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'I feel like my entire degree has helped me set up for my career – from gaining experience through placement, to examinations and assessment in real-life pharmacy settings. I’ve been intrigued by hospital pharmacy since the beginning of my degree, and I experienced placement at a large tertiary hospital. It made me realise I have strong passion for hospital pharmacy and delivering one-on-one patient centred care in a clinical setting.'
Develop your skills in hands-on classes
‘I love the practical lab classes which really immerse me in an amazing environment and make learning so much fun. This semester I am studying a subject called Molecules to Medicines, and the lab practicals are a crucial part of this unit. We have learnt to make many different types of medications such as hand creams, ointments, and oral medications during these lab classes. I look forward to these classes a lot and enjoy the hands-on experience which is beneficial for my future career.’
Get a head start and great support
‘QUT offers purpose-built pharmacy practice rooms complete with a mock dispensary and medications. Throughout the course I learnt to manipulate and compound a variety of products in state-of-the-art labs, which is a potion-maker’s dream. There’s also genuine support from the academics. They are committed to developing you into the best pharmacist you can be.’
Practical skills and industry knowledge
'QUT emphasised the importance of being job ready and focussed on developing our clinical skills and industry knowledge. I particularly liked that our guest lecturers were well known industry leaders, all with successful careers and businesses. The QUT academics still work in industry and their passion for pharmacy is contagious. Everyone had great advice on how to make a career in pharmacy.'
Real opportunities
'QUT encouraged me throughout my degree to get involved with industry opportunities. I travelled to many rural and remote locations including Weipa, Cape York, Mount Isa and Mornington Island. In rural communities, the pharmacist often works independently, in small healthcare teams. This was very different to working in the city and gave me a different perspective when compared to my metropolitan hospital and community placements.'
Find your own pathway
'I feel like my entire degree has helped me set up for my career – from gaining experience through placement, to examinations and assessment in real-life pharmacy settings. I’ve been intrigued by hospital pharmacy since the beginning of my degree, and I experienced placement at a large tertiary hospital. It made me realise I have strong passion for hospital pharmacy and delivering one-on-one patient centred care in a clinical setting.'
Develop your skills in hands-on classes
‘I love the practical lab classes which really immerse me in an amazing environment and make learning so much fun. This semester I am studying a subject called Molecules to Medicines, and the lab practicals are a crucial part of this unit. We have learnt to make many different types of medications such as hand creams, ointments, and oral medications during these lab classes. I look forward to these classes a lot and enjoy the hands-on experience which is beneficial for my future career.’
Get a head start and great support
‘QUT offers purpose-built pharmacy practice rooms complete with a mock dispensary and medications. Throughout the course I learnt to manipulate and compound a variety of products in state-of-the-art labs, which is a potion-maker’s dream. There’s also genuine support from the academics. They are committed to developing you into the best pharmacist you can be.’
Practical skills and industry knowledge
'QUT emphasised the importance of being job ready and focussed on developing our clinical skills and industry knowledge. I particularly liked that our guest lecturers were well known industry leaders, all with successful careers and businesses. The QUT academics still work in industry and their passion for pharmacy is contagious. Everyone had great advice on how to make a career in pharmacy.'
Real opportunities
'QUT encouraged me throughout my degree to get involved with industry opportunities. I travelled to many rural and remote locations including Weipa, Cape York, Mount Isa and Mornington Island. In rural communities, the pharmacist often works independently, in small healthcare teams. This was very different to working in the city and gave me a different perspective when compared to my metropolitan hospital and community placements.'
Highlights
- Complete more than 500 hours of professional placement in hospital, community, and other pharmacy environments
- Study priority clinical areas using a person-centred approach
- Honours component which develops skills for leadership and research and provides a competitive advantage in future career options.
Highlights
- Complete more than 500 hours of professional placement in hospital, community, and other pharmacy environments
- Study priority clinical areas using a person-centred approach
- Honours component which develops skills for leadership and research and provides a competitive advantage in future career options.
Why choose this course?
Pharmacists care for communities, they are an integral member of the healthcare team and have an essential role in ensuring the appropriate use of medicines. They have expertise in the safe and quality use of medications and in their role as healthcare professionals they review, optimise, supply, and educate patients and other healthcare professionals on the safe use of medicines.
Pharmacists are regularly ranked as one of the most trusted healthcare professionals. They are often one of the first health professionals accessed for advice on medication, and play a major role as healthcare providers and educators to the community. More than ever, pharmacists are contributing to improved health care through their growing scope of services in both primary and secondary care, such as pharmacist vaccination services.
Explore this course
Our course reflects the complexity of pharmacy practice in the real world. Your studies will focus on priority clinical areas. You will learn from pharmacy experts with established careers in the pharmacy profession.
Each semester you will build on previous learning to develop a thorough understanding of the factors that can contribute to person-centred care.
