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Bachelor of Pharmacy/Commerce

Units of study

Pharmacy

First year

Semester One

Semester Two

 

Second year

Semester One

Semester Two

 

Third year

Semester One

Semester Two

Fourth year

Semester One

Semester Two

Bachelor of Commerce component

The double degree course of Bachelor of Pharmacy/Bachelor of Commerce requires a minimum of six years full time study. The course is especially relevant for those graduates who are considering managing or owning a pharmacy or those who find themselves in a management role in a hospital pharmacy or the pharmaceutical industry. Students complete the Bachelor of Pharmacy in the first four years at the Parkville Campus on a full time load, and then complete the Bachelor of Commerce in a subsequent two years at the Clayton Campus in either full or part time mode.

For satisfactory completion of the course, students must complete units to the value of a minimum of 294 credit points, subject to the following conditions:

(1) 192 Credit points must be from the faculty of Pharmacy, and must satisfy the requirements for the Bachelor of Pharmacy

(2) Students must complete 16 units (96 points) from the faculty of Business and Economics as follows:

(2.1) six compulsory common core units [36 points]:

(2.2) At least two of the following [12 points]: 

(2.3) a major of eight units (48 points)

  • the major must come from the approved list of majors
  • at least two units (12 points) must be completed at each of second and third-year levels

(2.4) additional units from the faculty in the Bachelor of Commerce at the Clayton campus to reach the required minimum of 16 units.


Additional degree requirements:

  • a maximum of eight first-year level units (48 points)
  • a minimum of four third-year level units (24 points), from the faculty at the Clayton campus
  • first-year students normally may not take a second-year unit until at least four first-year units have been completed successfully.