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Course and Subject Handbook 2024

Course and Subject Handbook 2024 Courses Undergraduate Courses Bachelor of Pharmacy (Honours) [Embedded]

Bachelor of Pharmacy (Honours) [Embedded]

Handbook year

Information valid for students commencing in 2024

Course code

108409

Course type

Bachelor Honours Degree (AQF Level 8)

Professional Accreditation Status

This program is accredited with conditions by the Australian Pharmacy Council. Students enrolled in this degree will be registered with the Pharmacy Board of Australia through the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) for the duration of their program of study or until they are no longer enrolled. Graduates will be eligible to apply for professional registration with the Pharmacy Board of Australia through the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA).

Owner

Academy

College

Medicine and Dentistry

Award Requirements

Admission Requirements

Course pre-requisites

English (Units 3/4,C), General Mathematics (Units 3/4,C)

Recommended Knowledge: Chemistry (Units 3/4,C)

Minimum English language proficiency requirements

Applicants of non-English speaking backgrounds must meet the English language proficiency requirements of Band 3a – Schedule II of the JCU Admissions Policy.

Students also need to take note that in accordance with the National Registration Board’s requirement, they must hold a valid IELTS (academic module) minimum overall score of 7.5 with a minimum of 7 in each of the four components within 2 years prior to applying for registration upon graduation

Additional selection requirements

Students will be eligible to be offered a position in the Research Honours major by the Academic Head if they have achieved an average GPA of 5.5 across level 1 and level 2 (48 credit points). Students that are not offered a position in the Research Honours major, or that are offered a position in the Research Honours major but decline this offer, will continue in the Professional Honours major for levels 3 and 4.

Information published by JCU or otherwise made available to students when applying, may specify additional criteria to be considered in ranking applicants in order of merit if the number of applications exceeds a quota or other limit on the places made available for the course. Information provided by applicants during the application process and any other information obtained by JCU in the application process may be used by JCU to rank applicants in order of merit by reference to those additional criteria.

Special admission requirements

A quota on entry into the research major may be applied depending on the availability of supervisors.

Course includes mandatory professional placement(s)

Clinical placement/professional practice:

This course includes prescribed professional or clinical placements. Students may be required to undertake such placements away from the campus at which they are enrolled, at their own expense (Note: health professional courses generally involve extensive professional or clinical placements).

Further information about placements can be found at Coursework Enrolment Procedure.

Post admission requirements

This course may have specific admission requirements such as immunisation, the requirement to obtain a Suitability to Work with Children Card, federal police check and/or other requirements that Students must comply with. Students must complete all Professional Experience Placement requirements by the prescribed deadlines and maintain currency of all requirements in order to stay admitted in the course.

You will find your course requirements here: https://www.jcu.edu.au/professional-experience-placement/preparation-checklists

Academic Requirements for Course Completion

Credit points

99 credit points as per course structure

Post-admission requirementsComputer, textbooks and internet access is required.

Course learning outcomes

On successful completion, graduates of the course will be able to:

  1. Integrate a coherent and advanced body of professional knowledge, competencies, behaviours, responsibilities and ethics within a health provision model of pharmacy practice that is appropriate in metropolitan, rural, remote, Indigenous and tropical contexts.
  2. Retrieve, synthesise, critically evaluate and apply evidence in pharmacy practice.
  3. Obtain, interpret and evaluate patient and clinical data to assess individual and population health status and, where necessary, formulate, implement and monitor management plans, in consultation with patients and communities.
  4. Promote and optimise the health and welfare of individuals and populations.
  5. Communicate clearly and coherently through well-developed English language and numeracy proficiency, appropriate for entry into the pharmacy workforce.
  6. Deliver and facilitate safe and effective collaborative patient-centred health outcomes, within a clearly defined and accepted scope of pharmacy practice.
  7. Reflect on current skills, knowledge and attitudes to plan ongoing professional development and foster a commitment to lifelong learning.
  8. Apply knowledge of research principles and methods to plan and execute project work and/or a piece of research and scholarship with some independence.

Inherent Requirements

Inherent Requirements

Inherent requirements are the identified abilities, attributes, skills, and behaviours that must be demonstrated, during the learning experience, to successfully complete a course. These abilities, attributes, skills, and behaviours preserve the academic integrity of the University's learning, assessment, and accreditation processes, and where applicable, meet the standards of a profession. For more information please visit: Bachelor of Pharmacy (Honours)

Reasonable adjustments

All JCU students have the opportunity to demonstrate, with reasonable adjustments where applicable, the inherent requirements for their course. For more information please visit: Student Disability Policy and Procedure.