You will complete more than 500 hours of professional placement in this course. Placements start in the first semester of your second year and are completed in hospital and community pharmacy environments, and in emerging primary and secondary healthcare roles where pharmacists are increasingly being employed.
On campus you will develop your skills in modern scientific laboratories and simulation facilities that mimic an authentic pharmacy environment.
The honours component of the course offers you a competitive advantage in the workplace. You will be a critical thinker with a strong foundation in research and have advanced skills to become a leader in a profession where responsibilities, capabilities and scopes are expanding.
Work Integrated Learning
During this course you are required to complete 504 hours of professional work placements.
Careers and outcomes
Your skills will be in demand as this course focuses on preparing for working in all aspects of the pharmacy profession.
Pharmacists are employed in a growing range of settings in both primary and secondary care including community pharmacies, general practice, aged care facilities, hospitals, industry, regulatory and research roles.
As the most accessible healthcare professional contacted for advice about health, pharmacists frequently play a major role in health education and promotions. Clinical pharmacists work closely with other healthcare professionals in a person-care role, to evaluate newly released medicines, coordinate clinical trials, or prepare medicines for patients requiring specialised treatments. You could work in:
- Community pharmacy including business management and ownership
- Primary care roles based in community or clinical settings, such as GP clinics, Aged care facilities
- Hospital roles, including possible structured training residency programs and ongoing specialist roles in areas such as internal medicine and surgery, critical care, ambulatory care.
If you are driven to make a difference through research and discovery, we will prepare you for postgraduate studies in pharmacy-related areas. Our curriculum incorporates both theoretical and applied aspects of research, health promotion, and business directly associated with the pharmacy profession in Australia. If you’re passionate about research QUT can prepare you for a career as a pharmaceutical research scientist.
Professional recognition
This course is accredited by the Australian Pharmacy Council. Upon completion of an Australian Pharmacy Council accredited and Pharmacy Board of Australia approved program, graduates are required to complete the Pharmacy Board of Australia’s registration requirements to be eligible to apply for general pharmacist registration in Australia. See the Pharmacy Board of Australia registration standards and requirements for more information.
Graduates are eligible for membership with a number of professional associations, including the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia, the Pharmacy Guild of Australia and the Society of Hospital Pharmacists of Australia.
Possible careers
- Community pharmacist
- Hospital pharmacist
- Pharmaceutical research scientist
- ATAR/selection rank threshold
- 76.00
These thresholds are the lowest adjusted scores to which QUT made an offer in Semester 1, 2024.
Don't have a ATAR/selection rank?
- Course code
- CS47
- QTAC code
- 418512
- CRICOS code
- 089126F
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- Gardens Point
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- Gardens Point
- 4 years full-time
- 4 years full-time
- February
- February
Assumed knowledge
Before you start this course, we assume you have sound knowledge of the subject/s listed below. If you don't have the subject knowledge, you can still apply for the course but we strongly encourage you to undertake bridging studies to gain the knowledge:
- Chemistry (Units 3 & 4, C)
- English, or Literature, or English and Literature Extension, or English as an Additional Language (Units 3 & 4, C)
- Mathematical Methods, or Specialist Mathematics (Units 3 & 4, C)
Overseas qualifications
QUT will consider equivalent overseas qualifications for admissions purposes. If you have tertiary qualifications from countries where English is not the standard language of instruction, you must provide evidence of English language proficiency.
English language proficiency
We require students to demonstrate they can speak, write, read and comprehend academic English to a specified standard.
Our English proficiency requirements for this course are:
- IELTS (Academic): 7.0 or better overall with no subscore below 6.5
- PTE: 65 or better overall with no subscore below 58
- TOEFL (IBT): 98 or better overall with a writing subscore of 24 or better, and other subscore below 20
- Cambridge English Score: 185 or better overall with no subscore below 176
The test must have been completed within 2 years prior to the proposed course start month.
Offer guarantee
If you achieve an ATAR or selection rank of 78.00 or higher (including any adjustments) and satisfy all other admission requirements, you are guaranteed an offer for this course.
VET guarantee
If you have completed an AQF diploma or higher, and satisfy all other admission requirements, you are guaranteed an offer for this course.
Advanced standing
If you have prior studies or work experience, you may be eligible for advanced standing (credit). You can apply for advanced standing once you've been accepted to QUT. If you're in your first semester of study, you must apply for advanced standing within 10 days of receiving your offer.
Deferment
You can defer your offer and postpone the start of your course for one year.
More about deferring your offer
Adjustments to your ATAR/selection rank
Any adjustments you receive to your ATAR or selection rank will be applied to this course.
