Master of Clinical Pharmacy

Graduating with a postgraduate qualification will set you apart, ensuring you have a competitive edge and are ready for a career in industry, research or further postgraduate study.

We are also the only South Australian provider of pharmacy education, and one of four Australian universities to be a member of the prestigious National Alliance for Pharmacy Education (NAPE).

Our teaching staff are renowned researchers, so you will be learning from leading academics, and our affiliation with several internationally-renowned research groups, as well as the UniSA Cancer Research Institute and Centre for Cancer Biology, provides valuable networking opportunities and resources.

As Australia's university of enterprise:

• we are the largest university in South Australia with more than 31,000 students
• we are No.1 in Australia for quality education.1

Our commitment to research with an industry focus is unprecedented in South Australia, with 100 per cent of our assessed research rated at world-class or above.2 We are fast becoming a renowned centre of innovation and enterprise in the sectors that will drive Australia's future, including health and biomedicine.

12019 THE University Impact Rankings22018 Excellence in Research for Australia (ERA), 4-digit Fields of Research.

This master degree will equip you with the knowledge, skills and practical expertise needed to provide specialist pharmaceutical services in a range of clinical environments.

You will develop the skills to:

• take a leading role in the area of drug product selection for individual patients
• provide specialist drug information and education programs to patients and healthcare providers
• monitor a patient's therapy
• critically evaluate clinical research.

As part of your degree you will study:

• clinical pharmacy practice
• epidemiological concepts
• pharmacotherapeutics
• research methodologies
• practical application of clinical pharmacy skills.

You will be able to take a leading role in the decision-making process of drug product selection for individual patients, provide specialist drug information and education programs to patients and healthcare providers, effectively monitor a patient's therapy, and critically evaluate clinical research.

With new drug developments and enhanced therapeutic developments pharmacists have more career options than ever before. In fact, long-term career prospects in Australia are expected to experience very strong growth,1 which is great news for graduates.

As a pharmacist, you'll be able to further your practice and careers in settings such as:

• hospitals
• clinical environments
• community pharmacy practice
• academia.

In addition, this advanced qualification also means you'll be qualified to work in specialist drug information and education programs, as well as in clinical research.

1Australian Government Department of Employment, Occupational Employment Projections 2019