Course Structure

CORE SUBJECTS

Year 1

Trimester 1

PC1001:03 Human Anatomy and Physiology 1

PC1110:03 Foundations of Pharmacy Practice 1

CH1020:03 Preparatory Chemistry (if not already satisfied via previous study)

PC1320:03 Introductory Pharmacology and Clinical Pharmacotherapy

Trimester 2

PC1002:03 Human Anatomy and Physiology 2

PC1210:03 Foundations of Pharmacy Practice 2

CH1001:03 Chemistry: A Central Science

Trimester 3

:03 Pharmaceutical Chemistry

PC1310:03 Foundations of Pharmacy Practice 3

PC1530:03 Introduction to Evidence in Pharmacy Practice

Year 2

Trimester 1

PC2100:06 Applied Therapeutics and Pharmacy Practice 1

PC2540:03 Evidence in Pharmacy Practice Part 1 of 2

Trimester 2

PC2200:09 Applied Therapeutics and Pharmacy Practice 2

PC2550:03 Evidence in Pharmacy Practice Part 2 of 2

Trimester 3

PC3300:09 Applied Therapeutics and Pharmacy Practice 3

Year 3

Trimester 1

PC3400:09 Applied Therapeutics and Pharmacy Practice 4

Trimester 2

PC4400:09 Applied Therapeutics and Pharmacy Practice 5

Trimester 3

PC4600:06 Applied Therapeutics and Pharmacy Practice 6

OPTIONS

Select a Major from Table A

TABLE A (Majors)

Type of major

Single

Credit points in major

15 credit points

MAJOR

AVAILABLE AT

NOTES

Professional Honours

JCU Townsville

JCU Cairns

JCU Mackay

Only available full time

Research Honours

JCU Townsville

JCU Cairns

JCU Mackay

Only available full-time

Students must achieve an average minimum GPA of 5.5 across levels one and two (48 credit points) to be offered a position in the Research Honours major

Location

COURSE AVAILABLE AT

NOTES

JCU Cairns

This course is offered in mixed attendance mode with compulsory weekly face-to-face attendance at the JCU Cairns campus. Compulsory residential attendance is required at the JCU Townsville campus in trimesters 1 and 2 of year 1

JCU Mackay

This course is offered in mixed attendance mode with compulsory weekly face-to-face attendance at the JCU Mackay campus. Compulsory residential attendance is required at the JCU Townsville campus in trimesters 1 and 2 of year 1

JCU Townsville

This course is offered in mixed attendance mode with compulsory weekly face-to-face attendance at the JCU Townsville campus. Compulsory residential attendance is required at the JCU Townsville campus in trimesters 1 and 2 of year 1

Candidature

Expected time to complete

3 years full-time accelerated or 5 years part-time (levels one and two may be completed part-time however levels three and four must be completed full-time)

Maximum time to complete

8 years

Maximum leave of absence

2 years

Progression

Course progression requisites

Students who have not met Chemistry Assumed Knowledge Course Pre-requisites must enrol in CH1020 in Trimester 1 of their first year of study

Course includes mandatory professional placement(s)

This course includes prescribed professional or clinical placements. Students may be required to undertake such placements away from the campus at which they are enrolled, at their own expense (Note: health professional courses generally involve extensive professional or clinical placements).

Further information about placements can be found at Coursework Enrolment Procedure

Special assessment requirements

At the discretion of the College Dean, students may be required to undertake a prescribed English language test to ensure that they have an acceptable level of English language proficiency, including at least at the level required to be admitted to the course, to safely participate in professional experience placements.

Refer to Review of a Student’s Suitability to Continue a Course Involving Placement policy

Professional accreditation requirements

Nil

Supplementary exam for final subject

Not applicable

Credit

Eligibility

Students may apply for credit transfer for previous tertiary study in accordance with the Credit Transfer Procedure

Maximum allowed

27 credit points

Currency

Credit will be granted only for studies completed in the 5 years prior to the commencement of this course

Expiry

Credit gained for any subject shall be cancelled 11 years after the date of the examination upon which the credit is based if, by then, the student has not completed the course of study prescribed for the degree

Other restrictions

Credit will not be granted against CH1020 where Chemistry Assumed knowledge Course Pre-requisite has not been met.

Credit will not normally be granted for subjects prescribed for levels 2 or 3 or 4 of the course

Award Details

Award title

BACHELOR OF PHARMACY (HONOURS)

Approved abbreviation

BPharm(Hons)

Inclusion of majors on testamur

No majors will appear on the testamur

Exit with lesser award

Students who have completed 24 credit points of their course award requirements, and withdraw from or fail to meet the requirements for progression in the later years, may be eligible for the award of Diploma of Tertiary Studies.

Students who have completed 48 credit points of their professional course award requirements, and withdraw from or fail to meet the requirements for progression in the later years, may be eligible for the award of Associate Degree of Health Sciences.

Students who have completed 72 credit points of their professional course award requirements, and withdraw from or fail to meet the requirements for progression in the later years, may be eligible for the award of Bachelor of Life Sciences.

Course articulation

Not applicable

Special awards

Students may receive an Award of Recognition in accordance with the Recognition of Academic Excellence Procedure