Find out if you’re eligible for an adjustment to your ATAR or selection rank
Offers we made to school leavers in Semester 1, 2024
The figures listed in the tables below reflect the offers that were made to recent ATAR students. The entry thresholds box at the top of this page shows the lowest adjusted ATAR/selection rank required to receive an offer for all applicants for the most recent January QTAC offer round.
| Excluding adjustments | Including adjustments | |
|---|---|---|
| Highest ATAR/selection rank to receive an offer |
Selection rank
99.50
|
Selection rank
99.95
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| Median ATAR/selection rank to receive an offer |
Selection rank
86.90
|
Selection rank
88.85
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| Lowest ATAR/selection rank to receive an offer |
Selection rank
69.80
|
Selection rank
76.00
|
You can find out more about your fellow students’ backgrounds with this course’s student profile.
Other admission options
If you are of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander descent, you may be eligible for admission through our Centralised Assessment Selection Process (CASP).
I completed my studies outside of Australia
Select the country where you completed your studies to see a guide to the grades you need to apply for this course.
If your country or qualification is not listed, you can still apply for this course and we will assess your eligibility.
Assumed knowledge
- Chemistry (Units 3 & 4, C)
- Mathematical Methods, or Specialist Mathematics (Units 3 & 4, C)
You must have achieved this study at a level comparable to Australian Year 12 or in recognised post-secondary studies.
I completed secondary school in Australia
Assumed knowledge
Before you start this course we assume you have sound knowledge in these areas:
- Chemistry (Units 3 & 4, C)
- Mathematical Methods, or Specialist Mathematics (Units 3 & 4, C)
- ATAR/selection rank
- 76.00
Offer guarantee
If you completed secondary school in Australia and achieve an ATAR/selection rank of 78.00 or higher (including any adjustments) and satisfy all other admission requirements, you are guaranteed an offer for this course.
VET guarantee
If you have completed an AQF diploma or higher, and satisfy all other admission requirements, you are guaranteed an offer for this course.
Minimum English language requirements
Select the country where you completed your studies to see a guide on meeting QUT’s English language requirements.
Your scores and prior qualifications in English-speaking countries are considered. Approved English-speaking countries are Australia, Canada, England, Ireland, New Zealand, Scotland, United States of America and Wales.
If your country or qualification is not listed, you can still apply for this course and we will assess your eligibility.
We accept English language proficiency scores from the following tests undertaken in a secure test centre. Tests must be taken no more than 2 years prior to the QUT course commencement.
| English Test | Overall | Listening | Reading | Writing | Speaking |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IELTS Academic / One Skill Retake | 7 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 |
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Cambridge English Score
You must share your results with QUT through the Candidate Results Online website. |
185 | 176 | 176 | 176 | 176 |
| PTE Academic | 65 | 58 | 58 | 58 | 58 |
| TOEFL iBT | 98 | 20 | 20 | 24 | 20 |
Don't have the English language score you need? We can help!
We offer English language programs to improve your English and help you gain entry to this course.
When you apply for this course, we will recommend which English course you should enrol in.
Course requirements
There are requirements that you will need to meet as a student in this course. You will need to identify these requirements and ensure you allow sufficient time to meet them. Some of these requirements have associated costs. Travel and accommodation costs will vary depending on placement location.
Blue card: You must undergo a criminal history check for working with children and be issued with a suitability card (blue card) before commencing clinical placement/practicum in an organisation where they may work with children or young people.
The processing of your application may take several months so you must submit your blue card application to HiQ as early as possible to ensure you have your card before you begin any unit that requires contact with children. There is no charge for student blue cards. Students who already have a blue card must register it with QUT.
Information is available from the Additional course requirements and costs website.
Course requirements
There are requirements that you will need to meet as a student in this course. You will need to identify these requirements and ensure you allow sufficient time to meet them. Some of these requirements have associated costs. Travel and accommodation costs will vary depending on placement location.
Blue card: You must undergo a criminal history check for working with children and be issued with a suitability card (blue card) before commencing clinical placement/practicum in an organisation where they may work with children or young people.
The processing of your application may take several months so you must submit your blue card application to HiQ as early as possible to ensure you have your card before you begin any unit that requires contact with children. There is no charge for student blue cards. Students who already have a blue card must register it with QUT.
Information is available from the Additional course requirements and costs website.
Your actual fees may vary depending on which units you choose. We review fees annually, and they may be subject to increases.
2025 fees
2025: CSP $9,400 per year full-time (96 credit points)
2025 fees
2025: $42,700 per year full-time (96 credit points)
2024 fees
2024: CSP $9,000 per year full-time (96 credit points)
2024 fees
2024: $39,600 per year full-time (96 credit points)
Student services and amenities fees
You may need to pay student services and amenities (SA) fees as part of your course costs.
HECS-HELP: loans to help you pay for your course fees
You may not have to pay anything upfront if you're eligible for a HECS-HELP loan.
You can apply for scholarships to help you with study and living costs.
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- Scholarship eligibility
- Academic performance
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