medicines (QUM) and the Australian healthcare system. Learn counselling and communication techniques that equip you to deliver patient-centred care.
Digital health
Learn about the evolving use of digital technologies in healthcare. Delve into the technological, clinical, social, legal and ethical impacts of the digitisation of healthcare.
Pharmaceutical practice
Develop expertise in the practical applications of pharmaceutical care, including drugs used in respiratory and cardiovascular diseases, infections, endocrinology, psychiatry, oncology and palliative care.
CRICOS code: 069561G
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Study options
Core subjects
Core subjects are required subjects in your course. You need to complete these subjects to attain your degree.
Year 1
Academic integrity module
Wominjeka la trobe: indigenous cultural literacy for higher education
Biology of cell and organism
Chemistry 1a
Chemistry 1b
Human biosciences a
Introduction to pharmacy practice
Making sense of data
Pharmaceutical formulation a
Research and evidence in practice
Year 2
foundations in quality use of medicines
Infections, pandemics and epidemics
Medicinal and organic chemistry
Metabolic biochemistry and cell biology
Pharmacology a
Pharmacology b
Pharmacy practice and therapeutics a (cardiovascular and respiratory)
Understanding digital health
Year 3
applications of biomedical science
Biopharmaceutics
Clinical biochemistry and haematology
First nations health in australia
Pharmaceutical formulation b
Pharmacy practice and therapeutics b (metabolic and endocrine)
Pharmacy practice and therapeutics c (psychiatry and neurology)
Pharmacy practice and therapeutics d (anti-infectives)
Year 4
pharmacy practice and therapeutics e (oncology and palliative care)
Therapeutics in practice
Capstone subjects
Capstone subjects are required subjects in your course or major that help you integrate and apply the knowledge and skills you gain to solve real world problems. Capstone subjects are often taken towards the end of your course.
Year 4
Person-centred care in pharmacy practice
Pharmaceutical care - quality use of medicines a
Pharmaceutical care - quality use of medicines b
Core choice
Core choice subjects are one or more subject groups you need to select in your course. Core choice subjects may be specific to your course, major, minor, specialisation or other learning requirements.
Students to select one learning pathway from the list below.
Stream
Group coursework honours
Individual honours project
After graduation, you'll be eligible to apply to complete a one-year supervised internship and take the Australian Pharmacy Board exams to qualify as a professional pharmacist. You can then work in a range of settings, including hospitals, community pharmacies, pharmacy professional organisations, government agencies, pharmaceutical or biotechnology companies or research facilities. Possible roles include:
Community or hospital pharmacist
Play a vital role in your community. Assess clinical conditions, review medication profiles, deliver vaccinations, offer advice on medication and keeping healthy, prescribe and dispense medicines.
Pharmaceutical scientist
Research, develop and test new medications and other products, such as foods or medical technologies.
Pharmaceutical regulator
Make recommendations on drug use in Australia and play a pivotal role in public health and safety.
Australian Defence Forces pharmacist
Provide pharmacy services to Australian defence personnel in a variety of environments worldwide.
Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia pharmacist
Provide vital pharmacy services to very remote areas throughout Australia
530 AUD/year
