Online Courses Handbook 2003

188099 v.2 Bachelor of Pharmacy

BPharm(Curtin) OR BPharm(Hons)(Curtin)

Introduction
This course offers practical experience as well as a theoretical grounding in the discipline of pharmacy, and is the only course in Western Australia that leads to registration as a pharmacist. The course is taught with a hands-on approach, with a range of laboratories and facilities available to enhance teaching and provide essential practical skills. Pharmacists are involved in the development, testing, manufacture and distribution of medicines and the monitoring of drug therapy. In the first semester of the third year, students are either selected for the honours program or continue with the standard third and fourth year course structure.

Course Entry Requirements/Prerequisites
TEE Chemistry and Applicable Mathematics.

Specific Requirements
Applicants other than Australian Year 12 school leavers are also required to complete a Personal Information Form available on request from the School of Pharmacy on (08) 9266 7369 or Email: pharmacy@curtin.edu.au The STAT is not accepted for entry to this course. Applicants for this course should refer to the Communicable Diseases and Criminal Record Screening/Clearance Section of this publication.

Note
Either Biology or Human Biology provides valuable preparation for the course. Preference is given to new applicants from Western Australia who are leaving school.

Recognition of Prior Learning
Applications for recognition of prior learning are assessed on an individual basis.

Duration and Availability
The course is four years full-time. Part-time study is not available.

Course Organisation
The main areas of specialisation are - pharmaceutics - which forms an increasingly important component of each year, pharmacognosy - the study of natural drugs, pharmaceutical biology - which includes biochemistry, microbiology, physiology, pharmacology- the effect of drugs on the body, and pharmaceutical chemistry, which includes analytical, physical, organic and biological chemistry. These develop into pharmaceutical practice and pharmacotherapy which consider professional pharmacy roles. Each year of the course must be passed before proceeding to the next year.

Professional Recognition
Graduates of the course are recognised in Western Australia and elsewhere for registration as professional pharmacists. Pharmacists registered in Western Australia can practise anywhere in Australasia. After meeting certain requirements registration is possible in the United Kingdom and Ireland.

Additional Course Expenses
Students will be required to purchase a laboratory coat or protective clothing, glassware and dispensing aids. Broken apparatus may also be charged for. Students may be expected to purchase a number of textbooks, readers and other vital study materials. In addition, students may also need to contribute some of the cost of consumables, which varies depending on the area of study.

Course Structure Hrs/Wk Credit

Year 1 Full Year

12931 v.2 * Pharmaceutical Biology 120 3.0 25.0

12935 v.2 * Pharmaceutics 100 6.0 50.0

75.0

Year 1 Semester 1

303168 v.2 Epidemiology and Biostatistics 180 2.0 12.5

6933 v.5 Human Biology 135 2.5 12.5

7023 v.5 Chemistry 121 7.0 25.0

7713 v.7 Health Science Communication 180 2.0 12.5

62.5

Year 1 Semester 2

6934 v.4 Human Biology 136 2.5 12.5

6935 v.2 Pharmaceutical Practice 122 2.0 12.5

7024 v.5 Chemistry 122 7.0 25.0

7029 v.4 Mathematics 121 2.0 12.5

62.5

Year 2 Full Year

12936 v.2 * Pharmaceutical Chemistry 200 4.5 50.0

12937 v.2 * Pharmaceutics 200 4.5 50.0

100.0

Year 2 Semester 1

11677 v.3 Pharmaceutical Biology 233 6.0 25.0

11679 v.3 Pharmaceutical Biology 231 5.0 25.0

50.0

Year 2 Semester 2

11533 v.2 Pharmacognosy 224 3.0 12.5

2998 v.4 Chemotherapy 224 3.0 12.5

8013 v.5 Pharmacology 224 6.0 25.0

50.0

Year 3

300043 v.2 Pharmacy Third and Fourth Year Stream 400.0

OR

303182 v.2 Honours Stream in Pharmacy 400.0

400.0

# These streams are undertaken over both Years three and four.

* This is a full year unit completed over semester one and two of an academic year. No result is given until the end of semester two.

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