Bachelor (Honours)
Want to launch your pharmacy career with an accredited degree and a wealth of hands-on experience? You're in the right place.
La Trobe's Bachelor of Pharmacy (Honours) is your path to a successful career as a pharmacist.
Accredited by the Australian Pharmacy Council (APC), this degree builds your understanding of how medicines can help in treating diseases, how medicines can impact people's lives, and the importance of patient-centred and individualised care. You'll develop the practical, technical and human skills needed to provide medicines to the public.
Based at our Bendigo Campus, you'll have access to La Trobe's on-campus training pharmacy as well as community and hospital networks. Plus you'll benefit from embedded training in vaccination delivery, mental health first-aid and medication reviews, so you'll graduate well-positioned for a successful career.
In your first two years, you'll study the fundamentals in science - biochemistry, chemistry, physiology and pharmacology - along with pharmacy subjects. Across your next two years, you'll focus on subjects such as pharmacy practice and therapeutics (treatment of diseases). You'll delve into public health - examining issues in rural and remote Australia and across Indigenous communities. You'll also learn about the dynamic digital health space.
Choose a pharmacy course designed in consultation with our industry advisory committee, practising pharmacists and researchers. That way, you can be confident your skills are in demand. After graduation, you'll be eligible to complete a one-year internship and take the Australian Pharmacy Board exams to qualify as a professional pharmacist.
Industry experience is a big part of this degree. Use it to set yourself apart when you participate in a range of community and hospital placements throughout your degree, and hone the practical pharmacy skills you'll use in your career
As a qualified pharmacist, you'll graduate ready to start your career in a highly trusted profession.
You'll learn:
The qualification awarded on graduation is recognised in the Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) as Level 8 - Bachelor Degree Honours.
Please note, the following course structure is indicative and subject to change depending on your course location, offer year or how you tailor your course with specialisations, majors, minors and electives. Structures for the following year are not normally finalised until October, so the sample provided is based on the most recently approved structure. For more information, please refer to the La Trobe University Handbook.
To qualify for the award of Bachelor of Pharmacy (Honours), students must complete a total of 480 credit points across 4 years.
Year 1 requires the completion of 120 credit points including:
Year 2 requires the completion of 120 credit points including:
Year 3 requires the completion of 120 credit points including:
Year 4 requires the completion of 120 credit points including:
Core subjects are required subjects in your course. You need to complete these subjects to attain your degree.
Subject name Subject code Year Credit points ACADEMIC INTEGRITY MODULE LTU0AIM 1 0 WOMINJEKA LA TROBE: INDIGENOUS CULTURAL LITERACY FOR HIGHER EDUCATION ABS0WOM 1 0 BIOLOGY OF CELL AND ORGANISM BIO1CO 1 15 CHEMISTRY 1A CHE1C1A 1 15 CHEMISTRY 1B CHE1C1B 1 15 HUMAN BIOSCIENCES A HBS1HBA 1 15 INTRODUCTION TO PHARMACY PRACTICE PHA1IPP 1 15 MAKING SENSE OF DATA STM1001 1 15 PHARMACEUTICAL FORMULATION A PHA1PFA 1 15 RESEARCH AND EVIDENCE IN PRACTICE HLT1RAE 1 15 FOUNDATIONS IN QUALITY USE OF MEDICINES PHA2FQM 2 15 INFECTIONS, PANDEMICS and EPIDEMICS MIC1IPE 2 15 MEDICINAL AND ORGANIC CHEMISTRY CHE2MOC 2 15 METABOLIC BIOCHEMISTRY AND CELL BIOLOGY BCH2MBC 2 15 PHARMACOLOGY A PHA2PGA 2 15 PHARMACOLOGY B PHA2PGB 2 15 PHARMACY PRACTICE AND THERAPEUTICS A (CARDIOVASCULAR AND RESPIRATORY) PHA2THA 2 15 UNDERSTANDING DIGITAL HEALTH HIM1UDH 2 15 APPLICATIONS OF BIOMEDICAL SCIENCE MED3ABS 3 15 BIOPHARMACEUTICS CHE3BPH 3 15 CLINICAL BIOCHEMISTRY AND HAEMATOLOGY BIO3CBH 3 15 FIRST NATIONS HEALTH IN AUSTRALIA PHA3FNH 3 15 PHARMACEUTICAL FORMULATION B PHA3PFB 3 15 PHARMACY PRACTICE AND THERAPEUTICS B (METABOLIC AND ENDOCRINE) PHA3THB 3 15 PHARMACY PRACTICE AND THERAPEUTICS C (PSYCHIATRY AND NEUROLOGY) PHA3THC 3 15 PHARMACY PRACTICE AND THERAPEUTICS D (ANTI-INFECTIVES) PHA3THD 3 15 PHARMACY PRACTICE AND THERAPEUTICS E (ONCOLOGY AND PALLIATIVE CARE) PHA4THE 4 15 THERAPEUTICS IN PRACTICE PHA4TIP 4 15
Capstone subjects are required subjects in your course or major that help you integrate and apply the knowledge and skills you gain to solve real world problems. Capstone subjects are often taken towards the end of your course.
Subject name Subject code Year Credit points PERSON-CENTRED CARE IN PHARMACY PRACTICE PHA4PCC 4 15 PHARMACEUTICAL CARE - QUALITY USE OF MEDICINES A PHA4PCA 4 15 PHARMACEUTICAL CARE - QUALITY USE OF MEDICINES B PHA4PCB 4 15
Core choice subjects are one or more subject groups you need to select in your course. Core choice subjects may be specific to your course, major, minor, specialisation or other learning requirements.
Students to select one learning pathway from the list below.
Stream
For more information on these please refer to the La Trobe University Handbook.
The Handbook contains detailed course information designed for enrolled students, including course structures, electives and options. The delivery of this course can vary between campuses.
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After graduation, you'll be eligible to apply to complete a one-year supervised internship and take the Australian Pharmacy Board exams to qualify as a professional pharmacist. You can then work in a range of settings, including hospitals, community pharmacies, pharmacy professional organisations, government agencies, pharmaceutical or biotechnology companies or research facilities. Possible roles include:
The Bachelor of Pharmacy (Honours) is conditionally accredited by the Australian Pharmacy Council (APC). Graduates may be eligible to apply for registration upon completion of an internship. Graduates of the Bachelor of Pharmacy (Honours) may be eligible to apply for registration with the Pharmacy Board of Australia. Professional registration may be subject to additional or ongoing requirements beyond completion of the degree. Please contact the relevant professional body for details.