Bachelor of Pharmaceutical Medicine/Master of Pharmacy

This new and innovative 5-year combined Bachelor of Pharmaceutical Medicine/ Master of Pharmacy will prepare you for a career as a clinical pharmacist, the pharmaceutical industry or to contribute more broadly across the health system including health policy and logistics. The bachelor degree will focus on foundational and pharmaceutical sciences and the master degree on advanced pharmacotherapeutics, pharmacy practice and management. You will study and train in simulations and clinical placements with peers in other UNSW health programs, as practical skills and interprofessional training are features of these programs. This combined degree program, will provide you with a strong foundation for entry into the pharmacy profession, the pharmaceutical industry and other healthcare roles and will allow you to tailor your studies to take up emerging roles for pharmacy graduates and pharmacists including in general practice and aged care.

This degree has an embedded professional practice stream, where you’ll study with students from our dietetics, exercise physiology and physiotherapy programs. You’ll gain an understanding of how different teams work together to improve patient outcomes, such as how and when to refer a client to another health professional.

Areas of study

Chemistry, biochemistry, human systems, cell biology and genes, medicinal chemistry, microbiology, nutrition, pharmacology, psychology, dosage forms, pharmacy, pharmacokinetics, pharmacogenomics, pharmaceutical sciences, plus research skills, public health, and professional practice.

Career opportunities

With growing demand for healthcare professionals including pharmacists, this program will give you the skills to work across a wide range of settings. After completion of your intern year, you will have the opportunity to gain employment working as a community pharmacist or hospital pharmacist. Alternatively, you may choose to work in the pharmaceutical industry (including roles in medicines information, marketing, drug development, regulation), health or pharmaceutical policy roles, healthcare logistics or as a researcher. Additionally, you may consider some of the emerging roles for pharmacists in general practice and aged care.

Professional recognition

This program has been granted accreditation by the Australian Pharmacy Council and is approved by the Pharmacy Board of Australia as a qualification leading to registration as a pharmacist in Australia.

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 pharmacist registration in Australia.

Practical experience

In the first year of the program, you will have the opportunity to observe pharmacists and other health professionals in practice. Simulated practical experience, and placements are included throughout the program in a range of community and hospital settings, and if desired, in the pharmaceutical industry and other sectors where pharmacists play a key role including general practice and aged care. Placement sites allocated by UNSW in metropolitan, regional and rural areas. There are also options for some placements to be completed interstate and overseas.

Fees and charges

Refer to UNSW current fee information.