詹姆斯庫克大學(xué)

What to expect

Learn about the practical use of medicines, preventative healthcare strategies and effective communication. You will study a comprehensive range of core subjects including chemistry, human anatomy and physiology, biology, pharmacology, therapeutics and research.

Access expertise from leading pharmacists who are experienced and passionate about helping you succeed. Benefit from small class sizes with individual support to help you achieve your best.

Become skilled through hands-on experience with clinical placements in low-resource communities (in both community pharmacies and hospitals) where you’ll get to make a real difference to the health of regional, rural, remote and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities. Working in these settings gives you a wide scope of experience, equipping you with the skills to work in any setting from the outback to the city.

With over 600 hours of placement, JCU’s Bachelor of Pharmacy (Honours) degree has the highest number of clinical placement hours for any undergraduate pharmacy degree within Australia.

Be in demand when you graduate with JCU’s Bachelor of Pharmacy (Honours) degree. Ranked as the number one university in Queensland for full-time graduate employment for pharmacists^, JCU will equip you with the skills and knowledge to work in any setting.

Be prepared for clinical practice in Australia and develop the skills to conduct pharmacy practice research, whether in community, hospital or other areas of practice. Students can choose from a professional or research stream in the Bachelor of Pharmacy (Honours). In the professional honours stream, you will be part of a team investigating a problem in the clinical environment. Students in the research stream independently research projects to identify new knowledge and develop research skills.

Career Opportunities

JCU Pharmacy (Honours) graduates have extensive medical knowledge and are employed in a wide range of settings.

Graduates pursue careers in the pharmacy industry.

You could find employment as a community pharmacist, hospital pharmacist, work in primary care settings within multidisciplinary teams, work as a consultant pharmacist, industrial pharmacist, researcher or educator.

JCU Pharmacy students and graduates are eligible for registration with the Pharmacy Board of Australia.

Course learning outcomes

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

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 rural, remote, Indigenous and tropical contexts

Retrieve, synthesise, critically evaluate and apply evidence in pharmacy practice

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

Promote and optimise the health and welfare of individuals and populations

Communicate clearly and coherently through well-developed English language and numeracy proficiency, appropriate for entry into the pharmacy workforce

Deliver and facilitate safe and effective collaborative patient-centred health outcomes, within a clearly defined and accepted scope of pharmacy practice

Reflect on current skills, knowledge and attitudes to plan ongoing professional development and foster a commitment to lifelong learning

Apply knowledge of research principles and methods to plan and execute project work and/or a piece of research and scholarship with some independence.